Auraria West station

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Auraria West
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Auraria West Campus RTD Light Rail Station.JPG
Auraria West light rail station, 2011
Location1250 Fifth Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693Coordinates: 39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsRTD buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesNone
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneA[1]
History
OpenedApril 5, 2002
ClosedJuly 23, 2011
RebuiltOctober 31, 2011
Passengers
20148,094 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank8 out of 44[3]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Empower Field at Mile High C Line 10th & Osage
E Line 10th & Osage
W Line Decatur–Federal

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[4][5] 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.

FasTracks and 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 (CML) tracks. The relocated station is the diverging point for the FasTracks W Line to Lakewood and Golden.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ RTD Station Info
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
  5. ^ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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