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The logs on the banks of the train station are an outdoor sculpture called "Shadow Array" by Denver artist Patrick Marold. The art installation features 236 spruce logs that were killed by beetles. They are arranged to create shadows and patterns that change and shift based on the lighting in the
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There is also what has been called an "unplanned artwork" at the train station, dozens of concrete railroad ties leftover from the construction were artfully arranged into the design of the landscaping located east of the platform, in an area designated for future expansion of the station.
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Reflecting the airport location, the station has several specialized amenities. To assist passengers arriving in Denver, who may not be acquainted with the RTD transit system, the station has an RTD Customer Care service desk where agents can answer questions. There are also
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Slow-moving images projected above the escalator that runs between the station and the terminal. The display was created by Paris-based light artist Yann KersalĆ© and is called "Lā€™eau dans tous ses ĆŖtats" (English: Water in all of its states).
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In addition to the two-track island platform for A Line trains, the station also includes several bus gates, which are served by RTD's airport express bus service called SkyRide. SkyRide route AB1 operates between
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transit expansion package was approved in November 2004 that RTD had the money to construct the 23.5-mile (37.8 km) line. The project was selected to be constructed and operated by
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hotel which was built above and straddling the station. The hotel opened on November 25, 2015. The project also included an 82,000 square-foot, open-air plaza and achieved a
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The original 1989 master plan for Denver International Airport called for a transit line to be built to the airport, and the main terminal (named the
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to allow passengers to purchase a pass before boarding the A Line or RTD buses. To assist passengers departing Denver, the station includes
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to accommodate future expansion. However, as of February 2022, there has been no word of any such proposal.
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in about 27 minutes via six intermediate stops. Trains run about every 15 minutes.
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and two commuter routes with just a few runs per day: RTD route 145X to
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kiosks, and a baggage service desk where passengers may deposit their
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area. The logs are also lit so the shadows can be seen at night.
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at Denver Airport station are not aligned in the middle of the
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The station is connected to the south end of the airport's
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by a five-story escalator, the tallest in Colorado.
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Denver Airport station as seen from the Westin hotel
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Denver Airport Station
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A train sits at the platform under a large glass archway
Denver, Colorado
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Regional Transportation District
island platform
RTD SkyRide
RTD Bus

RTD
61st & PeƱa
Union Station
A Line
commuter rail
A Line
Denver, Colorado
Denver International Airport
Union Station
Downtown Denver
Jeppesen Terminal
FasTracks
Eagle P3
public-private partnership
island platform
right-of-way
Gensler
Westin
LEED Platinum
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