For immediate release Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
RTD holds R Line ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Line
Rail line will provide service through Aurora to Lone Tree
DENVER (Feb. 24 2017) – The Regional Transportation District (RTD), along with the city of Aurora will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the R Line light rail line through Aurora into Lone Tree. The line will connect from Peoria Station on the north to Lincoln Station on the south.
WHAT: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the R Line rail service
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Iliff Station (East Iliff Avenue and Blackhawk)
Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Ceremony 10 a.m.
o Ceremony on top of parking garage o Media parking on Iliff Station Road
SPEAKERS: • General Manager and CEO Dave Genova, Regional Transportation District • First Vice Chair Larry Hoy, Regional Transportation District Board of Directors • Mayor Steve Hogan, City of Aurora • Skip Noe, Aurora City Manager • Mayor Michael Hancock, City and County of Denver • Craig Briggs, Kiewit Infrastructure Company Senior Vice President And District Manager
Post-Ceremony Activities 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Aurora Metro Center Station and Iliff Station: Games, refreshments and RTD information
For immediate release Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Free Rides on the R Line only 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. (On trains designated with R Line signs)
The new light rail R Line extends service from the existing Nine Mile Station north 10.5-miles to Peoria Station connecting to the University of Colorado A Line to Denver International Airport. The full R Line service will travel 22 miles from Lincoln Station to Peoria Station. This project also extends RTD’s current H Line from Nine Mile to the new Florida Station. It will be the fourth transit line RTD will open within the last fourteen months. Visit the R Line media page.
About RTD
RTD’s mission is to provide safe, clean, reliable, courteous, accessible and cost- effective bus and rail services in the eight-county district, and fulfills 100 million passenger trips annually. For more information, visit www.rtd-denver.com
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