GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 73 – Quebec Street

Route 73, ‘Quebec Street’, runs from to Central Park Station to Belleview Station via Quebec Street.

Map & Schedule

Route 73 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 15 minutes throughout the day, dropping to 30 minutes in the evenings.

The System Optimization Plan proposed to increase weekday daytime frequency to 15 minutes, evening frequency to 30 minutes and weekend frequency to 30 minutes. This was implemented in May 2025.

The System Optimization Plan proposed to modify the alignment at the south end of the route to run via Union Blvd. This has been implemented.

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	493,000
2019	489,000
2020	369,000
2021	339,000
2022	421,000
2023	539,000
2024	672,000

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.