C Line (RTD)

C Line
Old alignment near Union Station
Overview
Type	Light Rail
System	Regional Transportation District
Status	Operational
Locale	Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
Termini	Union Station Littleton/Mineral
Stations	12
Operation
Opened	April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Owner	Regional Transportation District
Operator(s)	Regional Transportation District
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route diagram Amtrak California Zephyr Union Station  A  B  ( G  2017), ( N  2018)  E  W  Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens Sports Authority Field at Mile High Auraria West  W   D  F  H  10th & Osage US 6 (6th Avenue Freeway) Alameda I-25 I-25 & Broadway  E  F  H  Evans Englewood Oxford/City of Sheridan Littleton/Downtown Littleton/Mineral  D  SH 470 Lucent Boulevard & C-470 (TBD) This diagram:

The C Line – also referred to as the Orange Line, because the line is colored orange on maps – is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on April 5, 2002, to coincide with the opening of the Central Platte Valley Spur. Initially, C trains operated seven days a week, but ran to Mineral Ave. only during peak hours and sporting events. At all other times, C service operated to I-25/Broadway. On May 3, 2003, C trains began operating to Mineral Ave. at all times. With the opening of the Southeast Corridor on November 17, 2006, weekend C service was discontinued except for certain sporting events, with the new E line operating seven days per week. On January 11, 2009, the midday service pattern between Union Station and I-25/Broadway was resumed and evening service discontinued. Midday weekday service was discontinued on January 19, 2012 and was reinstated on August 17, 2014 over the entire route.

The C Line's northern terminus is at Union Station in Denver, runs on a railroad right-of-way south to its junction with the D Line at 10th & Osage Station, and shares track with the D Line until both lines reach their southern terminus at Mineral Avenue in Littleton.

In addition, the C Line provides access to the sports venues of Denver – Coors Field, Pepsi Center, and Sports Authority Field at Mile High – Six Flags Elitch Gardens, and LoDo, as well as access to the western portion of the Auraria Campus.