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Route 43 bus in Downtown Denver.
Route 43 bus in Downtown Denver.

Route 43, ‘Martin Luther King Blvd’, runs from 11th & Larimer (MSU Campus) to Central Park Station via Downtown Denver and Martin Luther King Boulevard (MLK).

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 43 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 15 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 30 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 Platt Garage, Denver.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018933,000
2019883,000
2020578,000
2021495,000
2022585,000
2023631,000
2024618,000
Annual Ridership

Note: Figures from 2021 include former Route riders.

Current Issues

None reported.

Future Plans

In what would be a poor move, the System Optimization Plan proposes to reduce daytime frequency outside the weekday peaks from 15 to 30 minutes.