Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station

Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station (sometimes stylized and abbreviated as JeffCo Gov't Ctr•Golden) is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 6th Avenue and Johnson Road, on grounds of the Jefferson County Government Center in Golden, Colorado, after which the station is named.^[1]

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Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station, seen from the park and ride garage
General information
Other names	JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden[1]
Location	605 Johnson Road[1] Golden, Colorado
Coordinates	39°43′35″N 105°12′04″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	West Corridor
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	RTD Bus: Golden FlexRide
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	705 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	6 racks and 12 lockers,[1] 6th Avenue Trail[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[3]
History
Opened	April 26, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-26)
Passengers
2019	2,342 (avg. weekday)[4]
Rank	28 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Terminus W Line Red Rocks College toward Union Station
Location

The station opened on April 26, 2013, as the western terminus of 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]

Jefferson County Government Center–Golden station has a 705 space park and ride garage and a bus stop served by the Golden FlexRide, a demand-responsive transport service operated by RTD Bus, serving the city of Golden.^[1] The station also has bicycle parking racks, lockers and a connection to the 6th Avenue Trail, a multi-use trail that runs along U.S. Route 6.