Auraria West Campus (RTD)
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Auraria West
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RTD light rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
File:Auraria West Campus RTD Light Rail Station.JPG
The Auraria West RTD Light Rail station in 2011.
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Location | 1250 Fifth Street Denver, Colorado |
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Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connections | RTD buses | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | A[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 5, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Closed | July 23, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | October 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2014) | 8,094 (avg. weekday)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 8 out of 44[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.[4][5] 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.[6]
References
- ↑ RTD Station Info
- ↑ http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
- ↑ http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
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