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GDT > RTD Routes > Route 48 – East 48th Avenue / Commerce City

Route 48 bus at Civic Center Station.
Route 48 bus at Civic Center Station.

Route 48, ‘East 48th Avenue / Commerce City’, runs from Civic Center Station to Central Park Station via Brighton Boulevard, 48th & Brighton Station.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 48 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 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
2018,000
2019,000
2020,000
2021,000
2022,000
2023,000
Annual Ridership

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.