38th & Blake station

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 station eastbound from Union Station in Downtown Denver and sixth westbound from Denver International Airport. Travel times are about four minutes from Union Station and 33 minutes from Denver Airport.

38th & Blake
RTD commuter rail station
View of station and Denver skyline from pedestrian bridge during A-Line opening weekend
Location3737 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°46′14.5″N 104°58′25.6″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Line(s)
  A Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTheRide buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 parking spaces
Bicycle facilities6 lockers and 10 racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station
Union Station
Terminus
 A Line 40th & Colorado
toward Denver Airport

38th & Blake station is also served by two 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, created by extending the existing terminus north from 30th & Downing station along 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. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. "38th & Blake Station Area Plan" (PDF). Denver Department of Community Planning and Development. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2016. 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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