FastFacts

(All information subject to change.)
Central Rail Extension
Projected Completion: 2016
Vehicle Type:  Light Rail
Length (miles):  0.8 new
Stations:  2
Parking:  1,685 existing spaces; now new spaces (parking will be shared with East Corridor at 38th and Blake)
Travel Time: 18 minutes (end-to-end trip between downtown loop and 38th/Blake station)


East Rail Line
Projected Completion: 2016
Vehicle Type:  Commuter Rail - Electric Multiple Unit (EMU)
Length (miles):  22.8
Stations:  6
Parking:  2,848 existing spaces; 681 new spaces; Total: 3,529 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time: 35 minutes (Denver Union Station to Denver International Airport)


Gold Line
Projected Completion: 2016
Vehicle Type:  Commuter Rail - Electric Multiple Unit (EMU)
Length (miles):  11.2
Stations:  7
Parking:  711 existing spaces; 2,050 new spaces; Total: 2,250 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time:  26 minutes (Denver Union Station to Ward Road


I-225 Rail Line
Projected Completion: 2020 (Completion date based on a successful 0.4% sales and use tax increase in 2012)
Vehicle Type:  Light Rail
Length (miles):  10.5
Stations:  8
Parking:  1,225 existing spaces; 1,800 new spaces; Total: 3,025 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time: 37 minutes (Iliff to Peoria/Smith)
36 minutes (Iliff to 16th/California)

North Metro Rail Line
Projected Completion: 2020 (Completion date based on a successful 0.4% sales and use tax increase in 2012)
Vehicle Type:  Commuter Rail - Diesel or Electric Multiple Unit (DMU/EMU)
Length (miles):  18.7
Stations:  8
Parking:  3,100 new parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time: 32 minutes (Denver Union Station to 162nd Ave)

Northwest Rail Line
Projected Completion: 2020 (Completion date based on a successful 0.4% sales and use tax increase in 2012)
Vehicle Type:  Commuter Rail - Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU)
Length (miles):  41
Stations:  7
Parking:  4,426 existing spaces; 2,714 new spaces; Total: 7,140 parking spaces (opening day; U.S. 36 Corridor and Northwest Rail share parking at two stations)
Travel Time:  61 minutes (Denver Union Station to Longmont)

Southeast Rail Extension
Projected Completion: 2020 (Completion date based on a successful 0.4% sales and use tax increase in 2012)
Vehicle Type:  Light Rail
Length (miles):  2.3
Stations:  3
Parking:   6,962 existing spaces; 2,000 new spaces; Total: 8,962 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time:  45 minutes (Downtown to RidgeGate)


Southwest Rail Extension
Projected Completion: 2020 (Completion date based on a successful 0.4% sales and use tax increase in 2012)
Vehicle Type:  Light Rail
Length (miles):  2.5
Stations:  1
Parking:  2,597 existing spaces; 1,440 new spaces (1,000 opening day and 440 future); Total: 4,037 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time:  32  minutes (Downtown to Lucent)

US 36 BRT Line
Projected Completion: 2015 (first segment from Pecos to Interlocken)
Interlocken to Table Mesa to be built in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Transportation
Vehicle Type:  Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Length (miles): 18
Stations:  6
Parking:  4,332 existing spaces; 731 new spaces; Total: 5,073 parking spaces (U.S. 36 and Northwest Rail share parking at two stations)
Travel Time:  26 minutes (Denver Union Station to Table Mesa)

West Rail Line
Projected Completion: 2013
Vehicle Type:  Light Rail
Length (miles):  12.1
Stations:  12
Parking:  646 existing spaces; 5,005 new spaces; Total: 5,651 parking spaces (opening day)
Travel Time:  34 minutes (Denver Union Station to Jeffco Government Center)