TheRide Totally Explained

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TheRide (often referred to as RTD) is a transit system in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. It is operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD). It currently operates 101 local, 13 limited, 24 express, 16 regional, and 6 skyRide bus routes. It also includes 6 light rail lines with 36 stations and 39.4 miles of track.

Current Services

Primary Services

The primary TheRide services are scheduled bus and light rail routes.(External Link

) Most bus routes are divided into Local, Express, and Regional service levels. Light rail is divided in four zones: A, B, C, & D. Local service is service within two zones, express service is within three zones, and regional service is within four zones.
Major bus routes include:

B: Downtown Boulder (Boulder Transit Center) to Downtown Denver (Union Station & Market Street Station) (External Link)
BOLT: Downtown Boulder (Boulder Transit Center) to Longmont (External Link)
GS: Downtown Boulder (Boulder Transit Center) to Golden (External Link)
L: Longmont to Downtown Denver (Union Station & Market Street Station) (External Link)
N: Downtown Boulder (Boulder Transit Center) to Nederland and Eldora Mountain Resort (External Link)
R: Brighton to Downtown Denver (Civic Center Station) (External Link)
120X: Wagon Road Park-n-Ride to Downtown Denver (Union Station & Market Street Station) (External Link) (Express route)
The light rail lines are:
C Line: Littleton/Mineral to Union Station
D Line: Littleton/Mineral to 30th/Downing
E Line: Lincoln to Union Station
F Line: Lincoln to 18th/California & 18th/Stout
G Line: Lincoln to Nine Mile
H Line: Nine Mile to 18th/California & 18th/Stout

With the opening of the Southeast Corridor, many regional bus routes that provided service from the North Metro to Denver Tech Center were replaced by service to Union Station and light rail from Union Station to the Belleview light rail station. Several regional bus routes to and from the South Metro were also eliminated by the openings of the Southeast & Southwest Corridors, replaced by feeder routes to light rail.

Special Services

Special bus services are offered for various purposes.(External Link

) Some of the more popular special services are:

"call-n-Ride", which provides curb-to-curb service in specific areas. This is similar to taxis.(External Link

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"access-a-Ride", which provides transportation for disabled people.(External Link

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"FREE MallRide", the 16th Street Mall shuttle; as its name implies, rides on this service are free. The shuttles use compressed natural gas (CNG)/electric hybrid engines.(External Link

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"skyRide", which provides direct service to Denver International Airport from various locations around the metro area.(External Link

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Sporting events service:

"BroncosRide", which provides direct service to INVESCO Field at Mile High from various locations around the metro area.(External Link)
"RockiesRide", a similar service which provides direct service to Coors Field.(External Link)

Fares

As of July 1, 2006> Fares>

	Local / Limited	Express	Regional
Cash	$1.50	$2.75	$3.75
Discount	$.75	$1.35	$1.85
Ticketbook (10 rides)	$13.50	$25.00	$34.00
Discount Ticketbook	$7.50	$13.50	$18.50
Monthly Pass	$54.00	$99.00	$135.00
Discount Pass	$29.00	$53.00	$72.00

These fares apply only to the primary services. Special services typically cost more, up to $10 each way for some skyRide routes. Free transfers are available between services going in the same direction, of the same type or cheaper. Passengers may pay for an upgrade to transfer from a lower fare service to a higher fare service, regardless of whether one is special service and the other is not.

Stations

Bus stations typically provide a starting or end-point for limited, express, and regional routes with many local and limited routes stopping near these stations, making transfers between routes relatively easy. Light-rail stations serve the light-rail system and many of these stations have gates for bus service and function as Park-n-Rides. Civic Center and Market Street stations are connected to Union Station via the "FREE MallRide" shuttle service.

Bus Stations

Station Name	Address	Phone Number
Civic Center Station	1550 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202	Lost & Found 303-299-2288
Market Street Station	16th Street Mall and Market Street, Denver, CO 80202	None
Union Station (rail and bus)	1701 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202	None
Boulder Transit Center	1400 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302	Lost & Found 303-442-7332

Light-Rail Stations

Station Name	Lines Served	Park-n-Ride	Fare Zone
Union Station/Lower Downtown (LoDo)/Coors Field/16th Street Mall	C, E	No	A
Pepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens	C, E	No	A
INVESCO Field at Mile High	C, E	No	A
Auraria West Campus	C, E	No	A
Colfax at Auraria	D, F, H	No	A
Convention Center/Performing Arts	D, F, H	No	A
16th/California (northbound) & 16th/Stout (southbound)	D, F, H	No	A
18th/California (northbound) & 18th/Stout (southbound)	D, F, H	No	A
20th/Welton	D	No	A
25th/Welton	D	No	A
27th/Welton	D	No	A
29th/Welton	D	No	A
30th/Downing	D	Yes	A
10th/Osage	C, D, E, F, H	No	A
Alameda	C, D, E, F, H	Yes	A
I-25/Broadway	C, D, E, F, H	Yes	A
Evans	C, D	Yes	B
Englewood	C, D	Yes	B
Oxford/City of Sheridan	C, D	No	C
Littleton/Downtown	C, D	Yes	C
Littleton/Mineral	C, D	Yes	C
Louisiana/Pearl	E, F, H	No	B
University of Denver	E, F, H	Yes	B
Colorado	E, F, H	Yes	B
Yale	E, F, H	Yes	B
Southmoor	E, F, H	Yes	C
Belleview	E, F, G	Yes	C
Orchard	E, F, G	Yes	C
Arapahoe at Village Center	E, F, G	Yes	C
Dry Creek	E, F, G	Yes	C
County Line	E, F, G	Yes	D
Lincoln	E, F, G	Yes	D
Dayton	G, H	Yes	C
Nine Mile	G, H	Yes	C

Future services

RTD is currently working to build two more light rail lines, four commuter rail lines, and extensions to the Southwest, Southeast and Central corridor lines, via the FasTracks project.

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