Auraria West station

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Auraria West
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Auraria West Campus RTD Light Rail Station.JPG
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; -105.010693Coordinates: 39°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
ConnectionsRTD buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesNone
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneA[2]
History
OpenedApril 5, 2002
ClosedJuly 23, 2011
RebuiltOctober 31, 2011
Passengers
20148,094 (avg. weekday)[3]
Rank8 out of 44[4]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Empower Field at Mile High
toward Union Station
 C Line
(suspended) 		10th & Osage
toward Littleton–Mineral
E Line 10th & Osage
toward RidgeGate Parkway
W Line Decatur–Federal
toward JeffCo Gov Center–Golden

Auraria West station 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.[5][6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ RTD Station Info
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
  6. ^ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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