Orchard station (RTD)

Orchard
Orchard station platform looking south
General information
Location	5652 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Greenwood Village, Colorado
Coordinates	39°36′48″N 104°53′46″W / 39.6134°N 104.8962°W / 39.6134; -104.8962
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line	Southeast Corridor[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: Orchard FlexRide
Construction
Parking	48 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	6 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)
Passengers
2019	1,552 (avg. weekday)[3]
Rank	38 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Belleview toward Union Station E Line Arapahoe at Village Center toward RidgeGate Parkway Belleview toward Peoria R Line Arapahoe at Village Center toward Lincoln
Former services Preceding station RTD Following station Belleview toward 18th & California F Line Arapahoe at Village Center toward RidgeGate Parkway Belleview toward Nine Mile G Line (2006–2009) Arapahoe at Village Center toward Lincoln
Location

Orchard station is a light rail station in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is served by the E and R Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on November 17, 2006.^[4][5] The station features a public art installation of stamped concrete illustrating magnified apple leaves and stainless steel birds entitled Orchard Memory.^[6] It was created by Wopo Holup and dedicated in 2006.^[6]

A panorama of the Orchard RTD station as viewed from across Interstate 25. The view includes part of the pedestrian bridge that provides access to the other side of the freeway from the station.

References

1. "Southeast Corridor Light Rail Line". RTD – Denver. March 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "Alphabetical park-n-Ride List". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
3. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
4. Leib, Jeffrey (November 21, 2006). "A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly". The Denver Post. p. A1.
5. "RTD: Southeast Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
6. "art-n-Transit: A rider's guide to public art on RTD's transit system, Southeast Corridor". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.