Clear Creek/Federal station

Clear Creek/Federal  G
Clear Creek/Federal commuter rail station platform
General information
Other names	Clear Creek•Federal
Location	2870 West 60th Avenue Berkley, Colorado
Coordinates	39°48′14″N 105°01′24″W
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line(s)	Gold Line[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 31
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	280 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[2]
History
Opened	April 26, 2019
Passengers
2019	470 (avg. weekday)[3]
Rank	61 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Pecos Junction toward Union Station G Line 60th & Sheridan/Arvada Gold Strike toward Wheat Ridge/Ward
Location

Clear Creek/Federal station (sometimes stylized as Clear Creek•Federal) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the G Line located in the unincorporated community of Berkley, Colorado between Denver Union Station and Wheat Ridge, on an embanked section of track immediately east of Federal Boulevard. Clear Creek/Federal station is the third station outbound on the Gold Line from Denver Union Station and also includes three bus bays and a 283-stall park and ride facility.[4][5] The station opened on April 26, 2019.[6]

During early planning for the station, Adams County officials proposed moving the station to the west side of Federal Boulevard to benefit a real estate developer, while RTD's preferred east location would require industrial cleanup but would kickstart revitalization of the area.[7]

The station features the largest piece of public art to be commissioned by RTD: Addison Karl's 374-foot-long (114 m) hand-painted mural "Doradus", along the embanked wall.[8][9] A major transit-oriented development, on 22 acres (8.9 ha) northwest of the station, is planned to open with the station and include up to 1,125 residential units and 250,000 square feet (23,000 m^2) of commercial space.[10]

References

1. "G Line". Regional Transportation District. March 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "Fares". Regional Transportation District. January 1, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
3. "Rail Station Activity Analyzed" (PDF). Regional Transportation District (RTD). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
4. "Clear Creek/Federal Station Fact Sheet" (PDF). RTD. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
5. "Federal Station". RTD. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
6. Aguilar, John (April 25, 2019). "G-Line opening day: A stop-by-stop guide to metro Denver's newest RTD rail line". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
7. Leib, Jeffery (November 12, 2010). "Adams Co. neighborhood divided on possible rail station move across street". Denver Post. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
8. "Clear Creek - Federal Station: Addison Karl". RTD. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
9. Sukin, Gigi (April 20, 2016). "Transit-Oriented Art: Expanding Access in Motion". Confluence Denver. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
10. Armbrister, Molly (January 13, 2015). "Dana Crawford, partners plan 21-acre development along RTD rail line in Adams County". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2018.