GDT > RTD Routes > Route 46 – South Dahlia

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

Map & Schedule

Route 46 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 30 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 60 minutes in the evenings.

Vehicles Used

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

Ridership

Year	Total
2018	,000
2019	,000
2020	,000
2021	,000
2022	,000
2023	,000

Note: Figures from 2021 include former Route riders.

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.