Auraria West Campus (RTD)

Auraria West
RTD light rail station
The Auraria West RTD Light Rail station in 2011.
Location	1250 Fifth Street Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693Coordinates: 39°44′29″N 105°00′38″W / 39.741367°N 105.010693°W / 39.741367; -105.010693
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	C Line   E Line   W Line
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD buses
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	April 5, 2002
Closed	July 23, 2011
Rebuilt	October 31, 2011
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	8,094 (avg. weekday)
Rank	8 out of 44
Services
Preceding station   RTD   Following station Sports Authority Field at Mile High toward Union Station C Line 10th & Osage toward Littleton–Mineral E Line 10th & Osage toward Lincoln W Line Decatur–Federal toward JeffCo Gov Center–Golden

Auraria West station is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It primarily serves the adjacent Auraria academic campus, home to Metropolitan State University of Denver, the Community College of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver.

The original Auraria West Campus station closed on July 23, 2011. The new relocated Auraria West station opened on October 31, 2011 near Fifth and Walnut on a north-south alignment near the Consolidated Main Line (CML) tracks. The relocated station is the diverging point for the FasTracks W Line to Lakewood and Golden.