Colfax at Auraria station
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Colfax at Auraria station is an light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is served by the D and H Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on October 8, 1994.[3][4] It serves the eastern side of the Auraria academic campus, home to Metropolitan State College of Denver, the Community College of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver.
For the R Line station in Aurora, see Colfax station (RTD).
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Location | 1101 West Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.740319°N 105.001918°W / 39.740319; -105.001918 | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Corridor[1] | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | RTD Bus: 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Service suspended | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) | ||||||||||||||
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2019 | 4,804 (avg. weekday)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 11 out of 69 | ||||||||||||||
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In 2008, the station was remodeled to enable the platforms to accommodate four-car trains.
Currently, Colfax at Auraria station is suspended due to downtown Denver track reconstruction. The suspension began on May 26, 2024, with the station set to reopen in September 2024.[5]