Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station explained

Jefferson County Government Center–Golden
Symbol Location:Denver
Symbol:W
Other Name:JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
Address:605 Johnson Road
Borough:Golden, Colorado
Coordinates:39.7264°N -105.2011°W
Owned:Regional Transportation District
Line:West Corridor
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Connections: RTD Bus: Golden FlexRide
Structure:At-grade
Parking:705 spaces
Bicycle:6 racks and 12 lockers, 6th Avenue Trail[1]
Accessible:Yes
Zone:Local[2]
Passengers:2,342 (avg. weekday)[3]
Pass Year:2019
Pass Rank:28 out of 69
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station (sometimes stylized and abbreviated as JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden) is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 6th Avenue and Johnson Road, on grounds of the Jefferson County Government Center in Golden, Colorado, after which the station is named.[4]

The station opened on April 26, 2013, as the western terminus of 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]

Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station has a 705 space park and ride garage and a bus stop served by the Golden FlexRide, a demand-responsive transport service operated by RTD Bus, serving the city of Golden. The station also has bicycle parking racks, lockers and a connection to the 6th Avenue Trail, a multi-use trail that runs along U.S. Route 6.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6th Avenue Trail . 2022-12-21 . City of Golden, Colorado . en-US.
  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. http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml#jeffcogolden Jefferson County Government Center - Golden Station
  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.