Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a

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(RTD) station in

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. The station is served by the A Line, a

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line from

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to Denver International Airport, and the R Line, a light rail line crossing through Aurora and South to Lone Tree. A Line travel times from the station to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport are about 17 and 20 minutes, respectively. Peoria station is the northern terminus of the R Line with a travel time of 58 minutes to the southern terminus at Lincoln station. Denver RTD Peoria Station R-Line

Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a

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between the two systems. Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space

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lot. The A Line began service at Peoria station on April 22, 2016. The R Line began service on February 24, 2017.

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