Auraria West station

Auraria West
E W
Auraria West E W
	Auraria West light rail station, 2011
General information
Location	1250 Fifth Street; Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Central Platte Valley
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 5, 2002
Rebuilt	2011
Passengers
2014	8,094 (avg. weekday)
Rank	8 out of 44
Services
Former services

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. 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.

FasTracks and station relocation[edit]

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.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ ^a ^b "Rider Stats LRT Station Activity Weekdays" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
^ Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
^ "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
^ "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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[1] "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[Rider_Stats_Aug_14-2] "Rider Stats LRT Station Activity Weekdays" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.

[March_22,_2002-3] Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.

[Platte-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.

[CPV-5] "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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v t e RTD Bus & Rail stations
E Line	Union Station ( A B G N W ) Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens ( W ) Empower Field at Mile High ( W ) Auraria West ( W ) 10th & Osage ( D H ) Alameda ( D H ) I-25 & Broadway ( D H ) Louisiana–Pearl ( H ) University of Denver ( H ) Colorado ( H ) Yale ( H ) Southmoor ( H ) Belleview ( R ) Orchard ( R ) Arapahoe at Village Center ( R ) Dry Creek ( R ) County Line ( R ) Lincoln ( R ) Sky Ridge ( R ) Lone Tree City Center ( R ) RidgeGate Parkway ( R )
W Line	Union Station ( A B E G N ) Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens ( E ) Empower Field at Mile High ( E ) Auraria West ( E ) Decatur–Federal Knox Perry Sheridan Lamar Lakewood–Wadsworth Garrison Oak Federal Center Red Rocks College Jefferson County Government Center–Golden
Asterisks denote closed stations. Italics denote future stations.* In parentheses are available transfers.