Oak is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Oak Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado.[1] The station is located within the Lakewood Industrial Park.
Oak | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1311 Oak Street[1] Lakewood, Colorado | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°44′14″N 105°07′12″W / 39.7373°N 105.1199°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Regional Transportation District | ||||||||||
Line(s) | West Corridor[2] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | RTD Bus: 16, 17 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 200 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 racks and 8 lockers[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Local[3] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 26, 2013 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2014 | 1,387 (avg. weekday)[4] 6.2% | ||||||||||
Rank | 34 out of 44[4] | ||||||||||
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The station opened on April 26, 2013, on the West Corridor, built as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks public transportation expansion plan and voter-approved sales tax increase for the Denver metropolitan area.[5][6]
The area around station has seen transit-oriented development. A large complex of Terumo offices, the headquarters for the company's Blood and Cell Technologies division, opened inside the Lakewood Industrial Park in 2015.[7] The Oak Street Station Apartments, a 392,802-square-foot (36,492.5 m2) retail and housing development, opened in 2020.[8]
The station has a multi-gate bus transfer plaza served by RTD Bus routes and a 200 space park and ride lot.[1]