Colfax at Auraria station

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.

For the R Line station in Aurora, see Colfax station (RTD).

Colfax at Auraria
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	39.740319°N 105.001918°W / 39.740319; -105.001918
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	D Line   F Line   H Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	October 8, 1994
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	16,065 (avg. weekday)[1]  5.7%
Rank	1 out of 44[2]
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Theatre District–Convention Center toward 18th & California D Line 10th & Osage toward Littleton–Mineral F Line 10th & Osage toward RidgeGate Parkway H Line 10th & Osage toward Florida

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

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
4. "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010.