|
|
| Denver rail naming scheme getting a little like IND/BMT (1329290) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > SubChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Denver rail naming scheme getting a little like IND/BMT |
|
|
Posted by Tcmetro on Sun Dec 21 14:38:58 2014 Denver's rail system is in huge expansion mode. Unlike most American cities, they have decided to name their lines after letters instead of colors. Apparently the short term plans are to offer 12 different lettered services. Pretty comprehensive, and a little interesting how this compares to NYC.Here are the letters as proposed: A: Union Station to Denver International Airport B: Union Station to Westminster (eventually Boulder and Longmont) C: Union Station to Littleton/Mineral (eventually C-470/Lucent) D: Downtown to Littleton/Mineral (eventually C-470/Lucent) E: Union Station to Lincoln (eventually Ridgegate Parkway) F: Downtown to Lincoln (eventually Ridgegate Parkway) G: Union Station to Wheat Ridge/Ward H: Downtown Denver to Nine Mile L: Downtown Denver to 38th/Blake N: Union Station to 124th/Eastlake (eventually 162nd/Hwy 7) R: Peoria to Lincoln (eventually Ridgegate Parkway) W: Union Station to Jefferson County Government Center/Golden B, C, D, E, F, H, and W are already operating. A, B, G, and R open in 2016. The N will open in 2018. The L is a short extension and conversion of existing light rail service to a low floor LRT car. There is also a BRT line (Flatiron Flyer) that will open in 2016 between Denver and Boulder. And there are the downtown circulators (MallRide on 16th and MetroRide on 18th/19th). I saw the parallels in the naming conventions between NYC and Denver, so I thought I'd share. It's pretty cool to see such a comprehensive network develop pretty much out of nowhere. Here is a link to a map: http://www.rtd-denver.com/FastracksMap.shtml |
|
|
|