Red Rocks College station

Light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado

39°43′30″N 105°09′09″W / 39.7251°N 105.1524°W / 39.7251; -105.1524Owned byRegional Transportation DistrictLine(s)West Corridor[2]Platforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeBicycle facilitiesRacks[1]AccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneLocal[3]HistoryOpenedApril 26, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-26)Passengers2019329 (avg. weekday)[4]Rank66 out of 69 Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
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 W Line Federal Center
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Red Rocks College is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside 6th Avenue at its intersection with Arbutus Drive in Lakewood, Colorado.[1] The station is located approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) to the north of the Red Rocks Community College campus, after which the station is named.

The station opened on April 26, 2013, on the West Corridor, built as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks public transportation expansion plan and voter-approved sales tax increase for the Denver metropolitan area.[5][6]

The station has received criticism for being "convenient to nothing" as the Red Rocks College campus is uphill from the station, with the only walkway along a meandering street. Other than the college, the land around the station has seen little development. The station also has no park and ride lot and no pedestrian bridge across the 6th Avenue Freeway.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c RTD Station Info
  2. ^ "W Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fares". Regional Transportation District. January 1, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "W Line Fact Sheet" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ^ T.R. Witcher. "Denver Opens Long-Awaited Extension to Transit System". Civil Engineering Magazine. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "A new RTD light-rail station is "convenient to nothing"". Westword. April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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