29th & Welton station

29th & Welton station was an RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Formerly operating as part of the D Line, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and was operated by the Regional Transportation District.[1][2]

29th & Welton
TheRide light rail station
Southbound D Line train departing 29th-Welton station
Location	2940 Welton Street Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39.756919°N 104.975211°W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	L Line
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	October 8, 1994
Closed	January 6, 2013
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station 30th & Downing Terminus L Line (Former Service) 27th & Welton toward 16th & Stout

The station closed on January 6, 2013 as part of RTD's January Service Changes to help with keeping trains running on time and improving bus connections at the 30th & Downing station.[3] The RTD Board of Directors voted in October 2013 to not demolish the station in light of ongoing studies of the Welton Street corridor.[4] The January 14, 2018 service changes introduced the L Line, which now passes through this station in place of the D Line.[5]

References

1. Roberts, Jeffrey A. (October 9, 1994). "100,000 give light rail a heavy workout". The Denver Post. p. C1.
2. "RTD: Central Corridor Light Rail Line" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
3. Seeber, Rory (October 2012). "RTD sets forums about proposed changes". Life on Capitol Hill. p. 11.
4. Whaley, Monte (October 29, 2013). "29th and Welton RTD station survives, for now". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
5. "Final Service Changes - January 2018". RTD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.