38th & Blake Station (RTD)

38th & Blake
RTD commuter rail station

View of station and Denver skyline from pedestrian bridge during A-Line opening weekend
Location 3737 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates 39°46′14.5″N 104°58′25.6″W / 39.770694°N 104.973778°W / 39.770694; -104.973778Coordinates: 39°46′14.5″N 104°58′25.6″W / 39.770694°N 104.973778°W / 39.770694; -104.973778
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)
  A Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 200 parking spaces
Bicycle facilities 6 lockers and 10 racks
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station
Terminus
A Line

38th & Blake is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the A Line in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station is the first eastbound station from Union Station in Downtown Denver and sixth westbound from Denver International Airport. About four minutes from Union Station and thirty-three minutes from Denver Airport.

38th & Blake station is also served by several TheRide bus routes and has a 200-space park-and-ride lot, connected via a pedestrian bridge over freight rail lines.[1]

The station opened on April 22, 2016, along with the rest of the A Line.[2]

38th & Blake station is planned to be the centerpiece to a new, transit-oriented neighborhood that would replace existing industrial buildings with mixed-use buildings for residences, offices and retail.[3][4] It is also proposed as the northern terminus of the L Line, a proposed light rail line extending the existing D Line on Downing Street.[5]

References

  1. "University of Colorado A Line Stations & Parking". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. Whaley, Monte; Aguilar, John (April 22, 2016). "A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. "38th & Blake Station Area Plan" (PDF). Denver Department of Community Planning and Development. August 10, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. Murray, Jon (June 22, 2014). "Denver plots out strategy to kick off boom near transit stations". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. "Central Rail Extension - L Line". RTD. Retrieved April 23, 2016.


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