W Line (RTD)

W Line
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W Line bridge over 6th Avenue near the Federal Center
Overview
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Locale	Denver Metropolitan Area
Termini	Union Station Jefferson County Government Center–Golden
Stations	15
Website	Official website
Service
Type	Light rail
System	RTD Rail
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-26)
Technical
Line length	12.1 mi (19.47 km)
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route map W Line highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend  A  B  G  N  Union Station  E  Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens Empower Field at Mile High Auraria West  E  US 40 / US 287 / Colfax Avenue BNSF/UP mainline I-25 / US 87 South Platte River Decatur–Federal Knox Perry Sheridan Lakewood Gulch Lamar Lakewood–Wadsworth Garrison Oak US 6 / 6th Avenue Federal Center double track single track Red Rocks College US 6 ( 6th Avenue/ Indiana Street Bridge ) I-70 US 40 / Colfax Avenue Jefferson County Government Center–Golden This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The W Line, also called the West Rail Line, is a light rail line in Denver, Lakewood, and Golden, Colorado, United States. The W Line was the first part of FasTracks to break ground, on May 16, 2007. The line, the only line to traverse the West Corridor, opened for service on Friday, April 26, 2013.^[1]