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Auraria West E   W
Auraria West light rail station, 2011
General information
Location	1250 Fifth Street Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Central Platte Valley
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Rebuilt	2011
Passengers
2019	4,813 (avg. weekday)
Rank	10 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station 10th & Osagetoward RidgeGate Parkway E Line Empower Field at Mile Hightoward Union Station Decatur–Federaltoward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden W Line
Former services Preceding station RTD Following station 10th & Osagetoward Littleton–Mineral C Line Empower Field at Mile Hightoward Union Station
Location

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado. Operating as part of the E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It primarily serves the adjacent Auraria academic campus, home to Metropolitan State University of Denver, the Community College of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver.

Station relocation

The original Auraria West Campus station closed on July 23, 2011. The new relocated Auraria West station opened on October 31, 2011, near Fifth and Walnut on a north–south alignment near the Consolidated Main Line tracks. The relocated station is the diverging point for the FasTracks W Line to Lakewood and Golden.

References

1. "C, E & W Lines (Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
2. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. Proctor, Cathy (March 22, 2002). "New light rail will provide a critical link". Denver Business Journal.
4. "RTD: Central Platte Valley Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
5. "Downtown Denver light-rail stops to close for improvements" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

v t e Regional Transportation District bus and rail services
Operators	Current Regional Transportation District Denver Transit Partners Former Denver Tramway/Denver Metro Transit (1886–1971)
Rail services	Commuter rail  A  A Line  B  B Line  G  G Line  N  N Line Light rail  D  D Line  E  E Line  H  H Line  L  L Line  R  R Line  W  W Line Defunct lines  C  C Line  F  F Line  G  G Line (2006–2009) Future extensions B Line: Boulder/Longmont extension D Line: Highlands Ranch extension L Line: Central Rail extension/loop N Line: North Thornton/Hwy 7 extension Stations List of Denver RTD rail stations
Bus services	Flatiron Flyer MallRide Special services
Other topics	Transportation Expansion Project FasTracks

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