H Line (RTD)

"Blue Line (Denver)" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Line.

H Line
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H Line train at 16th & Stout station
Overview
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver metropolitan area
Termini	18th & California/18th & Stout Florida
Stations	16
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
Ridership	2,232,000 (FY2023, annual) [1]
History
Opened	November 17, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line,  750 V DC
Route map H Line highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend   L     D   18th & Stout | California 16th & Stout | California   L   Theatre District–Convention Center Colfax at Auraria   E   10th & Osage US 6 6th Avenue Freeway Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway   D   Louisiana–Pearl University of Denver Colorado Yale Southmoor   E    R   I-25 Dayton Nine Mile I-225 Iliff Florida   R   This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The H Line, part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project (the "T-Rex Project"). It is one of four routes that were originally part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor.

The line was extended to reach Florida station on February 24, 2017 along with the opening of the R line. ^[2]

From 3:00 am to 5:30 am, some H Line trains originate at Evans Station operating southbound to Florida Station.

Route

The H Line's northern terminus is at 18th and California in downtown Denver. It shares track with the L Line (RTD) in Downtown Denver (Stout and California Street Stations) and the D Line and F Line (RTD) until it reaches I-25 & Broadway station, then follows the Southeast Corridor to a junction past Southmoor Station, and follows the I-225 branch of the system to Southeast terminus at Florida station in Aurora. ^[3]

Stations

Station	Municipality	Opened	Major connections & notes
18th & California (northbound) 18th & Stout (southbound)	Denver	October 8, 1994	D    L   Flatiron Flyer
16th & California (northbound) 16th & Stout (southbound)			D    L   MallRide
14th & California (northbound) 14th & Stout (southbound)		October 8, 1994	Closed November 27, 2004
Theatre District–Convention Center		November 28, 2004	D
Colfax at Auraria		October 8, 1994	D
10th & Osage			D    E
Alameda			D    E   Park and ride: 240 spaces
I-25 & Broadway			D    E   Park and ride: 988 spaces
Louisiana–Pearl		November 17, 2006	E
University of Denver			E   Park and ride: 540 spaces
Colorado			E   Park and ride: 363 spaces
Yale			E   Park and ride: 129 spaces
Southmoor			E   Park and ride: 788 spaces
Dayton	Aurora		R   Park and ride: 250 spaces
Nine Mile			R   Park and ride: 1,225 spaces
Iliff		February 24, 2017	R   Park and ride: 600 spaces
Florida			R

FasTracks

Main article: FasTracks

The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative extended the H Line approximately 3.5 mi (5.63 km) to the north along Interstate 225 with stops at Iliff Avenue and Florida Avenue. Work began in 2012, and the two station extension was combined with I-225 corridor light-rail line in 2013. Construction was long expected to be completed in 2016, ^[4] however opening was delayed until February 24, 2017. ^[5]

References

1. "RIDERSHIP (BOARDINGS) BY MONTH, YEAR AND MODE" (PDF). RTD. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
2. "RTD". www.rtd-denver.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
3. "RTD – Light Rail System Map". Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
4. "FasTracks – I-225 Corridor Background". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
5. Paul, Jesse (November 18, 2016). "RTD will not open G-Line or R-Line before end of year as planned". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 20, 2016.

External links

Template:Attached KML/H Line (RTD)

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• RTD H Line Schedule Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine