61st & Peña station (sometimes stylized as 61st•Peña) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in Denver, Colorado. The station opened on April 22, 2016, along with the rest of the A Line.
The station, originally named "Peña Boulevard Station", was not initially in the public-private partnership construction and funding plans for the A Line. The station was a late addition to the A line project in 2014."61st & Peña Station Area Plan" , City and County of Denver, January 13, 2014
Station layout 1F Platform LevelPeña BoulevardWestbound← toward Union Station (40th & Airport-Gateway Park)Eastbound toward Denver Airport (Terminus) →Richfield Street; parking 61st & Peña station has an airport-owned 800-stall park-and-ride lot. It is the only park-and-ride lot at an RTD station that is not managed by the agency. Airport hotels, offsite parking lots, and other amenities are located in the vicinity of the station, and are accessible to the airport via the A Line. It is the only station on the A Line with no onward bus connections.
The area surrounding the station is planned to be developed into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development called “Peña Station,” with offices and housing, part of a proposed airport city surrounding Denver International Airport. Nearby developments may include up to 2,500 residential units, 1,500 hotel rooms, of retail space, and of offices. As of 2026, the land surrounding the airport is primarily undeveloped greenfield land, with no timeline for buildout.
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