Auraria West Campus (RTD)

Auraria West
RTD light rail station

The Auraria West RTD Light Rail station in 2011.
Location 1250 Fifth Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°WCoordinates: 39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)
  C Line
  E Line
  W Line
Connections RTD buses
Construction
Parking None
Bicycle facilities None
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone A[1]
History
Opened April 5, 2002
Closed July 23, 2011
Rebuilt October 31, 2011
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station
C Line
10th/Osage
E Line
10th/Osage
toward Lincoln
W Line

Auraria West 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ RTD Station Info
  2. ↑ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
  3. ↑ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.