D Line (RTD)

D Line
D Line at the Convention Center
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	18th & California/18th & Stout Littleton–Mineral
Stations	12
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	October 7, 1994
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram Legend  L   F  H  18th & Stout | 18th & California 16th & Stout | 16th & California Theatre District–Convention Center Colfax at Auraria  C  E  10th & Osage US 6 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway Fare Zone Boundary  E  F  H  Evans Englewood Oxford–City of Sheridan Fare Zone Boundary Littleton–Downtown Littleton–Mineral  C  SH 470 Lucent Boulevard & C-470 in planning This diagram: view talk

The D Line is a light rail line which is part of the rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The D line was the first line in the system when it opened in 1994, traveling from downtown Denver to I-25 and Broadway as the Central Corridor. It was extended along the Southwest Corridor in July 2000. Because it was the first and only line in the system it had no letter or color designation until the Central Platte Valley Spur opened on April 5, 2002, although on maps it was designated as Route 101.

Route[]

The D Line's northern terminus is in downtown Denver, at 19th Street. On trips from Littleton, the line runs along 14th Street and California Street before reaching the northern terminus; on trips leaving downtown, the line goes along Stout Street. Then the line follows Stout Street and Colfax Avenue, and follows a railroad right-of-way, where it joins with the C Line at 10th & Osage station. They run in tandem until they reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton.^[1]

The line previously went as far north as Five Points, but was truncated to downtown with the commencement of L Line service in January 2018.

Stations[]

The Convention Center/Performing Arts Station, which opened in 2004, replaces the 14th & Stout and 14th & California stations, which opened in 1994.

Fare zone	Municipality	Station	Opening year	Interchange	Park & Ride
A	Denver	18th & California (northbound) 18th & Stout (southbound)	1994	RTD Light Rail:  F   H   L  Flatiron Flyer	No
		16th & California (northbound) 16th & Stout (southbound)	1994	RTD Light Rail:  F   H   L  MallRide	No
		14th & California (northbound) 14th & Stout (southbound)	1994 (closed 2004)
		Theatre District–Convention Center	2004	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	No
		Colfax at Auraria	1994	RTD Light Rail:  F   H	No
		10th & Osage	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   E   F   H	No
		Alameda	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   E   F   H	No
		I-25 & Broadway	1994	RTD Light Rail:  C   E   F   H	Yes
B		Evans	2000	RTD Light Rail:  C	Yes
	Englewood	Englewood	2000	RTD Light Rail:  C	Yes
	Sheridan	Oxford–City of Sheridan	2000	RTD Light Rail:  C	No
C	Littleton	Littleton–Downtown	2000	RTD Light Rail:  C	Yes
		Littleton–Mineral	2000	RTD Light Rail:  C	Yes

FasTracks[]

The 2004 voter approved FasTracks plan will add 2.5 mi (4.02 km) to the Southwest Corridor (C Line and D Line). It will also add a station with 1,000 parking spots at C-470 and Lucent Boulevard in Highlands Ranch.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

Route map:

• RTD D Line Schedule