In RTD experiment, temporary ‘Holiday Train’ will run from I-25 through downtown Denver to Five Points

Regional Transportation District executives soon will launch temporary light rail provision linking RTD s I- Broadway station with th Downing in Five Points through the central downtown corridor with trains running every minutes The organization running from Nov through Jan will mark a resumption of the downtown and Welton Street rail transit that has been disrupted since May for track maintenance An -day project to reconstruct the intersection of Kalamath Street and West Colfax Avenue part of a multiyear million RTD reconstruction of downtown track has been completed enabling the temporary Holiday Train operation agency functionaries declared Monday afternoon The temporary trains will run from the day after Thanksgiving through the New Year s holiday On Jan the right now diverted D-Line shortened H-Line and suspended L-Line will resume their normal routes representatives commented The D-Line facility has been rerouted to Denver Union Station instead of the Central Business District during the track work while the H-Line has ended at Southmoor Station Related Articles Denver light rail stations reopen after crash causes power outage Waymo self-driving cars are learning Denver s streets But Colorado has no regulatory oversight of autonomous vehicles Pedestrian hit by RTD train at Peoria Station in Aurora Here s how to ease your ski resort parking headaches this winter RTD bans ads covering windows of metro Denver buses and trains Maintaining RTD s infrastructure is essential to preserving previous investments that were made in the region s mass transportation system RTD chief executive and general manager Debra Johnson declared in a declaration announcing the temporary organization during the holidays General transportation advocates lauded the temporary trains from I- through downtown as a possibly permanent step toward a broad overhaul of routes that they have recommended to try to revive RTD s lagging ridership The L-Line s normal trail doesn t go south of downtown We welcome RTD s experimentation with making rail routes more useful to riders Greater Denver Transit co-founder James Flattum commented GDT would like to see the Welton Corridor connected to regional rail provision once again Starting Nov Denver riders will be able to take the trains linking I- Broadway and Five Points in addition to the following options D-Line trains will still run to Denver Union Station where riders can connect to the downtown loop using the th Street FreeRide or Free MetroRide The D-Line trains will run at -minute frequencies between Littleton Mineral in southwest metro Denver and Denver Union Station H-Line trains will run between RTD s Florida and Southmoor stations Riders headed downtown will need to transfer to an E-Line train The E and H lines will run at -minute frequencies to assistance cross-platform transfers at Southmoor Station L-Line trains between Five Points and downtown will remain suspended RTD s Journey bus will be available for riders headed downtown The Track bus and Course ART bus will provide alternate function to RTD s Colfax Auraria Station The Regional Transportation District's rail lines map is shown with a special Holiday Train facility in red from I- Broadway through downtown and Five Points from late November through early January Image provided by RTD Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter