Auraria West station

Auraria West
 E   W 
Auraria West light rail station, 2011
General information
Location1250 Fifth Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)Central Platte Valley[1]
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Rebuilt2011
Passengers
20194,813 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank10 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
10th & Osage
toward RidgeGate Parkway
 E Line Empower Field at Mile High
toward Union Station
Decatur–Federal
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line
Former services
Preceding station RTD Following station
10th & Osage
toward Littleton–Mineral
 C Line Empower Field at Mile High
toward Union Station
Location
Map

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado. Operating as part of the E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[3][4] 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.

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 tracks. The relocated station is the diverging point for the FasTracks W Line to Lakewood and Golden.[5]

References

  1. ^ "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
  4. ^ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.


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