L Line (RTD)

L Line
A northbound L-Line train at the 18th & California station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	Template:RTD stations 16th & California and 16th & Stout
Stations	6
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	January 14, 2018
Technical
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram Future extension  A  to Denver Airport 38th & Blake 35th & Downing 33rd & Downing 30th & Downing double track single track 29th & Welton closed 2013 27th & Welton 25th & Welton single track double track 20th & Welton  D  H  18th & Stout | California 16th & Stout | California  D  H

The L Line is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The L Line opened as part of a service change in 2018 and is formed by a truncated section of the D Line, which formerly served the route.

Route

The L Line's northern terminus is in Five Points northeast of downtown Denver. From 30th & Downing station, it runs southwest along Welton Street before turning down 19th Street. On trips toward downtown, the line runs along Stout Street; on trips leaving downtown, the line loops back at 14th Street before serving stations on California Street and then heading back to 30th & Downing along Welton Street.

Proposed extension

The Central Rail Extension Mobility Study Final Report proposed that the D Line stations from 20th & Welton to 30th & Downing and future extension stations be operated on an independent route. This route would operate from the downtown loop to a new terminus created by sharing the A Line's 38th & Blake station. Former D Line riders would have to transfer to the new L Line as the D Line's new northern terminus would be the downtown loop (nominally 18th & California station). The 14th & California station closed in 2004 could be restored to support the L Line at the Convention Center, allowing for transfers to Theatre District–Convention Center station. RTD's Board of Directors approved the introduction of the current shorter version of the L Line with the January 14, 2018 service changes. The L Line uses existing track between 30th & Downing station and the downtown loop.

Stations

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	park-n-Ride?
colspan=5 style="background:#Template:RTD color; color:white" | L Line
30th & Downing	1994	None	Denver	Yes
29th & Welton	1994 (closed 2013)	None	Denver	No
27th & Welton	1995	None	Denver	No
25th & Welton	1994	None	Denver	No
20th & Welton	1994	None	Denver	No
18th & California (northbound) and 18th & Stout (southbound)	1994	D ,  F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
16th & California (northbound) and 16th & Stout (southbound)	1994	D ,  F  &  H  Lines FREE MallRide (16th St)	Denver	No

External links

Template:Attached KML/L Line (RTD)

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• RTD L Line
• RTD L Line schedule