Auraria West station explained

Auraria West
Symbol Location:Denver
Symbol:E
Symbol2:W
Address:1250 Fifth Street
Borough:Denver, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7414°N -105.0107°W
Owned:Regional Transportation District
Line:Central Platte Valley[1]
Platform:2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Rebuilt:2011
Passengers:4,813 (avg. weekday)[2]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:10 out of 69
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado. Operating as part of the E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[3] [4] It primarily serves the adjacent Auraria academic campus, home to Metropolitan State University of Denver, the Community College of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver.

Station relocation

The original Auraria West Campus station closed on July 23, 2011. The new relocated Auraria West station opened on October 31, 2011, near Fifth and Walnut on a north–south alignment near the Consolidated Main Line tracks. The relocated station is the diverging point for the FasTracks W Line to Lakewood and Golden.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line) . 2022-02-27 . . en.
  2. Web site: September 2019 . Rail Station Activity Analyzed . April 29, 2024 . Regional Transportation District (RTD) . October 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031032134/https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2019-09/Rail-Station-Activity-Report-May19-Aug19.pdf . dead.
  3. News: New light rail will provide a critical link . Cathy . Proctor . Denver Business Journal . March 22, 2002.
  4. Web site: RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205927/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/Central_Platte_Valley_Facts.pdf . July 15, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements . Regional Transportation District . July 29, 2011.