Sheridan is a below grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside the banks of the Lakewood Gulch under Sheridan Boulevard, after which the station is named.[1] The station straddles the border between Denver and Lakewood, Colorado, but RTD lists the station as being in the city of Denver. A marking etched into the platform indicates the border location.
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.JPG) Sheridan station platform, as seen from the Lakewood side of the station looking east towards Denver | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1198 Sheridan Boulevard[1] Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′06″N 105°03′13″W / 39.7351°N 105.0535°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Corridor[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  RTD Bus: 51 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 800 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 racks and 8 lockers[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Local[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 26, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 1,631 (avg. weekday)[4]  6.3% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 29 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 is connected to Sheridan Boulevard by a pair of elevators and stairs on either side of the roadway, and each with stops for RTD Bus routes. Sheridan station has an 800 space park and ride garage located alongside Sheridan Boulevard, south of the station and across Lakewood Gulch.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "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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