L Line (RTD)

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L Line
File:L Line (RTD).JPG
Northbound L Line train at 18th & California station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRegional Transportation District
LocaleDenver
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemRTD Rail
Operator(s)Regional Transportation District
Ridership339,000 (FY2023, annual)[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 2018
Technical
Number of tracks1–2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Route map
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L Line highlighted in yellow
Legend
Future extension
File:Denver RTD A.svg
to Denver Airport
38th & Blake
File:Denver RTD A.svg
to Union Station
 35th & Downing
33rd & Downing
30th & Downing
Up arrow double track
Down arrow single track
 29th & Welton
closed
2013
 27th & Welton
25th & Welton
Up arrow single track
Down arrow double track
 20th & Welton
File:Denver RTD D.svgFile:Denver RTD H.svg
18th & Stout | California
16th & Stout | California
File:Denver RTD D.svgFile:Denver RTD H.svg
This diagram:

The L Line 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 L Line opened as part of a service change in 2018 and is formed by a truncated section of the D Line, which formerly served the route.[2]

Route

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The L Line's northern terminus is in Five Points northeast of downtown Denver. From 30th & Downing station, it runs southwest along Welton Street before turning down 19th Street. On trips toward downtown, the line runs along Stout Street;[3] on trips leaving downtown, the line loops back at 14th Street before serving stations on California Street and then heading back to 30th & Downing along Welton Street.[4]

Proposed extension

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The Central Rail Extension Mobility Study Final Report[5] proposed that the D Line stations from 20th & Welton to 30th & Downing and future extension stations be operated on an independent route. This route would operate from the downtown loop to a new terminus created by sharing the A Line's 38th & Blake station.[6] Former D Line riders would have to transfer to the new L Line as the D Line's new northern terminus would be the downtown loop (nominally 18th & California station). The 14th & California station closed in 2004 could be restored to support the L Line at the Convention Center, allowing for transfers to Theatre District–Convention Center station.[5] RTD's board of directors approved the introduction of the current shorter version of the L Line with the January 14, 2018 service changes. The L Line uses existing track between 30th & Downing station and the downtown loop.[7]

Beginning on May 26, 2024, the L Line was suspended, as part of Phase 1 of the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project,[8] which involves rebuilding some of the oldest sections of RTD track.[9] However, on August 29, that phase was completed,[9] and on September 29, the D, H, and L Lines returned to service.[10]

Stations

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Station Municipality Opening
year 		Major connections & notes
38th & Blake Denver April 22, 2016[a] File:Regional Transportation District logo.svg File:Denver RTD A.svg
Park and ride: 200 spaces
35th & Downing — Proposed
33rd & Downing — Proposed
30th & Downing Denver October 8, 1994 Park and ride: 27 spaces [11]
29th & Welton October 8, 1994 Closed January 6, 2013
27th & Welton December 19, 1995
25th & Welton October 8, 1994
20th & Welton
18th & California (northbound)
18th & Stout (southbound) 		File:Regional Transportation District logo.svg File:Denver RTD D.svgFile:Denver RTD H.svg
Bus interchange Flatiron Flyer
16th & California (northbound)
16th & Stout (southbound) 		File:Regional Transportation District logo.svg File:Denver RTD D.svgFile:Denver RTD H.svg
Bus interchange MallRide
14th & California (northbound)
14th & Stout (southbound) 		October 8, 1994 Closed November 27, 2004

Notes

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  1. ^ Opening of A Line platform.

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