H Line (RTD)

     H Line (RTD)

At 16th & Stout
Overview
Locale Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Operation
Opened November 17, 2006
Operator(s) Regional Transportation District
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Minimum radius (?)
Electrification Overhead lines
Route map
Legend
     D Line
     F Line
18th & California/18th & Stout
16th & California/16th & Stout
Theater District Convention Ctr
Colfax at Auraria
     C Line      E Line
10th & Osage
6th Avenue Freeway
Alameda
I-25
I-25 & Broadway
     C Line      D Line
Louisiana & Pearl
University of Denver
Colorado
Yale
Southmoor
     E Line      F Line      G Line (2017)
I-25
Dayton
Nine Mile
Interstate 225
Iliff Avenue (2012)
Florida Avenue (2017)
     G Line (2017)

The H Line (sometimes known as the Blue 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 H Line's northern terminus is at 18th and California in downtown Denver. It shares track with the D Line 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 Parker Road (at Nine Mile Station) in Aurora.

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

Stations

Name Opening Year Interchange Municipality park-n-Ride?
H Line (Nine Mile-Downtown)
Nine Mile 2006 None Aurora Yes
Dayton 2006 None Aurora Yes
Southmoor 2006 E & F Lines Denver Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Yale 2006 E & F Lines Denver Yes
Colorado 2006 E & F Lines Denver Yes
University of Denver 2006 E & F Lines Denver Yes
Louisiana/Pearl 2006 E & F Lines Denver No
Fare Zone Boundary
I-25 & Broadway 1994 C, D, E, & F Lines Denver Yes
Alameda 1994 C, D, E, & F Lines Denver Yes
10th/Osage 1994 C, D, E, & F Lines Denver No
Colfax at Auraria 1994 D & F Lines Denver No
Convention Center/Performing Arts 2004 D & F Lines Denver No
16th/California (northbound) and 16th/Stout (southbound) 1994 D & F Lines
FREE MallRide (16th St)
Denver No
18th/California (northbound) and 18th/Stout (southbound) 1994 D & F Lines Denver No

FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative will extend the H Line approximately 3.5 mi (5.63 km) to the north along Interstate 225 with stops at Iliff Avenue and Florida Avenue. The whole extension could open as soon as 2017, but the Iliff Station may open in 2012 to alleviate crowding at the Nine Mile station.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "I-225 Corridor". Regional Transportation District. http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/i225_1. Retrieved April 6, 2010. 
  2. ^ "FasTracks Shovel Ready Plan (8-09)". Regional Transportation District. http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/i225_1. Retrieved April 6, 2010.