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The F Line was a light rail line, part of the
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operated by the
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in the
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in
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.


Route

The F Line's northern terminus is at
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in downtown
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. It shares track with the D Line from 18th Street to I-25 & Broadway, then runs along the Southeast Corridor to Lone Tree. On September 20, 2020, Regional Transportation District suspended the F Line due to the ongoing
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. The line never returned to service and was officially eliminated ahead of the January 2023 service change.


Stations


FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved
FasTracks FasTracks is a multibillion-dollar public transportation expansion plan under construction in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, United States. Developed by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), the plan consists of new commuter rail, light ...
initiative included the Southeast Corridor extension for the E and F Line, which extended the lines by to southern Lone Tree. The extension cost $223 million to construct and was opened on May 17, 2019. It included three new stations, , , and , the latter with a 2,000-stall parking facility.


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* {{RTD Bus & Light Rail RTD light rail Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado Transportation in Douglas County, Colorado 750 V DC railway electrification Railway services introduced in 2006 Railway services discontinued in 2020