List of Denver RTD rail stations explained

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., the 113miles urban rail transit system includes 77 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]

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 generally designed to accommodate four-car trains and may be in either a side, island or side center style.^[4] 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 5.3miles 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 8.7miles of rail and five stations through its present southern terminus at Littleton–Mineral station.^{[8] [9]} In 2002, a four station, 1.8miles 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 19miles of rail and thirteen stations between I-25 & Broadway and both Nine Mile station in Aurora and Lincoln station in Lone Tree.^{[12] [13]} On April 26, 2013, the W Line was opened which added 12.1miles of rail and eleven stations between Auraria West station and the Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station in Golden.^{[14] [15]} The first commuter rail line, the A Line to Denver Airport station, opened on April 22, 2016.

Rail services used a zone-based fare system until 2024, where passengers were charged based on the number of zones through which they traveled. Fare zones were noted A, B, and C, based on distance from Downtown Denver, with a separate airport zone for travel to and from Denver Airport station. Beginning January 1, 2024, all stations use a flat fare system, with the exception of Denver Airport station, which has a higher airport fare.^{[16] [17]}

Stations

	Designated transfer stations
	Terminal stations
	Transfer and terminal stations

Station	Lines	Jurisdiction	Opened	Fare zone^[18]	Reference
	R Line			Local	^[19]
	D Line E Line H Line			Local
	R Line			Local
16th & California	D Line H Line L Line			Local
16th & Stout	D Line H Line L Line			Local
	D Line H Line L Line			Local
	D Line H Line L Line			Local
	L Line			Local
	L Line			Local
	L Line			Local
	L Line			Local
	A Line			Local	^[20]
	A Line			Local
	A Line			Local
	B Line G Line			Local	^[21]
	N Line			Local
	G Line			Local
	A Line			Local
	D Line E Line H Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	G Line			Local
	E Line W Line			Local
	R Line			Local
	E Line W Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	A Line			Local
	G Line			Local
	R Line			Local
	D Line H Line			Local
	E Line H Line			Local
	N Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	H Line R Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	A Line
	E Line R Line			Local
	N Line			Local
	E Line W Line			Local
	D Line			Local
	D Line			Local
	W Line			Local	^[22]
	R Line			Local
	H Line R Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	D Line E Line H Line			Local
	H Line R Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	D Line			Local
	D Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local	^[23]
	E Line H Line			Local
	H Line R Line			Local
	N Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	G Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	N Line			Local
	D Line			Local
	B Line G Line			Local
	A Line R Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	W Line			Local
	E Line R Line			Local
	E Line H Line			Local
	D Line H Line			Local	^[24]
	N Line			Local	^[25] ^[26]
	A Line B Line E Line G Line N Line W Line			Local
	E Line H Line			Local
	B Line			Local	^[27]
	G Line			Local
	E Line H Line			Local

Future stations

FasTracks is a twelve-year, $6.9 billion public transportation expansion developed by the Regional Transportation District and currently underway.^{[14] [28]} The plan called for six new lines: light rail, diesel commuter rail, and electric commuter rail lines with a combined length of 122miles to be opened between 2013 and 2017.^[28] 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.^[20] The G Line commenced service in April 2019. The North Metro Rail Line (N line) commenced service in September 2020.

Station	Lines	Jurisdiction
33rd & Downing	L Line	Denver
35th & Downing	L Line	Denver
York/144th	N Line	Thornton
North Thornton/Hwy 7	N Line	Thornton
Bates^[29]	D Line	Englewood
Boulder Junction	B Line	Boulder
C-470 & Lucent	D Line	Littleton
Church Ranch	B Line	Westminster
Downtown Longmont	B Line	Longmont
Flatiron	B Line	Broomfield
Gunbarrel	B Line	Boulder
Louisville	B Line	Louisville

Former stations

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

Station	Line(s)	Jurisdiction	Opened	Closed
	D Line	Denver	align=right		align=right	^[30]
	D Line	Denver	align=right		align=right
	D Line	Denver	align=right		align=right	^[31]

See also

• Regional Transportation District
• List of Colorado railroads
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

Notes

1. Web site: Rail System Map . Regional Transportation District . December 30, 2022 . June 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610023407/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml . dead .
2. Web site: Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2016 . . May 19, 2016 . July 18, 2016 . October 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083027/http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2016-q1-ridership-APTA.pdf . live .
3. Book: National Research Council . Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit Vol. 2 . Transportation Research Board . 1995 . National Academy Press . 0-309-06152-0 . 83 .
4. Web site: Station design criteria . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120914083046/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/content/DesignCriteria/LightRail/SECTION%2005%20-%20STATION%20DESIGN.pdf . dead . September 14, 2012 . November 2005 . RTD Design Guidelines & Criteria, Light Rail Design Criteria . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Art-n-Transit: A rider's guide to public art on RTD's transit system . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . April 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423031035/http://www.rtd-denver.com/artnTransit.shtml . live .
6. News: 100,000 give light rail a heavy workout . Jeffrey A. . Roberts . The Denver Post . October 9, 1994 . C1.
7. Web site: RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715210038/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/CCLRT_Facts.pdf . July 15, 2011 .
8. News: Train lovers hop on board new light rail . Jennifer . Medina . The Denver Post . July 3, 2000 . B1.
9. Web site: RTD: Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912215616/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/SouthWest_Facts.pdf . September 12, 2011 .
10. Web site: New light rail will provide a critical link . Cathy . Proctor . . March 22, 2002 . September 28, 2010 . May 9, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030509191841/http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2002/03/25/story5.html . live .
11. 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 .
12. News: A rail easy commute SE line's regular service debuts smoothly . Jeffrey . Leib . The Denver Post . November 21, 2006 . A1.
13. Web site: RTD: Southeast Corridor . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928041254/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/Southeast_Corridor_Facts.pdf . September 28, 2011 .
14. Web site: Heading West RTD's West Corridor FasTracks construction begins in earnest . Jennifer . Seward . Mountain States Construction . December 1, 2009 . September 28, 2010 . August 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809150155/http://mountainstates.construction.com/features/2009/1201_Heading-West.asp . live .
15. Web site: RTD: West Corridor . Regional Transportation District . September 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928041258/http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/Fact_Sheets/West_Corridor_Facts.pdf . September 28, 2011 .
16. Web site: Fares . July 18, 2016 . Regional Transportation District . June 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625065626/http://www.rtd-denver.com/Fares.shtml . live .
17. Web site: Cheshire . Catie . January 8, 2024 . RTD Fares Lower in 2024 for All Customers . 2024-04-29 . Westword . en . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429052852/https://www.westword.com/news/metro-denver-rtd-fares-lower-in-2024-for-all-customers-18799942 . live .
18. Web site: Fares — Rail Fare Zones . Regional Transportation District . May 4, 2016 . June 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625065626/http://www.rtd-denver.com/Fares.shtml#fare-zones . live .
19. News: 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 . February 24, 2017 . February 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224043206/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/23/rtd-r-line-begins-aurora-denver-lone-tree-free/ . live .
20. News: Whaley . Monte . Aguilar . John . April 22, 2016 . A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride . . May 1, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423133434/http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29800156/train-between-downtown-denver-and-dia-boards-first . April 23, 2016 .
21. News: 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 . April 26, 2019 . April 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426114636/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/25/rtd-g-line-map-stations-transit-oriented-development/ . live .
22. Web site: RTD - West Line Stations . May 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424034626/http://www.rtd-denver.com/WestStations.shtml . April 24, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
23. News: Rubino . Joe . May 15, 2019 . RTD's newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come . The Denver Post . May 17, 2019 . May 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517232830/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/15/lone-tree-ridgegate-rtd-rail-extension/ . live .
24. News: City unwraps expanded convention center . Kris . Hudson . The Denver Post . December 7, 2004 . B1.
25. News: RTD-Denver opens N commuter-rail line . 23 September 2020 . Progressive Railroading . 21 September 2020 . October 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232638/https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/RTD-Denver-opens-N-commuter-rail-line--61626 . live .
26. Web site: N Line . RTD . 23 September 2020 . September 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918171029/https://www.rtd-denver.com/fastracks/n-line . live .
27. News: Villanueva. Raquel. McGill. Nick. RTD unveils B-Line in Westminster. July 25, 2016. 9News KUSA-TV. TEGNA, NBC. July 25, 2016.
28. Web site: FasTracks FAQs . FasTracks Regional Transportation District of Denver . September 30, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019032535/http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/main_32 . live .
29. Web site: Denver Regional Council of Governments . April 22, 2004 . FasTracks Plan . Denver Regional Council of Governments.
30. https://web.archive.org/web/20031212230714/http://rtd-denver.com/LightRail/images/lightrailmap.gif Old light rail map from September 2004
31. Web site: January 2013 . RTD Rider Alerts: Line D . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060911/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/alertDetour/alertDetour/findAlertDetourByRoute.action?alertDetourRouteId=D . January 17, 2013 . Regional Transportation District . May 5, 2016.

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