38th & Blake station

38th & Blake station (sometimes stylized as 38th•Blake) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is the first station eastbound from Union Station in Downtown Denver and sixth westbound from Denver International Airport. Travel times are about four minutes from Union Station and 33 minutes from Denver Airport.

38th & Blake  A
38th & Blake station platforms and the Denver skyline as seen from the station's pedestrian bridge
General information
Other names	38th•Blake
Location	3737 Blake Street Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°46′14.5″N 104°58′25.6″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	East Corridor[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	RTD Bus: 7, 12
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	200 spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 lockers, 10 racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Passengers
2019	2,051 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank	34 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Union Station Terminus A Line 40th & Colorado toward Denver Airport
Location

38th & Blake station is also served by TheRide buses and has a 200-space park-and-ride lot, connected via a pedestrian bridge over freight rail lines.^[3]

The station opened on April 22, 2016, along with the rest of the A Line.^[4]

38th & Blake station is planned to be the centerpiece to a new, transit-oriented neighborhood that would replace existing industrial buildings with mixed-use buildings for residences, offices and retail.^[5][6] It is also proposed as the northern terminus of the L Line, created by extending the existing terminus north from 30th & Downing station along Downing Street.^[7]

Public art

38th & Blake station features an art piece titled Conflux/Redox by artist, architect, and printmaker Kelton Osborn. It was installed in 2016 on the sides of the station's pedestrian bridge's concrete support structure. Conlux/Redox is made of powder coated aluminum and steel in a design inspired by the heavy industry that once existed around the station and the future creative industry of RiNo.^[8][9]

References

1. "East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. June 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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. "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
4. Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
5. "38th & Blake Station Area Plan" (PDF). Denver Department of Community Planning and Development. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
6. Murray, Jon (June 22, 2014). "Denver plots out strategy to kick off boom near transit stations". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
7. "Central Rail Extension - L Line". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
8. "Conflux | Redox in Denver, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
9. "Art-n-Transit". RTD. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024.