Colfax at Auraria station
Colfax at Auraria Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| TheRide light rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
 The Colfax at Auraria light rail stop in Denver, Colorado. The street on the right is West Colfax Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
1101 West Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′25″N 105°00′07″W / 39.740319°N 105.001918°WCoordinates: 39°44′25″N 105°00′07″W / 39.740319°N 105.001918°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | TheRide buses | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 8, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2014) |
16,065 (avg. weekday)[1]  5.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1 out of 44[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Colfax at Auraria Station is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.[3][4] 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.
In 2008, the station was remodeled to enable the platforms to accommodate four-car trains.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
- ↑ "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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