Colfax station (RTD)

For the D, F and H Line station, see Colfax at Auraria station. For the Amtrak station, see Colfax station.

Colfax  R
Colfax station in February 2017
General information
Location	13800 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′24.9″N 104°49′37.2″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	I-225 Corridor
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 15, 15L, 20 RTD Flatiron Flyer: FF5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Fitzsimons toward Peoria R Line 13th Avenue toward RidgeGate Parkway

Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225.

The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line.

History

The station was one of two planned in 2001 on the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, an area that Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed into a campus anchored by the then University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The second planned for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center became Fitzsimons station.