Denver Light Rail

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Denver Light Rail
A Denver Light Rail train entering 10th & Osage Station
Basic information
Country	United States
city	Denver
opening	October 7, 1994
Infrastructure
Route length	92.8 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	Overhead line
Stops	46
business
Lines	6th
vehicles	172
statistics
Passengers	86,900 / day
Denver Light Rail network

The light rail network in Denver currently has a route length of 35 miles and 36 stations and is operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD) under the name "The Ride". The system was opened on October 7, 1994, and the route network has been expanded several times since then. As part of the expansion initiative for local public transport, FasTracks , five more new lines are to be built. In the winter of 2013, an average of 86,900 passengers used the Denver Light Rail on weekdays.

Existing routes

Central Corridor

The 5.3 mile (8.5 km) long line with 14 stations opened on October 7, 1994 as the first line of the light rail network between the stops 30th & Downing and I-25 & Broadway. Between 30th & Downing and Colfax at Auraria, the route runs through the streets of downtown Denver . Between Colfax at Auraria and I-25 & Broadway, the line runs on separate tracks parallel to an existing railway line. There are 3 park-and-ride facilities along the Central Corridor , at stops 30 & Downing (27 seats), Alameda (302 seats) and I-25 & Broadway (1248 seats).

Central Plate Valley Corridor

The 1.8 mile (3 km) stretch branches off the Central Corridor between stops 10th & Osage and Colfax at Auraria and leads to Union Station . The 4 stops unlock the Stadium Invesco Field , the multi-purpose arena Pepsi Center , Elitch Gardens amusement park and the train station Union Station , the part of the FasTracks is to be expanded project to the central transfer point. The route was opened on April 7, 2006.

Southeast Corridor

The Southeast Corridor runs from I-25 & Broadway station on the west side of I-25 to the terminus in Lincoln in Douglas County . A short branch branches off after the Southmoor stop and runs along the median of the I-225 to the Nine Mile stop. The entire route is 19 miles (31 km) long and has 13 stations. The new building took place as part of the Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project, which also expanded the highways in southern Denver . Construction began on September 24, 2001, and the opening took place on November 17, 2006. With the exception of the Louisiana-Pearl station, all stops have park-and-ride facilities with a total of over 7,000 parking spaces.

Southwest Corridor

The 8.7 mile (14 km) route runs southeast from the I-25 & Broadway stop to the Littleton -Mineral terminus. The entire route has no intersections. Construction work began on January 21, 1997, and commissioning took place on July 17, 2000. Park-and-ride facilities with a total of 2,600 parking spaces are available at the stops (with the exception of Oxford) .

West Corridor

The 12.1 mile (19 km) 12-stop route runs west from the Auraria Campus in downtown to the Jefferson County Government Center. The route initially follows 12th or 13th Avenue, then turns to Federal Center Station and then runs parallel to Highway 6. Construction began in June 2009 as the first major project in the FasTracks program and was put into operation on April 26, 2013. 10 railway bridges , 3 road bridges and 3 pedestrian bridges were built for the route . There are a total of 4959 park-and-ride spaces at 6 stops .

Lines

Interior view of a Denver Light Rail car

There are currently 6 lines:

• C: Union Station - Littleton Mineral
• D: 30th & Downing - Littleton -Mineral
• E: Union Station - Lincoln
• Q: 18th & California - Lincoln
• H: 18th & California - Nine Mile
• W: Union Station - Jeffco Government Center

Line G (formerly Lincoln - Nine Mile) is currently no longer in use, it should resume operations with the opening of the I-225 Corridor.

fleet

RTD has a total of 125 Siemens vehicles , 49 of which are SD-100 and 76 SD-160 . 47 more SD-160 vehicles have been ordered. These are bidirectional vehicles made up of two car bodies that are connected by a swivel joint. The vehicles are 24.8 m long, 2.65 m wide and consist of high-floor vehicles . Barrier-free boarding is possible via a ramp at the first door. A train has 64 seats and 121 standing places, the maximum cruising speed is 55 mph.

Expansion plans

As part of the FasTracks program, several new lines for the light rail network are being planned or under construction, the financing of which is in part not secured due to cost increases and VAT not yet increased . After a long delay, all extensions will go into operation on May 19, 2019.

Central Corridor Extension

The 0.8 mile (1.3 km) route is scheduled to run north along Downing Street from the 30th & Downing stop, with two stops planned at 33rd and 35th Streets. At the new terminus 38th & Blake Station, it will be possible to change to the new S-Bahn line between Union Station and Denver International Airport .

Southeast Corridor Extension

A 2.3 mile (3.6 km) extension of the existing southeast branch from the previous terminus at Lincoln to the Ridge Gate Parkway along I-25 is planned, where a park-and-ride facility with 2000 spaces is to be built. In addition, the intermediate stops Sky Ridge and Lone Tree Town Center are to be built.

Southwest Corridor Extension

The existing southwest branch is to be extended by 2.5 miles (4 km) from the previous terminus Littleton- Mineral to the intersection of C470 / Lucent Boulevard. 1000 new park-and-ride spaces are to be created at the new terminus .

I-225 Corridor

The 10.5 mile (17 km) long route will run under the name G-Line from the previous Nine Mile terminus along I-225 through the city of Aurora . The route should end at the Peoria & Smith station, where it will be possible to change to the East Corridor, the new S-Bahn line from the airport to Union Station , and 7 intermediate stops are planned. A total of 1,800 park-and-ride spaces are to be created at 5 stops .

literature

• Robert Schwandl: Subways & Light Rail in the USA. Volume 2: West. Robert Schwandl Verlag Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-936573-35-0 . Page 150ff.

Web links

Commons : Denver Light Rail  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the RTD (English)
• Information from the RTD about the FasTracks project

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} APTA Transit Ridership Report . APTA. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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6. ↑ http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/media/uploads/wc/WRL_Fact_Sheet_2014_FasTracks_version.pdf
7. ↑ http://www.rtd-denver.com/factsAndFigures.shtml Numbers of the RTD Denver
8. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Data sheet of the Siemens SD-160  
9. ↑ Citylab: It's a Few Years Late, But Denver's New Train Is Here , May 2, 2019