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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 169 – Buckley Road

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

Route 169, ‘Buckley Road’, runs from Arapahoe at Village Center Station to 40th & Airport (Gateway Park) Station Station via Arapahoe and Buckley roads.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 169 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 East Metro Garage, Aurora.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018325,000
2019342,000
2020207,000
2021163,000
2022194,000
2023247,000
2024276,000
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.