Wheat Ridge/Ward station (sometimes stylized as Wheat Ridge•Ward) is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station and terminus of the G Line.[4][5] It opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line, three years after its initially planned October 2016 opening.[6]
The station is located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, on the south side of West 50th Place between Ward Road and Tabor Street. It includes bus bays and a 290-stall park and ride on the north side of West 50th Place.[7] Public art at the station includes "Anchored by Place", a steel-and-bronze sculpture by Michael Clapper.[8]
The station is the only stop within the city of Wheat Ridge, and is being prepared by the city for transit-oriented development.[9] In 2016, voters in Wheat Ridge approved a $12 million sales tax to improve roadways and other infrastructure around the area to lure development.[10] A 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) lot northeast of the station is slated to be developed into 230 apartments and 80 townhomes.[11]
