C Line (RTD)

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	C Line (Littleton-Union Station)
	D Line (Littleton-Five Points)
	E Line (Lone Tree-Union Station)
	F Line (Lone Tree-Downtown)
	G Line (Lone Tree-Aurora)
	H Line (Aurora-Downtown)

The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on April 5, 2002 to coincide with the opening of the Central Platte Valley Spur.

The C Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in Denver, runs on a railroad right-of-way south to its junction with the D Line at 10th & Osage Station, and shares track with the D Line until both lines reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton.

In addition, the C Line provides access to the sports venues of Denver—Coors Field, the Pepsi Center, and Invesco Field at Mile High—Six Flags Elitch Gardens, and LoDo, as well as access to the western portion of the Metropolitan State College of Denver campus.

[edit] Stations

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	park-n-Ride?
C Line (Littleton/Mineral-Union Station)
Littleton/Mineral	2000	D Line	Littleton	Yes
Littleton/Downtown	2000	D Line	Littleton	Yes
Oxford/City of Sheridan	2000	D Line	Sheridan	No
Fare Zone Boundary
Englewood	2000	D Line	Englewood	Yes
Evans	2000	D Line	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
I-25/Broadway	1994	D, E, F, & H Lines	Denver	Yes
Alameda	1994	D, E, F, & H Lines	Denver	Yes
10th/Osage	1994	D, E, F, & H Lines	Denver	No
Auraria West Campus	2002	E Line	Denver	No
INVESCO Field at Mile High	2002	E Line	Denver	No
Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens	2002	E Line	Denver	No
Union Station/Lower Downtown (LoDo)/Coors Field/16th Street Mall	2002	E Line Amtrak Ski Train FREE MallRide (16th St)	Denver	No