Wheat Ridge/Ward station

Wheat Ridge/Ward station (sometimes stylized as Wheat Ridge•Ward) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station and terminus of the G Line.^[4][5] It opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line, three years after its initially planned October 2016 opening.^[6]

Wheat Ridge•Ward
Wheat Ridge/Ward station platform
General information
Location	12000 Ridge Road Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Coordinates	39°47′17″N 105°07′59″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Gold Line[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 44
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	290 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[2]
History
Opened	April 26, 2019
Passengers
2019	1,299 (avg. weekday)[3]
Rank	48 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Arvada Ridge toward Union Station G Line Terminus
Location

The station is located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, on the south side of West 50th Place between Ward Road and Tabor Street. It includes bus bays and a 290-stall park and ride on the north side of West 50th Place.^[7] Public art at the station includes "Anchored by Place", a steel-and-bronze sculpture by Michael Clapper.^[8]

The station is the only stop within the city of Wheat Ridge, and is being prepared by the city for transit-oriented development.^[9] In 2016, voters in Wheat Ridge approved a $12 million sales tax to improve roadways and other infrastructure around the area to lure development.^[10] A 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) lot northeast of the station is slated to be developed into 230 apartments and 80 townhomes.^[11]