Lamar station (RTD)

Lamar 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 Lamar Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.[1] The station is located within Lakewood's 40 West Arts District, not far from the businesses on West Colfax Avenue and about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the campus of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Lamar
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Lamar station platform, May 2013
General information
Location6363 W 13th Avenue[1]
Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates39.7367°N 105.0666°W / 39.7367; -105.0666
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)West Corridor[2]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 9
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB[1]
History
OpenedApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2014713 (avg. weekday)[3] Decrease 11.9%
Rank41 out of 44[3]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Lakewood–Wadsworth
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line Sheridan
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]

The area around Lamar station has seen transit-oriented development, including three joint housing and retail buildings.

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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