L Line
 L 
Northbound L Line train at 18th & California station
Overview
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LocaleDenver
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemRTD Rail
Operator(s)Regional Transportation District
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 2018
Technical
Number of tracks1–2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Route diagram
planned extension
 A 
to Denver Airport
38th & Blake
 35th & Downing
 33rd & Downing
 30th & Downing
Up arrow double track
Down arrow single track
 29th & Welton
closed
2013
 27th & Welton
 25th & Welton
Up arrow single track
Down arrow double track
 20th & Welton
  D  H 
 18th & Stout | California
 16th & Stout | California
 D  H 

The L Line is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The L Line opened as part of a service change in 2018 and is formed by a truncated section of the D Line, which formerly served the route.[1]

Route

The L Line's northern terminus is in Five Points northeast of downtown Denver. From 30th & Downing station, it runs southwest along Welton Street before turning down 19th Street. On trips toward downtown, the line runs along Stout Street;[2] on trips leaving downtown, the line loops back at 14th Street before serving stations on California Street and then heading back to 30th & Downing along Welton Street.[3]

Proposed extension

The Central Rail Extension Mobility Study Final Report[4] proposed that the D Line stations from 20th & Welton to 30th & Downing and future extension stations be operated on an independent route. This route would operate from the downtown loop to a new terminus created by sharing the A Line's 38th & Blake station.[5] Former D Line riders would have to transfer to the new L Line as the D Line's new northern terminus would be the downtown loop (nominally 18th & California station). The 14th & California station closed in 2004 could be restored to support the L Line at the Convention Center, allowing for transfers to Theatre District–Convention Center station.[4] RTD's board of directors approved the introduction of the current shorter version of the L Line with the January 14, 2018 service changes. The L Line uses existing track between 30th & Downing station and the downtown loop.[6]

Stations

Station Municipality Opening
year		 Fare
zone		 Major connections & notes
30th & Downing Denver October 8, 1994 A Park and ride: 27 spaces [7]
29th & Welton October 8, 1994 Closed January 6, 2013
27th & Welton December 19, 1995
25th & Welton October 8, 1994
20th & Welton
18th & California (northbound)
18th & Stout (southbound)		  D  H 
Bus interchange Flatiron Flyer
16th & California (northbound)
16th & Stout (southbound)		  D  H 
Bus interchange MallRide
14th & California (northbound)
14th & Stout (southbound)		 October 8, 1994 Closed November 27, 2004

References

  1. ↑ Konopasek, Michael (14 January 2018). "RTD launches L Line train service". Fox. KDVR. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "RTD – Rail: L Line (Southbound)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "RTD – Rail: L Line (Northbound)". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "RTD – Central Rail Extension Mobility Study Final Report, December 2014". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "RTD – FasTracks System Map". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Final Service Changes – January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "RTD Stations and Park-n-Rides". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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