Garrison station (RTD)

Garrison is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Garrison Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.^[1]

Garrison  W
Garrison station platform, August 2013
General information
Location	9091 West 13th Avenue[1] Lakewood, Colorado
Coordinates	39.7366°N 105.0995°W / 39.7366; -105.0995
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	West Corridor[2]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[3]
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2019	715 (avg. weekday)[4]
Rank	56 out of 69
Services
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Location

The station opened on April 26, 2013, on the West Corridor, built as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks public transportation expansion plan and voter-approved sales tax increase for the Denver metropolitan area.^[5][6]

Garrison station is located in a residential neighborhood and has no bus connections or park and ride lot. The station has a covered bicycle parking area and the W Line Bikeway connects the station to neighborhoods west of the station.

References

1. "RTD Station Info". Regional Transportation District. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "W Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
3. "Fares". Regional Transportation District. January 1, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
4. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
5. "W Line Fact Sheet" (PDF). Regional Transportation District. January 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
6. T.R. Witcher. "Denver Opens Long-Awaited Extension to Transit System". Civil Engineering Magazine. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.