Lakewood–Wadsworth station

Lakewood–Wadsworth (sometimes stylized as Lakewood•Wadsworth) is an elevated light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside West 13th Avenue on a bridge over Wadsworth Boulevard, in Lakewood, Colorado, after which the station is named.^[1]

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Lakewood–Wadsworth station platform, located on a bridge over Wadsworth Boulevard
General information
Other names	Lakewood•Wadsworth[1]
Location	1298 Wadsworth Boulevard[1] Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates	39.7366°N 105.0814°W / 39.7366; -105.0814
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	West Corridor[2]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 9, 76
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	1,000 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[3]
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2019	2,375 (avg. weekday)[4]
Rank	27 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Garrison toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden W Line Lamar toward Union Station
Location

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 a 1,000 space park and ride garage and bus stops served by RTD Bus routes.^[1]

References

1. "RTD Station Info". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "W Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
3. "Fares". Regional Transportation District. January 1, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
4. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
5. "W Line Fact Sheet" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
6. T.R. Witcher. "Denver Opens Long-Awaited Extension to Transit System". Civil Engineering Magazine. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.