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GDT > RTD Routes > Route 121 – Peoria Street

A bus at Union Station.
A bus at Union Station.

Route 121, ‘Peoria Street’, runs from 40th & Airport – Gateway Park Station to Nine Mile Station via Montbello and Peoria Street.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 121 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 30 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 60 minutes in the evenings.

Route Schedule
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Vehicles Used

Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.
Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.

The route is operated by RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit buses from East Metro Garage, Aurora.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018,000
2019,000
2020,000
2021,000
2022,000
2023,000
Annual Ridership

Note: Figures from 2021 include former Route riders.

Current Issues

This route suffers from poor scheduling at ? Station, here buses are timed to depart 3 minutes before W Line trains arrive.

Future Plans

The System Optimization Plan proposes to increase weekday frequency to 15 minutes, evening frequency to 30 minutes and weekend frequency to 30 minutes.

The System Optimization Plan details no proposals to change this route.