D Line (RTD)

The D Line is a light rail line which is part of the rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The D line was the first line in the system when it opened in 1994, traveling from downtown Denver to I-25 and Broadway as the Central Corridor. It was extended along the Southwest Corridor in July 2000. Because it was the first and only line in the system it had no letter or color designation until the Central Platte Valley Spur opened on April 5, 2002, although on maps it was designated as Route 101.

D Line
D Line at the Convention Center
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Status	Operational
Locale	Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	18th & California/18th & Stout Littleton–Mineral
Stations	12
Operation
Opened	October 7, 1994
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Route diagram  L   F  H  18th & Stout | 18th & California 16th & Stout | 16th & California Theatre District–Convention Center Colfax at Auraria  C  E  10th & Osage US 6 (6th Avenue Freeway) Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway Fare Zone Boundary  E  F  H  Evans Englewood Oxford–City of Sheridan Fare Zone Boundary Littleton–Downtown Littleton–Mineral  C  SH 470 Lucent Boulevard & C-470 in planning

Route

The D Line's northern terminus is in downtown Denver, at 19th Street. On trips from Littleton, the line runs along 14th Street and California Street before reaching the northern terminus; on trips leaving downtown, the line goes along Stout Street. Then the line follows Stout Street and Colfax Avenue, and follows a railroad right-of-way, where it joins with the C Line at 10th & Osage station. They run in tandem until they reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton.[1]

The line previously went as far north as Five Points, but was truncated to downtown with the commencement of L Line service in January 2018.

Stations

The Convention Center/Performing Arts Station, which opened in 2004, replaces the 14th & Stout and 14th & California stations, which opened in 1994.

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	park-n-Ride?
D Line (30th & Downing - Littleton/Mineral)
18th & California (northbound) and 18th & Stout (southbound)	1994	F ,  H  &  L  Lines	Denver	No
16th & California (northbound) and 16th & Stout (southbound)	1994	F ,  H  &  L  Lines FREE MallRide (16th St)	Denver	No
14th & California (northbound) and 14th & Stout (southbound)	1994 (closed 2004)	F  &  H	Denver	No
Theatre District–Convention Center	2004	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
Colfax at Auraria	1994	F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
10th & Osage	1994	C ,  E ,  F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
Alameda	1994	C ,  E ,  F  &  H  Lines	Denver	No
I-25 & Broadway	1994	C ,  E ,  F  &  H  Lines	Denver	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
Evans	2000	C  Line	Denver	Yes
Englewood	2000	C  Line	Englewood	Yes
Oxford–City of Sheridan	2000	C  Line	Sheridan	No
Fare Zone Boundary
Littleton–Downtown	2000	C  Line	Littleton	Yes
Littleton–Mineral	2000	C  Line	Littleton	Yes

FasTracks

Main article: Fastracks

The 2004 voter approved FasTracks plan will add 2.5 mi (4.02 km) to the Southwest Corridor (C Line and D Line). It will also add a station with 1,000 parking spots at C-470 and Lucent Boulevard in Highlands Ranch.[2]

References

1. "RTD - Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2. "RTD - FasTracks System Map". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

External links

Template:Attached KML/D Line (RTD)

KML is from Wikidata

• RTD D Line Schedule