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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 11 – Mississippi Avenue

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

Route 11, ‘Mississippi Avenue’, runs from Lakewood Commons to Aurora Metro Center Station via I-25 & Broadway Station and Mississippi Avenue.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 11 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 RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit buses from Platte Garage, Denver.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018956,000
2019899,000
2020575,000
2021494,000
2022628,000
2023752,000
2024832,000
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 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.