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Route 16 bus in Downtown Denver.
Route 16 bus in Downtown Denver.

Route 16, ‘West Colfax Avenue’, Oak Station to Colfax / Broadway runs from via Federal – Decatur Station.

The route was split at Oak Station in September 2023 under the System Optimization Plan. The western portion to Golden became Route 17.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 16 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 15 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 30 minutes in the evenings.

Route Schedule
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Vehicles Used

New Flyer XD60 60ft articulated transit bus.
New Flyer XD60 60ft articulated transit bus.

The route is operated by RTD using New Flyer XD60 60ft articulated transit buses from Platt Garage, Denver.

Ridership

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

Note: Figures up to 2023 include former Route 17 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.