27th & Welton station

27th & Welton station (sometimes styled as 27th•Welton) is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Originally operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on December 19, 1995, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. The stop was opened over a year after the rest of light rail line after support from the neighborhood.^[3] The January 14, 2018, service changes introduced the L Line, which now serves this station in place of the D Line.^[4]

27th & Welton  L
27th & Welton light rail station in Denver, Welton Street is the street in the foreground, and the view on the right is towards downtown
General information
Other names	27th•Welton
Location	2720 Welton Street Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39.755234°N 104.977372°W / 39.755234; -104.977372
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Central Corridor[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Service suspended
History
Opened	December 19, 1995 (1995-12-19)
Passengers
2019	382 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank	65 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station 25th & Welton toward 16th & California/Stout L Line 30th & Downing Terminus
Location

Currently, 27th & Welton 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]

References

1. "Central Corridor Light Rail Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. Jackson, Robert. (December 20, 1995). "Merchants like new RTD stop at 27th". Rocky Mountain News. p. 24A.
4. "Final Service Changes – January 2018". RTD. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
5. "Final May 2024 Service Changes". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved June 3, 2024.