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Route 45 bus in Montbello.
Route 45 bus in Montbello.

Route 45, ‘Montbello via 51st / GVR’, runs from Peoria Station to Orleans & Maxwell (where it interlines with Route 42) via Peoria Street, Montbello and 40th Ave & Airport Blvd Station.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 45 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 30 minutes at all times.

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
2018470,000
2019474,000
2020340,000
2021296,000
2022353,000
2023458,000
2024551,000
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.