G Line (RTD)

     G Line

Gold Line covered in snow near the Ward Road station.
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System Regional Transportation District
Status Under construction
Locale Denver Metropolitan Area
Termini Union Station
Wheat Ridge
Stations 8
Operation
Opening 2016
Owner Regional Transportation District
Operator(s) Denver Transit Partners
Technical
Line length 11.2 miles (18.0 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead Lines
Route diagram
Legend
Legend
 Opening 2016 
 Wheat Ridge / Ward
 Arvada Ridge
 Olde Town Arvada
 SH 121 (Wadsworth Bypass)
 SH 95 (Sheridan Boulevard)
 60th & Sheridan / Arvada Gold Strike
 Clear Creek
 US 287 (Federal Boulevard)
 Clear Creek / Federal
 I‑76
 B (Opens 2016)
 Pecos Junction
 I‑70
 41st & Fox
 I‑25
 South Platte River
 N (Opens 2018)
 A (Opens 2016)
Amtrak Amtrak California Zephyr

 Union Station

 Amtrak ( A   B  2016) ( N  2018)
  C   E   W 

The G Line, also known as the Gold Line, is a planned commuter rail line between Denver Union Station and Wheat Ridge, Colorado.[1]

History

For the original RTD light rail line known as the G Line, see R Line (RTD)#History.

The Gold Line is part of the FasTracks project, and will be operated by Denver Transit Partners as part of the Eagle P3 public-private partnership.[2] The line received final approval from the Federal Transit Administration in November 2009,[3] and groundbreaking occurred on 31 August 2011, at a ceremony in Olde Town Arvada where US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the approval of a $1 billion grant to fund the project.[4] Completion of the line is expected in 2016.[2]

The line will be 11.2 miles (18.0 km) in length,[4] and is expected to cost $590.5 million.[3] There will be a total of eight stations: Union Station, 41st Avenue, Pecos, Federal, Sheridan, Olde Town, Arvada Ridge and Ward Road.[3]

Route

The G Line's southern terminus is at Union Station in Denver. It runs on a railroad right-of-way north sharing track with the B Line until the Pecos Station after which the two routes diverge. The G Line continues west to its terminus in Wheat Ridge.[5]

Name Opening Year Interchange Municipality / CDP park-n-Ride? Status
G Line (Union Station – Wheat Ridge / Ward)
Union Station/
Lower Downtown (LoDo)/
Coors Field/16th Street Mall		 2014  A  &  B  Lines
 C ,  E , &  W  Lines
AmtrakAmtrak
FREE MallRide (16th St)		 Denver No Open
41st & Fox 2016  B  Line Denver Yes Under Construction
Pecos Junction 2016  B  Line North Washington Yes Under Construction
Clear Creek / Federal 2016 None Berkley Yes Under Construction
60th & Sheridan / Arvada Gold Strike 2016 None Arvada Yes Under Construction
Olde Town Arvada 2016 None Arvada Yes Under Construction
Arvada Ridge 2016 None Arvada Yes Under Construction
Wheat Ridge / Ward 2016 None Wheat Ridge Yes Under Construction

References

  1. ↑ RTD - Gold Line
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project, Denver, USA". Railway Technology. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Fastracks Gold Line To Wheat Ridge Approved". The Denver Channel. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "USDOT provides $1 billion for Denver RTD's Eagle P3 commuter-rail project". Progressive Railroading. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "RTD - Northwest Rail Line - Project Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 11, 2015.