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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 3 – Alameda Avenue

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

Route 3, ‘Alameda Avenue’, runs from Federal Center Station to Aurora Metro Center via Alameda Station.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 3 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 TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit buses from Commerce City Garage.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018991,000
2019962,000
2020632,000
2021557,000
2022666,000
2023750,000
2024772,000
Annual Ridership

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 split the route at Alameda Station. 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.