H Line (RTD)

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H Line
At 16th & Stout
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	18th & California/18th & Stout Florida
Stations	16
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram Legend  L   D   F  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  C   D  Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor Fare Zone Boundary  E   F   R  I-25 Dayton Nine Mile I-225 Iliff Florida  R  This diagram: view talk

The H Line, part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project (the "T-Rex Project"). It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor.

The line was extended to reach Florida station on February 24, 2017 along with the opening of the R line.^[1]

According to a map in the RTD's service plan for the corridor, the H Line's color is blue.^[2]

From the start of each day, the H Line begins its service southbound at Evans station to Florida Station. At the end of the service, the H Line terminates its service at I-25 & Broadway station.

Route[]

The H Line's northern terminus is at 18th and California in downtown Denver. It shares track with the L Line (RTD) in Downtown Denver (Stout and California Street Stations) and the D Line and F Line (RTD) until it reaches I-25 & Broadway station, then follows the Southeast Corridor to a junction past Southmoor Station, and follows the I-225 branch of the system to Southeast terminus at Florida station in Aurora.^[3]

Stations[]

Fare zone	Municipality	Station	Interchange	Opening year	Park & Ride
A	Denver	18th & California (northbound) 18th & Stout (southbound)	RTD Light Rail:  D   F   L  Flatiron Flyer	1994	No
		16th & California (northbound) 16th & Stout (southbound)	RTD Light Rail:  D   F   L  MallRide	1994	No
		14th & California (northbound) 14th & Stout (southbound)		1994 (closed 2004)
		Theatre District–Convention Center	RTD Light Rail:  D   F	2004	No
		Colfax at Auraria	RTD Light Rail:  D   F	1994	No
		10th & Osage	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   E   F	1994	No
		Alameda	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   E   F	1994	No
		I-25 & Broadway	RTD Light Rail:  C   D   E   F	1994	Yes
B		Louisiana–Pearl	RTD Light Rail:  E   F	2006	No
		University of Denver	RTD Light Rail:  E   F	2006	Yes
		Colorado	RTD Light Rail:  E   F	2006	Yes
		Yale	RTD Light Rail:  E   F	2006	Yes
		Southmoor	RTD Light Rail:  E   F	2006	Yes
C	Aurora	Dayton	RTD Light Rail:  R	2006	Yes
		Nine Mile	RTD Light Rail:  R	2006	Yes
		Iliff	RTD Light Rail:  R	2017	No
		Florida	RTD Light Rail:  R	2017	No

FasTracks[]

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative extended the H Line approximately 3.5 mi (5.63 km) to the north along Interstate 225 with stops at Iliff Avenue and Florida Avenue. Work began in 2012, and the two station extension was combined with I-225 corridor light-rail line in 2013. Construction was long expected to be completed in 2016,^[4] however opening was delayed until February 24, 2017.^[5]

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to H Line (RTD).

Route map:

• RTD H Line Schedule