H Line (RTD)
{{Short description|Light rail line in the Denver metropolitan area}}
{{Refimprove|date=December 2009}}
{{Redirect|Blue Line (Denver)|other uses|Blue Line (disambiguation){{!}}Blue Line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = H Line
| color = {{rcr|RTD|H}}
| logo = File:Denver RTD H.svg
| image = 2481. H Line at 16th & Stout.png
| caption = H Line train at 16th & Stout station
| type = Light rail
| system = RTD Rail
| status =
| locale = Denver metropolitan area
| start = {{Rtds|18th & California/18th & Stout}}
| end = {{Rtds|Florida}}
| stations = 16
| routes =
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| open = November 17, 2006
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| owner = Regional Transportation District
| operator = Regional Transportation District
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
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| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
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H Line highlighted in blue
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The H Line, part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado, was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project (the "T-Rex Project"). It is one of four routes that were originally part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor.
The line was extended to reach Florida station on February 24, 2017 along with the opening of the R line.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/h-line-schedule-north-weekday.shtml|title=RTD|website=www.rtd-denver.com|language=en|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213001153/http://www.rtd-denver.com/h-line-schedule-north-weekday.shtml|url-status=dead}}
From 3:00{{nbsp}}am to 5:30{{nbsp}}am, some H Line trains originate at Evans Station operating southbound to Florida Station.
Route
The H Line's northern terminus is at 18th and California in downtown Denver. It shares track with the L Line (RTD) in Downtown Denver (Stout and California Street Stations) and the D Line and F Line (RTD) until it reaches I-25 & Broadway station, then follows the Southeast Corridor to a junction past Southmoor Station, and follows the I-225 branch of the system to Southeast terminus at Florida station in Aurora.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|title=RTD – Light Rail System Map|publisher=Regional Transportation District|access-date=June 2, 2014|archive-date=June 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610023407/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|url-status=dead}}
Stations
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! Station ! Municipality ! Opened ! Major connections & notes |
| {{Rtds|18th & California}} (northbound) {{Rtds|18th & Stout}} (southbound) | rowspan="13" | Denver | rowspan="2" |October 8, 1994 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|L}} |
| {{Rtds|16th & California}} (northbound) {{Rtds|16th & Stout}} (southbound) | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|L}} |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
| {{Rtds|14th & California}} (northbound) | October 8, 1994 | Closed November 27, 2004 |
| {{Rtds|Theatre District–Convention Center}}
| November 28, 2004 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}} |
| {{Rtds|Colfax at Auraria}}
| rowspan="4" |October 8, 1994 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}} |
| {{Rtds|10th & Osage}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Alameda}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|I-25 & Broadway}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Louisiana–Pearl}}
| rowspan="7" | November 17, 2006 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|University of Denver}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Colorado}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Yale}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Southmoor}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}} |
| {{Rtds|Dayton}}
| rowspan="4" |Aurora | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Nine Mile}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Iliff}}
| rowspan="2" |February 24, 2017 | {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
| {{Rtds|Florida}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}} |
FasTracks
{{Main|FasTracks}}
The 2004 voter-approved FasTracks initiative extended the H Line approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} to the north along Interstate 225 with stops at Iliff Avenue and Florida Avenue. Work began in 2012, and the two station extension was combined with I-225 corridor light-rail line in 2013. Construction was long expected to be completed in 2016,{{cite web |publisher=Regional Transportation District |title=FasTracks – I-225 Corridor Background |url=http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/i225_6 |access-date=January 30, 2014}} however opening was delayed until February 24, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=Jesse|title=RTD will not open G-Line or R-Line before end of year as planned|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/18/rtd-will-not-open-g-line-end-of-year/|access-date=November 20, 2016|publisher=The Denver Post|date=November 18, 2016}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|H Line (RTD)}}
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- [http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2179&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=H RTD H Line Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812022601/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2179&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=H |date=2017-08-12 }}
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Category:Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Category:Transportation in Aurora, Colorado
Category:750 V DC railway electrification
Category:Railway lines opened in 2006