GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 88 – Central Park / 72nd Avenue Station

Route 88, ‘Central Park / 72nd Avenue Station’, runs from to Central Park Station to Commerce City / 72nd Avenue Station via Northfield and Commerce City.
Map & Schedule

Route 88 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes in the mornings, increasing to 30 minutes throughout the day from 10am, and then dropping back to 60 minutes in the evenings. Sunday all day frequency is 60.minutes.
Vehicles Used

The route is operated by TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit buses from Commerce City Garage.
Ridership
Year | Total |
2018 | 522,000 |
2019 | 482,000 |
2020 | 313,000 |
2021 | 180,000 |
2022 | 207,000 |
2023 | 247,000 |
2024 | 248,000 |
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 proposes to increase weekday am peak frequencies from 60 to 30 minutes.