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GDT > RTD Routes > Route 8 – North Broadway / Huron

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

Route 8, ‘North Broadway / Huron’, runs from Civic Center Station to Wagon Road via Broadway and Huron Street.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 8 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes throughout the day and in the evenings. During week days, additional trips are operated between Civic Center and the Platte Garage for RTD employees, although the public can use them.

Vehicles Used

A bus in Downtown Denver.
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
2018,000
2019,000
2020,000
2021,000
2022,000
2023,000
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.