Wheat Ridge/Ward station

Location12000 Ridge Road
Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Coordinates39°47′17″N 105°07′59″W / 39.78806°N 105.13306°W / 39.78806; -105.13306

Owned byRegional Transportation District

LineGold Line^[1]

Wheat Ridge•Ward
Wheat Ridge/Ward station platform
General information
Location	12000 Ridge Road Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Coordinates	39°47′17″N 105°07′59″W / 39.78806°N 105.13306°W / 39.78806; -105.13306
Owned by	Regional Transportation District
Line	Gold Line[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	RTD Bus: 44
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	290 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Local[2]
History
Opened	April 26, 2019
Passengers
2019	1,299 (avg. weekday)[3]
Rank	48 out of 69
Services
Preceding station RTD Following station Terminus G Line Arvada Ridge toward Union Station
Location

Wheat Ridge/Ward station (sometimes stylized as Wheat Ridge•Ward) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station and terminus of the G Line.^[4][5] It opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line, three years after its initially planned October 2016 opening.^[6]

The station is located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, on the south side of West 50th Place between Ward Road and Tabor Street. It includes bus bays and a 290-stall park and ride on the north side of West 50th Place.^[7] Public art at the station includes "Anchored by Place", a steel-and-bronze sculpture by Michael Clapper.^[8]

The station is the only stop within the city of Wheat Ridge, and is being prepared by the city for transit-oriented development.^[9] In 2016, voters in Wheat Ridge approved a $12 million sales tax to improve roadways and other infrastructure around the area to lure development.^[10] A 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) lot northeast of the station is slated to be developed into 230 apartments and 80 townhomes.^[11]