Peoria station

Peoria station, also known as Peoria/Smith station, is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) station in Aurora, Colorado. The station is served by the A Line, a commuter rail line from Union Station in Downtown Denver 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. Peoria and Union Station are the two locations where RTD commuter rail and light rail meet, and Peoria is the only station facilitating a cross-platform transfer between the two systems.

Peoria station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 550-space park-and-ride lot.

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

Station layout
Peoria station includes four tracks accessible through three platforms. The platform closest to the entrance is a side platform which allows for boarding southbound R Line trains. There is then an island platform which allows boarding on eastbound A Line trains and alighting from both A Line and northbound R Line trains. The third and final platform is for boarding and alighting from A Line trains bound for Union Station. The island platform and westbound A Line platform require crossing railroad tracks at-grade to access. Additionally, the island platform includes stairs and a ramp between the A Line and R Line sides, as the R Line uses low floor vehicles while the A Line uses high floor vehicles. The station can be accessed via North Newark Street and East 35th Place. There are direct connections into the station's park-n-ride and bus loop.

Public Art
Peoria station features Biota, an illuminated sculpture created by Blessing Hancock. The art piece was installed in 2016 as a part of RTD's Art-n-Transit program and is located in the center of the station's bus bay. Biota contains LEDs which change color, representing the growth of a living organism.