Decatur–Federal station

Light rail station in Denver, Colorado

39°44′14″N 105°01′27″W / 39.73729°N 105.02403°W / 39.73729; -105.02403Owned byRegional Transportation DistrictLine(s)West Corridor^[2]Platforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections

RTD Bus: 15L, 16, 30, 31, Platte Valley FlexRideConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParking474 spaces^[1]Bicycle facilities10 racks and 20 Lockers^[1]AccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneLocal^[3]HistoryOpenedApril 26, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-26)Passengers20192,159 (avg. weekday)^[4]Rank33 out of 69 Services

Preceding station	RTD			Following station
Knox toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden		W Line		Auraria West toward Union Station

Location

Decatur–Federal (sometimes stylized as Decatur•Federal) is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside the banks of the Lakewood Gulch between its intersections with Decatur Street and Federal Boulevard, after which the station is named, in Denver, Colorado.^[1] The station is located in the Sun Valley neighborhood, near the point where Lakewood Gulch meets the South Platte River. It is one of two light rail stops that serve Empower Field at Mile High, the home stadium of the Denver Broncos. The stop is adjacent to Rude Park.

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 has a multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by RTD Bus routes and a 474 space park and ride lot.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.
^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "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.