List_of_Denver_RTD_rail_stations

List of Denver RTD rail stations

List of Denver RTD rail stations

List of Denver Regional Transportation District rail stations

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) operates a mass transit network, serving portions of Denver, Colorado, United States, and its surrounding metropolitan area, with light rail and commuter rail services. As of December 2022, the 113-mile (182 km) urban rail transit system includes 74 stations on 10 lines: A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, R, and W.[1] In first quarter of 2016, the six light rail lines served an average 79,600 passengers a day, making the RTD light rail the eighth-largest light rail system in the United States in terms of ridership.[2]

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Location of Denver in the United States of America.
Union Station in Downtown Denver

All of the stations are open-air structures featuring passenger canopies for protection from adverse weather conditions.[3] The RTD has established criteria for station design with the intention of incorporating each station effectively into its surrounding community.[4] All stations feature three elements according to the criteria: the platform, its transition plaza and the intermodal passenger transport available to and from the facility.[4] Platforms are designed to accommodate four-car trains and may be in either a side, island or side center style.[4][A 1] The transition plaza is the area where passenger services can be found between the platform and where intermodal access is available.[4] All stations are decorated with works of public art as part of the RTD's "Art-n-Transit" program.[5] They include independent works as well as pieces incorporated into the canopies, columns, pavers, windscreens, fencing and landscaping.[5]

Light rail service began on October 8, 1994, with the opening of the initial fourteen stations on the 5.3-mile (8.5 km) Central Corridor segment from 30th & Downing station to I-25 & Broadway station.[6][7] The first extension opened on July 14, 2000, and included the completion of an additional 8.7 miles (14.0 km) of rail and five stations through its present southern terminus at Littleton–Mineral station.[8][9] In 2002, a four station, 1.8-mile (2.9 km) spur through the Central Platte Valley opened between the 10th & Osage station and Union Station.[10][11] By November 2006, expansion to the southeast saw the completion of 19 miles (31 km) of rail and thirteen stations between I-25 & Broadway and both Nine Mile station in Aurora and Lincoln in Lone Tree.[12][13] On April 26, 2013 the W Line was opened which added 12.1 miles (19.5 km) of rail and eleven stations between Auraria West station and the Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station in Golden, Colorado.[14][15] The first commuter rail line, the A Line to Denver Airport station, opened on April 22, 2016.[16]

Rail services use a zone-based fare system, where passengers are charged based on the number of zones through which they are traveling. Fare zones are noted A, B, and C, based on distance from Downtown Denver, with a separate airport zone for travel to and from Denver Airport station.[17]

Stations

Station platform and canopy with a white tram with orange and red stripes waiting to depart and various passengers visible.
20th & Welton station
Knox station on the W Line
Station platform and canopy with a white tram present and multiple buildings visible at rear.
University of Denver station
A white train is parked at an island platformed station with canopies and signage visible.
Orchard station
A white train is parked at a recessed side platformed station with canopies and signage visible.
Iliff station
A white train is parked at a recessed island platformed station with canopies and lighting visible.
Littleton–Downtown station
* Designated transfer stations
† Terminal stations
*† Transfer and terminal stations
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Future stations

FasTracks is a twelve-year, $6.9 billion public transportation expansion developed by the Regional Transportation District and currently underway.[14][27] The plan called for six new lines: light rail, diesel commuter rail, and electric commuter rail lines with a combined length of 122 miles (196 km) to be opened between 2013 and 2017.[27] The first expansion undertaken was the West Corridor between Denver and Golden which opened April 26, 2013.[14][15] The second expansion and first commuter rail line to open was the University of Colorado A Line between Denver and Denver International Airport on April 22, 2016.[16] The G Line commenced service in April 2019. The North Metro Rail Line (N line) commenced service in September 2020.

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Former stations

As of 2019, three RTD stations have been removed from the system: 29th & Welton, 14th & California, and 14th & Stout, all on the D Line in Downtown Denver.

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See also

Notes

  1. [A 1]
    A side center platform is a configuration utilizing a single side platform on one side and a center platform to service the other track or tracks.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2016" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association (APTA). May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. [3]
    National Research Council; Transportation Research Board (1995). Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit Vol. 2. National Academy Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-309-06152-0.
  4. [4]
    "Station design criteria" (PDF). RTD Design Guidelines & Criteria, Light Rail Design Criteria. Regional Transportation District. November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Art-n-Transit: A rider's guide to public art on RTD's transit system". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. [6]
    Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
  7. [7]
    "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  8. [8]
    Medina, Jennifer (July 3, 2000). "Train lovers hop on board new light rail". The Denver Post. p. B1.
  9. [9]
    "RTD: Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  10. [10]
    Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  11. [11]
    "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  12. [12]
    Leib, Jeffrey (November 21, 2006). "A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly". The Denver Post. p. A1.
  13. [13]
    "RTD: Southeast Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  14. [14]
    Seward, Jennifer (December 1, 2009). "Heading West RTD's West Corridor FasTracks construction begins in earnest". Mountain States Construction. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  15. [15]
    "RTD: West Corridor" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  16. [16]
    Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  17. [17]
    "Fares". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  18. [18]
    "Fares — Rail Fare Zones". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  19. [19]
    Paul, Jesse (February 23, 2017). "RTD R-Line begins service Friday to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree — and you can ride for free". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  20. [20]
    Aguilar, John (April 25, 2019). "G-Line opening day: A stop-by-stop guide to metro Denver's newest RTD rail line". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  21. [21]
    "RTD-Denver opens N commuter-rail line". Progressive Railroading. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  22. [22]
    "N Line". RTD. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  23. [23]
    "RTD - West Line Stations". Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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    Rubino, Joe (May 15, 2019). "RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  25. [25]
    Hudson, Kris (December 7, 2004). "City unwraps expanded convention center". The Denver Post. p. B1.
  26. [26]
    Villanueva, Raquel; McGill, Nick (July 25, 2016). "RTD unveils B-Line in Westminster". TEGNA, NBC. 9News KUSA-TV. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  27. [27]
    "FasTracks FAQs". FasTracks Regional Transportation District of Denver. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  28. [28]
    "FasTracks Plan" (PDF). Denver Regional Council of Governments. April 22, 2004.
  29. [29]
    Old light rail map from September 2004 and another old light rail map from October 2004
  30. [30]
    "RTD Rider Alerts: Line D". Regional Transportation District. January 2013. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

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