Colfax at Auraria station

Colfax at Auraria station is an light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is served by the D and H Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on October 8, 1994.[4][5] 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.

For the R Line station in Aurora, see Colfax station (RTD).
Colfax at Auraria
 D   H 
Colfax at Auraria light rail station in Denver, the street on the right is West Colfax Avenue
General information
Location1101 West Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39.740319°N 105.001918°W / 39.740319; -105.001918
Line(s)Central Corridor[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 16
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA[2]
History
OpenedOctober 8, 1994
Passengers
201416,065 (avg. weekday)[3] Increase 5.7%
Rank1 out of 44[3]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
10th & Osage
toward Littleton–Mineral
 D Line Theatre District–Convention Center
toward 18th & California/Stout
10th & Osage
toward Florida
 H Line
Former services
Preceding station RTD Following station
10th & Osage
toward RidgeGate Parkway
 F Line Theatre District–Convention Center
toward 18th & California/Stout

In 2008, the station was remodeled to enable the platforms to accommodate four-car trains.

References
  1. "Central Corridor Light Rail Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. "Rail & Flatiron Flyer Map" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. "Rider Stats LRT Station Activity Weekdays" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
  5. "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010.


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