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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route GS – Golden / Boulder

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

Route GS, ‘Golden / Boulder’, is a weekday peak hours only route from Federal Center to Boulder Transit Center to via Golden and Highway 93.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route GS operates on weekdays only providing 4 peak period route trips between Golden and Boulder.

The System Optimization Plan proposed to restore this route which was suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. This was done in September 2023.

Vehicles Used

Route NB2 bus at Boulder Transit Center.
MCI D4500CT over-the-road coach.

The route is operated by RTD using MCI D4500CT over-the-road coaches from Boulder Garage.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018112,000
2019114,000
202040,000
2021
2022
20236,000
202427,000
Annual Ridership

Note: Route suspended between 2020 and 2023.

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.