Oak station (RTD)

Oak is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Oak Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.[1] The station is located within the Lakewood Industrial Park.

For the closed rapid transit station in Chicago, see Oak station (CTA).
Oak
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Oak station platform, August 2013
General information
Location1311 Oak Street[1]
Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates39.7373°N 105.1199°W / 39.7373; -105.1199
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)West Corridor[2]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport RTD Bus: 16, 16L
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities4 racks and 8 lockers[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB[1]
History
OpenedApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
Passengers
20141,387 (avg. weekday)[3] Decrease 6.2%
Rank34 out of 44[3]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Federal Center
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line Garrison
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 station has seen transit-oriented development. A large complex of Terumo offices, the headquarters for the company's Blood and Cell Technologies division, opened inside the Lakewood Industrial Park in 2015.[6] The Oak Street Station Apartments, a 392,802-square-foot (36,492.5 m2) retail and housing development, opened in 2020.[7]

The station has a multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by RTD Bus routes and a 200 space park and ride lot.[1]

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.
  6. "Terumo BCT Opens Global Headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado". Terumo (Press release). April 16, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  7. "Oak Street Station". Ratio Design. Retrieved February 27, 2022.


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