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{{Short description|Light rail line in the Denver metropolitan area}}
{{Refimprove|date=December 2009}}
{{Redirect|Blue Line (Denver)|other uses|Blue Line (disambiguation){{!}}Blue Line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name        = H Line
| color       = {{rcr|RTD|H}}
| logo        = [[File:Denver RTD H.svg|50px|link=]]
| image       = 2481. H Line at 16th & Stout.png
| caption     = H Line train at 16th & Stout station
| type        = [[Light rail]]
| system      = [[Regional Transportation District|RTD Rail]]
| status      = <!-- Only use when line is non-operational -->
| locale      = [[Denver metropolitan area]]
| start       = {{Rtds|18th & California/18th & Stout}}
| end         = {{Rtds|Florida}}
| stations    = 16
| routes      =
| daily_ridership =
| ridership2  = 2,232,000 (FY2023, annual)<ref>{{Cite news |title=RIDERSHIP (BOARDINGS) BY MONTH, YEAR AND MODE |work=RTD |url=https://cdn.rtd-denver.com/image/upload/v1709053451/2023_Boardings_Ridership_Report_aenadp.pdf |access-date=March 4, 2025 |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214103227/https://cdn.rtd-denver.com/image/upload/v1709053451/2023_Boardings_Ridership_Report_aenadp.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| open        = November 17, 2006
| close       =
| owner       = [[Regional Transportation District]]
| operator    = Regional Transportation District
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| gauge       = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
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| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
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| {{maplink|frame=yes |frame-width = 290 |frame-height = 260 |frame-align = center |type=line |plain=yes |stroke-color=#0055B8 |id=Q5636307}} <br /> H Line highlighted in blue <hr />
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The '''H Line''', part of the [[RTD Bus & Light Rail|light rail system]] operated by the [[Regional Transportation District]] in the [[Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area]] in [[Colorado]], was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the [[Regional Transportation District#Past projects|Southeast Corridor]] project (the "[[Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion)|T-Rex Project]]"). It is one of four routes that were originally part of the RTD's service plan for the corridor.

The line was extended to reach Florida station on February 24, 2017 along with the opening of the [[R Line (RTD)|R line]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/h-line-schedule-north-weekday.shtml|title=RTD|website=www.rtd-denver.com|language=en|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213001153/http://www.rtd-denver.com/h-line-schedule-north-weekday.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 3:00{{nbsp}}am to 5:30{{nbsp}}am, some H Line trains originate at [[Evans station (RTD)|Evans Station]] operating southbound to Florida Station.

== Route ==
The H Line's northern terminus is at 18th and California in downtown Denver. It shares track with the [[ L Line (RTD)]] in Downtown Denver (Stout and California Street Stations) and the [[D Line (RTD)|D Line]] and [[F Line (RTD)]] until it reaches [[I-25 & Broadway (RTD)|I-25 & Broadway station]], then follows the Southeast Corridor to a junction past [[Southmoor (RTD)|Southmoor Station]], and follows the I-225 branch of the system to Southeast terminus at [[Florida station (RTD)|Florida station]] in [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|title=RTD – Light Rail System Map|publisher=Regional Transportation District|access-date=June 2, 2014|archive-date=June 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610023407/http://www.rtd-denver.com/LightRail_Map.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Stations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Station
! Municipality
! Opened
! Major connections & notes
|-
| {{Rtds|18th & California}} (northbound)<br />{{Rtds|18th & Stout}} (southbound)
| rowspan="13" | [[Denver]]
| rowspan="2" |October 8, 1994
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|L}}<br />{{rint|bus}} [[Flatiron Flyer]]
|-
| {{Rtds|16th & California}} (northbound)<br />{{Rtds|16th & Stout}} (southbound)
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|L}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MallRide]]
|-bgcolor="lightgray"
| ''{{Rtds|14th & California}} (northbound)<br />{{Rtds|14th & Stout}} (southbound)''
| October 8, 1994
| Closed November 27, 2004
|-
| {{Rtds|Theatre District–Convention Center}}
| November 28, 2004
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}
|-
| {{Rtds|Colfax at Auraria}}
| rowspan="4" |October 8, 1994
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}
|-
| {{Rtds|10th & Osage}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}}
|-
| {{Rtds|Alameda}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}}<br />[[Park and ride]]: 240 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|I-25 & Broadway}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|D}}{{ric|RTD|E}}<br />Park and ride: 988 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Louisiana–Pearl}}
| rowspan="7" | November 17, 2006
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}}
|-
| {{Rtds|University of Denver}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}}<br />Park and ride: 540 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Colorado}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}}<br />Park and ride: 363 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Yale}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}}<br />Park and ride: 129 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Southmoor}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|E}}<br />Park and ride: 788 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Dayton}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]]
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}}<br />Park and ride: 250 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Nine Mile}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}}<br />Park and ride: 1,225 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Iliff}}
| rowspan="2" |February 24, 2017
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}}<br />Park and ride: 600 spaces
|-
| {{Rtds|Florida}}
| {{ric|RTD}} {{ric|RTD|R}}
|-
|}

== FasTracks ==
{{Main|FasTracks}}
The 2004 voter-approved [[FasTracks]] initiative extended the H Line approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} to the north along [[Interstate 225 (Colorado)|Interstate 225]] with stops at Iliff Avenue and Florida Avenue. Work began in 2012, and the two station extension was combined with [[R Line (RTD)|I-225 corridor light-rail line]] in 2013. Construction was long expected to be completed in 2016,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Regional Transportation District |title=FasTracks – I-225 Corridor Background |url=http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/i225_6 |access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref> however opening was delayed until February 24, 2017.<ref name=delay>{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=Jesse|title=RTD will not open G-Line or R-Line before end of year as planned|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/18/rtd-will-not-open-g-line-end-of-year/|access-date=November 20, 2016|publisher=The Denver Post|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|H Line (RTD)}}
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*[http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2179&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=H RTD H Line Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812022601/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?runboardId=2179&routeType=2&routeId=101&lineName=SE&branch=H |date=2017-08-12 }}

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[[Category:RTD light rail]]
[[Category:Transportation in Arapahoe County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Transportation in Aurora, Colorado]]
[[Category:750 V DC railway electrification]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2006]]
[[Category:Railway lines in highway medians]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Colorado]]