Westminster station (RTD)
Westminster | |||||||||||
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Westminster station on opening day | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3200 Westminster Station Drive Westminster, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°49′22″N 105°01′45″W / 39.82278°N 105.02917°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northwest Corridor | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | RTD Bus: 31, 72 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 350 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 20 racks, 18 lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 25, 2016 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 1,344 (avg. weekday) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 46 out of 69 | ||||||||||
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Westminster station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the B Line in Westminster, Colorado, part of the Denver metropolitan area. The station opened on July 25, 2016, and became the interim northern terminus of the B Line until extensions north toward Boulder and Longmont are built. From Westminster, B Line trains travel 6 miles (9.7 km) south to Union Station in Denver, taking about 11 minutes.
The station consists of a single platform on the north side is situated on the south side of the tracks. It will have a 350-stall park and ride that can be expanded to 1,000 spaces and a public plaza, both located on the north side of the tracks. The station is connected to the nearby Adams County residential neighborhood by a 165-foot-long (50 m) pedestrian bridge over the tracks, platform, and nearby Little Dry Creek. The underpass of the station, connecting to the north plaza, is home to a 90-foot-long (27 m) art installation by Brian W. Brush called "Grotto", which consists of high-density polyethylene plastic tubes lit by LED lights in an array of colors.
The City of Westminster plans to encourage transit-oriented development in a 135-acre (55 ha) area around the station; a 40-acre (16 ha) park and open space is also planned for the south side of the station area.