Oak station (RTD)

For the closed rapid transit station in Chicago, see Oak station (CTA).

Oak station is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Oak Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.^[1] The station is located within the Lakewood Industrial Park.

Oak
Oak station platform, August 2013
General information
Location	1311 Oak Street[1] Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates	39.7373°N 105.1199°W / 39.7373; -105.1199
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	West Corridor[2]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 16, 17
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	200 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	4 racks and 8 lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[3]
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2019	1,385 (avg. weekday)[4]
Rank	45 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Federal Center toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden W Line Garrison 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 area around station has seen transit-oriented development. A large complex of Terumo offices, the headquarters for the company's Blood and Cell Technologies division, opened inside the Lakewood Industrial Park in 2015.^[7] The Oak Street Station Apartments, a 392,802-square-foot (36,492.5 m²) retail and housing development, opened in 2020.^[8]

The station has a multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by RTD Bus routes and a 200 space park and ride lot.^[1]

Station layout

Side platform
Westbound	←  toward Jefferson County Government Center–Golden (Federal Center)
Eastbound	→ toward Union Station (Garrison) →
Side platform