- D Line (RTD)
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D Line (RTD)
Overview Locale Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area Operation Opened October 7, 1994 Operator(s) Regional Transportation District Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification Overhead lines Route map LegendEast Corridor (2015) 38th/Blake (2015) 35th/Downing (2017) 33rd/Downing (2017) 30th & Downing 29th & Welton 27th & Welton 25th & Welton 20th & Welton F Line H Line 18th & California/18th & Stout 16th & California/16th & Stout Theater District Convention Ctr Colfax at Auraria C Line E Line 10th & Osage 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway E Line F Line H Line Evans Englewood Oxford/City of Sheridan Littleton Downtown Littleton/Mineral C Line C-470 Santa Fe Blvd and C-470 (2017) Lucent Boulevard and C-470 (2017) The D Line—also referred to as the Green Line, because green is the line's color on maps—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 line was the first line in the system since it opened in 1994 from downtown Denver to I-25 and Broadway as the Central Corridor. It was extended along the Southwest Corridor in July 2000. Until the Central Platte Valley Spur opened on April 5, 2002, this line had no letter or color designation.
The D Line's northern terminus is in Five Points northeast of downtown Denver. It goes through downtown, running southwest along Welton Street, then going up 19th Street. On trips leaving downtown, the line goes along Stout Street and 14th Street; on trips from Littleton, the line runs along California Street. Then the line follows Stout Street and Colfax Avenue, and follows a railroad right-of-way, where it joins with the C Line at 10th/Osage Station. They run in tandem until they reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton.
Stations
Note that the Convention Center/Performing Arts Station, which opened in 2004, replaces the 14th/Stout and 14th/California stations, which opened in 1994.
Name Opening Year Interchange Municipality park-n-Ride? D Line (Littleton/Mineral To 30th/Downing & 18th/California) Littleton/Mineral 2000 C Line Littleton Yes Littleton/Downtown 2000 C Line Littleton Yes Oxford/City of Sheridan 2000 C Line Sheridan No Fare Zone Boundary Englewood 2000 C Line Englewood Yes Evans 2000 C Line Denver Yes Fare Zone Boundary I-25/Broadway 1994 C, E, F, & H Lines Denver Yes Alameda 1994 C, E, F, & H Lines Denver Yes 10th/Osage 1994 C, E, F, & H Lines Denver No Colfax at Auraria 1994 F & H Lines Denver No Convention Center/Performing Arts 2004 F & H Lines Denver No 16th/California (northbound) and 16th/Stout (southbound) 1994 F & H Lines
FREE MallRide (16th St)Denver No 18th/California (northbound) and 18th/Stout (southbound) 1994 F & H Lines Denver No 20th/Welton 1994 None Denver No 25th/Welton 1994 None Denver No 27th/Welton 1994 None Denver No 29th/Welton 1994 None Denver No 30th/Downing 1994 None Denver Yes FasTracks
The 2004 voter approved FasTracks plan will add 2.5 mi (4.02 km) to the Southwest Corridor (C Line and D Line). It will also add a station with 1,000 parking spots at C-470 and Lucent Boulevard in Highlands Ranch. There may also be a station at C-470 and Santa Fe Boulevard. Upon opening, the D Line will no longer run to 30th/Downing and all trains will return south via the downtown loop. This extension may open as soon as 2017.[1]
References
- ^ "Southwest Corridor". Regional Transportation District. http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/sw_1. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
Future Services2013 - West Corridor (Golden - Union Station) · 2015 - East Corridor (Denver International Airport - Union Station) · 2016 - Gold Line Corridor (Arvada - Union Station) · 2017 - North Metro Corridor (Thornton - Union Station) · 2017 - Northwest Rail Corridor Longmont - Union Station) · 2017 - Central Corridor Extension · 2017 - C Line, D Line Highlands Ranch Extension · 2017 - E Line, F Line Lone Tree Extension · 2017 - G Line Resumption and Extension · 2017 - H Line Aurora Extension
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