Colfax at Auraria station

Colfax at Auraria
TheRide light rail station
The Colfax at Auraria light rail stop in Denver, Colorado. The street on the right is West Colfax Avenue
Location 1101 West Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°44′25″N 105°00′07″W / 39.740319°N 105.001918°W / 39.740319; -105.001918Coordinates: 39°44′25″N 105°00′07″W / 39.740319°N 105.001918°W / 39.740319; -105.001918
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)
  D Line
  F Line
  H Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone A
History
Opened October 8, 1994
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 16,065 (avg. weekday)[1] Increase 5.7%
Rank 1 out of 44[2]
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station
D Line
F Line
toward Lincoln
H Line
toward Florida

Colfax at Auraria station is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[3][4] It serves the eastern side of the Auraria academic campus, home to Metropolitan State College of Denver, the Community College of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver.

In 2008, the station was remodeled to enable the platforms to accommodate four-car trains.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
  4. ↑ "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010.


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