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Theatre District–Convention Center station is a light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is served by the D and H Lines, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and was opened on November 28, 2004.[3] It is located on Stout Street, between Speer Boulevard and 14th Street, located under the Colorado Convention Center and also close to the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
![]() Theater District-Convention Center station platforms, located under the Colorado Convention Center | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1325 Stout Street Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°44′37″N 104°59′47″W / 39.743727°N 104.996341°W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Corridor[1] | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms, 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Service suspended | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | November 28, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Convention Center-Performing Arts | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 3,883 (avg. weekday)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 17 out of 69 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Currently, Theatre District-Convention Center station is suspended due to downtown Denver track reconstruction. The suspension began on May 26, 2024, with the station set to reopen in September 2024.[4]
Station layout
editSide platform | |
Southbound | ← D toward Littleton-Mineral (Colfax at Auraria) |
← H toward Florida (Colfax at Auraria) | |
Island platform | |
Northbound | → D H toward 18th & California (16th & California) → |
Theatre District–Convention Center station is accessible via the Colorado Convention Center, Stout Street, and 14th Street. While at-grade, it is completely covered by the Colorado Convention Center.
Gallery
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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
edit- ^ "Central Corridor Light Rail Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Hudson, Kris (December 7, 2004). "City unwraps expanded convention center". The Denver Post. p. B1.
- ^ "Final May 2024 Service Changes". www.rtd-denver.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.