Arvada Ridge station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the G Line in Arvada, Colorado. The station opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line.
Station layout 2F Platform LevelWest Ridge Road; Red Rocks Community CollegeWestbound← toward Wheat Ridge/Ward (Terminus)Eastbound toward Union Station (Olde Town Arvada) →1FPedestrian tunnel to platformWest 53rd Avenue; bus bays; parking The station is located in western Arvada, near its border with Wheat Ridge. It is situated on the west side of Kipling Street near Red Rocks Community College's Arvada campus. The station's bus bays and 200-space park-and-ride lot are located south of the station, and are connected to it via a pedestrian underpass. A small gate at platform level connects the station to West Ridge Road and the campus. Public art at the station includes "Chromatic Harvest", a kaleidoscopic mural wall with geometric imagery of agriculture.
The area surrounding the station has been the site of Arvada's "education-focused" transit-oriented development, which has included new apartment buildings and townhomes on both sides of the station. A retail center anchored by Target is also located adjacent to the station.
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