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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 51 – Sheridan Boulevard

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

Route 51, ‘Sheridan Boulevard’, runs from US 36 / Sheridan Station to Englewood Station via 60th & Sheridan (Arvada Gold Strike) Station and Sheridan Blvd.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 51 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 30 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 60 minutes in the evenings.

Route Schedule
NextRide

Vehicles Used

Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.
Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.

The route is operated by TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit buses from Broadway Garage, Denver.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018884,000
2019923,000
2020757,000
2021610,000
2022716,000
2023792,000
2024814,000
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 cut the northern terminus of the route back to 60th & Sheridan (Arvada Gold Strike) Station and increase weekday daytime frequencies to 15 minutes. Replacement service on the cut northern portion would be provided by reinstating Route 53.