GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 66 – Arapahoe Road

Route 66, ‘Arapahoe Road’, runs from to College & Nevada to Arapahoe at Village Center Station via Littleton Downtown Station, the Streets at Southglenn Mall and Arapahoe Road.
Map & Schedule

Route 66 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes at all times.
The System Optimization Plan proposed to eliminate the last trip of the evening, this was implemented for weekdays only in September 2023.
Vehicles Used

The route is operated by TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Buses from Englewood Garage.
Ridership
Year | Total |
2018 | 538,000 |
2019 | 536,000 |
2020 | 240,000 |
2021 | 126,000 |
2022 | 146,000 |
2023 | 156,000 |
2024 | 164,000 |
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 does not detail any further proposals to change this route.