Theatre District - Convention Center Station

Theater District - Convention Center Station
TheRide light rail station
Location	1325 Stout St, Denver, CO
Coordinates	39°44′37″N 104°59′47″W / 39.743727°N 104.996341°WCoordinates: 39°44′37″N 104°59′47″W / 39.743727°N 104.996341°W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Platforms	2 side platforms, 2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TheRide buses
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	November 28, 2004
Previous names	Convention Center/Performing Arts
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	6,583 (avg. weekday)[1]  41.9%
Rank	9 out of 44[2]
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station 16th/California & 16th/Stout toward 30th/Downing D Line Colfax at Auraria toward Littleton/Mineral 16th/California & 16th/Stout toward 18th/California & 18th/Stout F Line Colfax at Auraria toward Lincoln H Line Colfax at Auraria toward Nine Mile

Theatre District - Convention Center Station 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.^[3] It is located on Stout Street, between Speer Boulevard and 14th Street, within the Colorado Convention Center and also close to the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

The station opened in 2004 to replace the 14th & Stout Station and 14th & California Station, which were used for southbound and northbound trips on the D Line, respectively. These original stations were opened with the rest of the Central Corridor in 1994. In addition, the station is two blocks from a connection with the free MallRide shuttle bus service on the 16th Street Mall.

Theatre District/Convention Center was one of the first stations on Denver's light rail system with a 4-car platform. As part of the FasTracks plan that was approved by voters in 2004, most light rail stations in Denver have been upgraded to 4-car platforms. From 2004 to 2009, the station was known as Convention Center - Performing Arts Station.

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  This is the sign that was displayed on the RTD light rail vehicles before the station was opened.

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  A northbound D-Line train to 30th & Downing at the Convention Center Station on its first day of operation.

References

1. http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
2. http://www.rtd-denver.com/PDF_Files/ServiceD/RiderStats_LRT_Station_Activity_Wkday_Aug14.pdf
3. Hudson, Kris (December 7, 2004). "City unwraps expanded convention center". The Denver Post. p. B1.