G-Line opening day: A stop-by-stop guide to metro Denver’s newest RTD rail line

When the long-overdue G-Line train finally begins carrying passengers Friday, seven locations in the northwest metro area will get new life.

The 11-mile commuter rail line features seven stations serving Denver, Adams County, Arvada and Wheat Ridge, each of which has different plans for how to take advantage of the transit line. It is projected to carry 9,000 passengers a day in its first year of service and grow to nearly 13,000 a day by 2035.

The G-Line’s opening comes after the Regional Transportation District and its private-sector partner spent months trying to adjust the software that controls the timing of its crossing gates. After fits and starts, recriminations and lawsuits, regulators finally gave the line the go-ahead to open.

The G-Line will share two of its stations — Pecos Junction and 41st & Fox — with the B-Line, which up until now has run without stops between Westminster and Denver Union Station. The G-Line will open with quiet zones in place (no annoying horns), and the 27-minute end-to-end ride will cost $3.

Click on the circles below for a stop-by-stop trip along the G-Line, unveiling plans laid and efforts made to develop around each station as the metro area’s newest commuter rail line launches.