Red Rocks College station

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Red Rocks College station platform, looking west towards Lookout Mountain, 2013
General information
Location13400 West 6th Avenue [1]
Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates 39°43′30″N105°09′09″W / 39.7251°N 105.1524°W / 39.7251; -105.1524
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)West Corridor [2]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks [1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneLocal [3]
History
OpenedApril 26, 2013;10 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2014403 (avg. weekday) [4]
Rank44 out of 44 [4]
Services
Preceding station Regional Transportation District logo.svg RTD Following station
JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
Terminus
W Line Federal Center
Location
Red Rocks College station

Red Rocks College is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside 6th Avenue at its intersection with Arbutus Drive in Lakewood, Colorado. [1] The station is located approximately 12 mile (0.8 km) to the north of the Red Rocks Community College campus, after which the station is named.

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 received criticism for being "convenient to nothing" as the Red Rocks College campus is uphill from the station, with the only walkway along a meandering street. Other than the college, the land around the station has seen little development. The station also has no park and ride lot and no pedestrian bridge across the 6th Avenue Freeway. [7]

It is the least used station on the RTD's Light Rail system.

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References

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