Red Rocks College station

Red Rocks College station is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located alongside 6th Avenue at its intersection with Arbutus Drive in Lakewood, Colorado.^[1] The station is located approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) to the north of the Red Rocks Community College campus, after which the station is named.

Red Rocks College
Red Rocks College station platform, looking west towards Lookout Mountain, 2013
General information
Location	13400 West 6th Avenue[1] Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates	39.7251°N 105.1524°W / 39.7251; -105.1524
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	West Corridor[2]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[3]
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2019	329 (avg. weekday)[4]
Rank	66 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Jefferson County Government Center–Golden Terminus W Line Federal Center 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 received criticism for being "convenient to nothing" as the Red Rocks College campus is uphill from the station, with the only walkway along a meandering street. Other than the college, the land around the station has seen little development. The station also has no park and ride lot and no pedestrian bridge across the 6th Avenue Freeway.^[7]