RTD received official notice that the B Line from Denver Union Station to Westminster will be ready and open for service on 25 July.
The B Line to Westminster will be the second electric commuter rail line to operate in Denver. This segment of the B Line will serve two stations, Denver’s Union Station and the new Westminster Station.
The remaining segment, from south Westminster to Longmont, will be diesel-powered commuter rail. Construction of the line from Westminster to Longmont will begin when funding becomes available.
Electric commuter rail vehicles are faster than light rail, with a top speed of 79 mph versus 55 mph. The vehicles are also larger and carry more people than light rail vehicles: 200 people at maximum. Commuter rail vehicles have level boarding at all doors of the train and have two wheelchair spaces per car. These trains also have large seats, overhead storage, luggage towers and bicycle racks.
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