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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 46 – South Dahlia

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

Route 46, ‘South Dahlia’, runs from to Yale Station via Colorado Station.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 46 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 30ft Low Floor transit bus.
Gillig 30ft Low Floor transit bus.

The route is operated by TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 30ft Low Floor transit buses from Englewood Garage.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018226,000
2019218,000
2020161,000
2021153,000
2022193,000
2023219,000
2024222,000
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.