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Route 28 bus in Downtown Denver.
Route 28 bus in Downtown Denver.

Route 28, ’28th Avenue’, runs from to 26th / Wadsworth to 30th & Downing Station via 26th Avenue. In the daytime, trips are extended eastward to Central Park Station via 28th and 29th avenues.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 28 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes throughout the day and 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 Platt Garage, Denver.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018501,000
2019524,000
2020258,000
2021168,000
2022220,000
2023278,000
2024261,000
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.