Colfax at Auraria station
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Colfax at Auraria Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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TheRide light rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1101 West Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°44′25″N 105°00′07″W / 39.740319°N 105.001918°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | |||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | TheRide buses | |||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | October 8, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 16,065 (avg. weekday)[1] 5.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 1 out of 44[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
- ^ http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 27, 2010.