D Line (RTD)

D Line (RTD)
     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 12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification Overhead lines
Route map
Legend
Unknown BSicon "exCONTg"
East Corridor (2015)
Unknown BSicon "exCPICl" Unknown BSicon "uexCPICra"
38th/Blake (2015)
Unknown BSicon "exCONTf" Unknown BSicon "uexHST"
35th/Downing (2017)
Unknown BSicon "uexHST"
33rd/Downing (2017)
Urban head station, unused through track
30th & Downing
Urban stop on track
29th & Welton
Urban stop on track
27th & Welton
Urban stop on track
25th & Welton
Urban stop on track
20th & Welton
Waterway turning from left Unknown BSicon "uABZgr+r"
     F Line      H Line
Urban stop on track Urban stop on track
18th & California/18th & Stout
Urban straight track one-way forward Unknown BSicon "uSTRg"
Urban stop on track Urban stop on track
16th & California/16th & Stout
Waterway turning to left Unknown BSicon "uABZlg"
Urban stop on track
Theater District Convention Ctr
Urban stop on track
Colfax at Auraria
Unknown BSicon "uCONTr" Unknown BSicon "uABZlg"
     C Line      E Line
Urban station on track
10th & Osage
Unknown BSicon "uAKRZu"
6th Avenue Freeway
Urban station on track
Alameda
Unknown BSicon "uAKRZu"
I-25
Urban station on track
I-25 & Broadway
Urban junction to left Unknown BSicon "uCONTl"
     E Line      F Line      H Line
Urban stop on track
Evans
Urban stop on track
Englewood
Urban stop on track
Oxford/City of Sheridan
Urban stop on track
Littleton Downtown
Urban end station, unused through track
Littleton/Mineral      C Line
Unknown BSicon "uexAKRZo"
C-470
Unknown BSicon "uexHST"
Santa Fe Blvd and C-470 (2017)
Unknown BSicon "uexKBHFe"
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

  1. ^ "Southwest Corridor". Regional Transportation District. http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/sw_1. Retrieved April 11, 2010.