27th & Welton station

27th & Welton station is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Originally operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on December 19, 1995, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. The stop was opened over a year after the light rail line after support from the neighborhood.[2] The January 14, 2018 service changes introduced the L Line, which now serves this station in place of the D Line.[3]

27th & Welton
TheRide light rail station
The light rail station at 27th and Welton streets in Denver. Welton Street is the street in the foreground, and the view on the right is towards downtown.
Location2720 Welton Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39.755234°N 104.977372°W / 39.755234; -104.977372
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)
  L Line
Platforms1 Side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsTheRide buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
OpenedDecember 19, 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2014)813 (avg. weekday)[1]  3.3%
Rank39 out of 44[1]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
30th & Downing
Terminus
 L Line 25th & Welton
toward 16th & Stout

References
  1. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). RTD Denver. January 3, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015.
  2. Jackson, Robert. (December 20, 1995). "Merchants like new RTD stop at 27th". Rocky Mountain News. p. 24A.
  3. "Final Service Changes - January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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