Federal Center station (RTD) explained

Federal Center
Symbol Location:Denver
Symbol:W
Address:11601 W 2nd Place
Borough:Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates:39.72°N -105.129°W
Owned:Regional Transportation District
Line:West Corridor[1]
Platform:1 side platform, 2 island platforms
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Parking:1,000 spaces
Bicycle:11 racks and 20 lockers
Accessible:Yes
Zone:Local[2]
Passengers:2,243 (avg. weekday)[3]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:30 out of 69
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Federal Center is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 2nd Place and Routt Street, on the grounds of the Denver Federal Center, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.[4]

The station opened on April 26, 2013, on the West Corridor, built as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks public transportation expansion plan and voter-approved sales tax increase for the Denver metropolitan area.[5] [6]

The station has a large multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by several RTD Bus and Bustang routes and a 1,000 space park and ride lot.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 2020 . W Line . February 27, 2022 . . en.
  2. Web site: January 1, 2024. Fares . April 25, 2024 . Regional Transportation District.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: RTD Station Info . May 14, 2013 . June 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610023407/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml#federalcenter . dead .
  5. Web site: January 21, 2016 . W Line Fact Sheet . January 7, 2022 . Regional Transportation District.
  6. Web site: T.R. Witcher . Denver Opens Long-Awaited Extension to Transit System . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609230316if_/http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=23622324988#.UbUJutYaRTY . June 9, 2013 . September 18, 2020 . Civil Engineering Magazine.