29th & Welton
Southbound D Line train departing 29th-Welton station
General information
Location2940 Welton Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°45′25″N 104°58′31″W / 39.756919°N 104.975211°W / 39.756919; -104.975211
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)Central Corridor[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusClosed
Fare zoneA
History
OpenedOctober 8, 1994
ClosedJanuary 6, 2013
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
30th & Downing
Terminus
 L Line
(Former Service)
 27th & Welton
toward 30th & Downing

29th & Welton station was an RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Formerly operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and was operated by the Regional Transportation District.[2][3]

The station closed on January 6, 2013, as part of RTD's January Service Changes to help with keeping trains running on time and improving bus connections at the 30th & Downing station.[4] The RTD Board of Directors voted in October 2013 to not demolish the station in light of ongoing studies of the Welton Street corridor.[5] The January 14, 2018 service changes introduced the L Line, which now passes through this station in place of the D Line.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Corridor Light Rail Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
  3. ↑ "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ Seeber, Rory (October 2012). "RTD sets forums about proposed changes". Life on Capitol Hill. p. 11.
  5. ↑ Whaley, Monte (October 29, 2013). "29th and Welton RTD station survives, for now". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Final Service Changes - January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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