Garrison station (RTD)

Garrison is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Garrison Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.[1]

Garrison
 W 
Garrison station platform, August 2013
General information
Location9091 West 13th Avenue[1]
Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates39.7366°N 105.0995°W / 39.7366; -105.0995
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)West Corridor[2]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB[1]
History
OpenedApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2014750 (avg. weekday)[3] Decrease 12.3%
Rank40 out of 44[3]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Oak
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line Lakewood–Wadsworth
toward Union Station
Location

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.[4][5]

Garrison station is located in a residential neighborhood and has no bus connections or park and ride lot. The station has a covered bicycle parking area and the W Line Bikeway connects the station to neighborhoods west of the station.

References
  1. "RTD Station Info". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. "W Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. "W Line Fact Sheet" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  5. 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.


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