Decatur–Federal (sometimes stylized as Decatur•Federal) is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside the banks of the Lakewood Gulch between its intersections with Decatur Street and Federal Boulevard, after which the station is named, in Denver, Colorado.[1] The station is located in the Sun Valley neighborhood, near the point where Lakewood Gulch meets the South Platte River. It is one of two light rail stops that serve Empower Field at Mile High, the home stadium of the Denver Broncos. The stop is adjacent to Rude Park.
Decatur–Federal | |||||||||||
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.JPG) Decatur–Federal station platform, May 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Decatur•Federal | ||||||||||
| Location | 1310 North Federal Boulevard[1] Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′14″N 105°01′27″W / 39.73729°N 105.02403°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Corridor[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTD Bus: 15L, 16, 30, 31, Platte Valley FlexRide | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 474 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 10 racks and 20 Lockers[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Local[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 26, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 1,989 (avg. weekday)[4]  13.2% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 25 out of 44[4] | ||||||||||
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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.[5][6]
The station has a multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by RTD Bus routes and a 474 space park and ride lot.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "RTD Station Info". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "W Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Fares". Regional Transportation District. January 1, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "W Line Fact Sheet" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ 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.
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