The D Line—also referred to as the Green Line, because green is the line's color on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system

TheRide

RTD Bus & Light Rail is a transit system in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. It is operated by the Regional Transportation District . It currently operates 101 local, 13 limited, 24 express, 16 regional, and 6 skyRide bus routes...

 operated by the Regional Transportation District

Regional Transportation District

The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of...

 in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area

Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area

The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area in the State of Colorado that includes the City and County of Denver and nine suburban counties. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 2,357,404 on...

 in Colorado

Colorado

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. The line was the first line in the system since it opened in 1994 from downtown Denver

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 to I-25 and Broadway as the Central Corridor. It was extended along the Southwest Corridor in July 2000. Until the Central Platte Valley Spur opened on April 5, 2002, this line had no letter or color designation.

The D Line's northern terminus is in Five Points northeast of downtown Denver. It goes through downtown, running southwest along Welton Street, then going up 19th Street. On trips leaving downtown, the line goes along Stout Street and 14th Street; on trips from Littleton, the line runs along California Street. Then the line follows Stout Street and Colfax Avenue, and follows a railroad right-of-way, where it joins with the C Line

C Line (RTD)

The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...

 at 10th/Osage Station. They run in tandem until they reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton

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.

Stations

Note that the Convention Center/Performing Arts Station, which opened in 2004, replaces the 14th/Stout and 14th/California stations, which opened in 1994.

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	park-n-Ride?
D Line (Littleton/Mineral To 30th/Downing & 18th/California)
Littleton/Mineral Littleton/Mineral (RTD) Littleton/Mineral is a RTD light rail station in Littleton, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and D Lines, the station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. Presently this serves as the southern terminus for both the C and D Lines;...	2000	C Line C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...	Littleton Littleton, Colorado Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 20th most populous city in the state of...	Yes
Littleton/Downtown Littleton/Downtown (RTD) Littleton/Downtown is a RTD light rail station in Littleton, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and D Lines, the station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....	2000	C Line C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...	Littleton Littleton, Colorado Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 20th most populous city in the state of...	Yes
Oxford/City of Sheridan Oxford/City of Sheridan (RTD) Oxford/City of Sheridan is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Sheridan, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and D Lines, the station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....	2000	C Line C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...	Sheridan Sheridan, Colorado Sheridan is a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,600 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sheridan is located at ....	No
Fare Zone Boundary
Englewood Englewood (RTD) Englewood is a RTD light rail station in Englewood, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and D Lines, the station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It serves the Englewood City Center, site of the former Cinderella City...	2000	C Line C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...	Englewood Englewood, Colorado The city of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. As of 2007, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,532. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. Englewood is located in the South Platte River Valley east of the...	Yes
Evans Evans (RTD) Evans is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and D Lines, the station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It is the northernmost station served exclusively by the C and D Lines...	2000	C Line C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	Yes
Fare Zone Boundary
I-25/Broadway I-25/Broadway (RTD) I-25/Broadway is a three-platform RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, D, E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. As the name implies, the station is located at the...	1994	C C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on... , E E Line (RTD) The E Line, sometimes known as the Purple Line, is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project . It is... , F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan... , & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	Yes
Alameda Alameda (RTD) Alameda is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, D, E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....	1994	C C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on... , E E Line (RTD) The E Line, sometimes known as the Purple Line, is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project . It is... , F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan... , & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	Yes
10th/Osage 10th/Osage (RTD) 10th/Osage is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, D, E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District...	1994	C C Line (RTD) The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on... , E E Line (RTD) The E Line, sometimes known as the Purple Line, is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project . It is... , F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan... , & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
Colfax at Auraria Colfax at Auraria (RTD) Colfax at Auraria is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District...	1994	F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan...  & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
Convention Center/Performing Arts Convention Center/Performing Arts (RTD) Theatre District/Convention Center is a RTD light rail station in the Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, F and H Lines, the station was opened on November 28, 2004, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District...	2004	F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan...  & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
16th/California (northbound) and 16th/Stout (southbound) 16th/California & 16th/Stout (RTD) 16th/California and 16th/Stout are a pair of RTD light rail stations in Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D, F and H Lines, the stations were opened on October 8, 1994, and are operated by the Regional Transportation District. These stations have one track each, and...	1994	F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan...  & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines FREE MallRide (16th St 16th Street Mall The 16th Street Mall is a pedestrian and transit mall in Denver, Colorado. The mall, 1.25 miles long, runs along 16th Street in downtown Denver, from Wewatta Street to the intersection of 16th Avenue and Broadway... )	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
18th/California (northbound) and 18th/Stout (southbound) 18th/California & 18th/Stout (RTD) 18th/California and 18th/Stout are a pair of RTD light rail stations in Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D, F and H Lines, the stations were opened on October 8, 1994, and are operated by the Regional Transportation District. These stations have one track each, and...	1994	F F Line (RTD) The F Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, as part of the Southeast Corridor project . It is one of four routes that are part of the RTD's service plan...  & H H Line (RTD) The H Line , part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project...  Lines	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
20th/Welton 20th/Welton (RTD) 20th/Welton is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It is the southernmost station on the Five Points branch served by the...	1994	None	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
25th/Welton 25th/Welton (RTD) 25th/Welton is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. Located in the Five Points neighborhood, it is the stop closest to the...	1994	None	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
27th/Welton 27th/Welton (RTD) 27th/Welton is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....	1994	None	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
29th/Welton 29th/Welton (RTD) 29th/Welton is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....	1994	None	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	No
30th/Downing 30th/Downing (RTD) 30th/Downing is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It is the current northern terminus for Five Points trains...	1994	None	Denver Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	Yes

FasTracks

The 2004 voter approved FasTracks

FasTracks

FasTracks is a twelve-year, $6.5 billion public transportation expansion plan for the Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan areas in Colorado, USA, developed by the Regional Transportation District...

 plan will add 2.5 mi (4.02 km) to the Southwest Corridor (C Line

C Line (RTD)

The C Line—also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on...

 and D Line). It will also add a station with 1,000 parking spots at C-470 and Lucent Boulevard in Highlands Ranch. There may also be a station at C-470 and Santa Fe Boulevard

U.S. Route 85

U.S. Route 85 is a north–south United States highway that runs for in the Mountain - Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45...

. Upon opening, the D Line will no longer run to 30th/Downing

30th/Downing (RTD)

30th/Downing is a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It is the current northern terminus for Five Points trains...

 and all trains will return south via the downtown loop. This extension may open as soon as 2017.