29th & Welton station

29th & Welton
29th & Welton
TheRide light rail station
	Southbound D Line train departing 29th-Welton station
General information
Location	2940 Welton Street; Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°45′25″N 104°58′31″W / 39.756919°N 104.975211°W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	L Line
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	October 8, 1994
Closed	January 6, 2013
Services

29th & Welton station was a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Formerly operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and was operated by the Regional Transportation District.^[1]^[2]

The station closed on January 6, 2013 as part of RTD's January Service Changes to help with keeping trains running on time and improving bus connections at the 30th & Downing station.^[3] The RTD Board of Directors voted in October 2013 to not demolish the station in light of ongoing studies of the Welton Street corridor.^[4] The January 14, 2018 service changes introduced the L Line, which now passes through this station in place of the D Line.^[5]

References

^ Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
^ "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Seeber, Rory (October 2012). "RTD sets forums about proposed changes". Life on Capitol Hill. p. 11.
^ Whaley, Monte (October 29, 2013). "29th and Welton RTD station survives, for now". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
^ "Final Service Changes - January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[October_9,_1994-1] Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.

[CCLRT-2] "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[October_2012-3] Seeber, Rory (October 2012). "RTD sets forums about proposed changes". Life on Capitol Hill. p. 11.

[4] Whaley, Monte (October 29, 2013). "29th and Welton RTD station survives, for now". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

[RTD_Jan_2018_changes_L_Line-5] "Final Service Changes - January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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