GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 59 – West Bowles

Route 59, ‘West Bowles’, runs from to Coal Mine & Zang (by C-470) to Littleton Downtown Station via Southwest Plaza and West Bowles Avenue.

Map & Schedule

Route 59 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes with service ending at 9pm Monday – Saturday, 6pm on Sundays..

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	113,000
2019	120,000
2020	68,000
2021	54,000
2022	56,000
2023	56,000
2024	57,000

Note: Figures from 2021 include former Route riders.

Current Issues

This route suffers from poor scheduling at Littleton Downtown Station, where buses are timed to depart 11 minutes after D Line trains arrive.

Future Plans

In what would be a poor decision, the System Optimization Plan proposes to eliminate weekend service on this route.