The D Line is a
light rail line which is part of the
rail system
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operated by the
Regional Transportation District
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in the
Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area
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in
Colorado
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. The D line was the first line in the system when it opened in 1994, traveling from downtown
Denver
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to I-25 and Broadway as the
Central Corridor. It was extended along the
Southwest Corridor in July 2000. Because it was the first and only line in the system it had no letter or color designation until the Central Platte Valley Spur opened on April 5, 2002, although on maps it was designated as Route 101.
Route
The D Line's northern terminus is in
downtown Denver
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The downtown area consists mostly of the neighborhoods of Union ...
, at 19th Street. On trips from Littleton, the line runs along 14th Street and California Street before reaching the northern terminus; on trips leaving downtown, the line goes along Stout Street. Then the line follows Stout Street and Colfax Avenue, and follows a railroad right-of-way, where it joins with the
C Line at
10th & Osage station. They run in tandem until they reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in
Littleton.
The line previously went as far north as
Five Points, but was truncated to downtown with the commencement of
L Line service in January 2018.
Stations
FasTracks
The 2004 voter approved
FasTracks
FasTracks is a multibillion-dollar public transportation expansion plan under construction in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, United States. Developed by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), the plan consists of new commuter rail, light r ...
plan will add to the Southwest Corridor (
C Line and D Line). It will also add a station with 1,000 parking spots at
C-470
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and Lucent Boulevard in
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The po ...
.
References
External links
RTD D Line Schedule
{{RTD Bus & Light Rail
RTD light rail
Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Railway lines opened in 1994
750 V DC railway electrification