Denverite: Arvada could get station for new mountain rail line

Denverite | Andrew Kenney | March 20, 2026

A planned trainline from Denver to northwest Colorado could include a stop in the Arvada area.

The Mountain Rail project is set to run passenger trains along existing rail lines from Denver to the mountain towns of Winter Park, Fraser and Granby later this year.

A later phase of the project could add a “West Metro” stop in Arvada — allowing metro residents to board the train without parking in downtown Denver.

“So by having this infill station in the West Metro area we do think that it would draw more people to use the service that may not otherwise,” said Maux Sullivan, assistant director of passenger rail for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

A planned trainline from Denver to northwest Colorado could include a stop in the Arvada area.The Mountain Rail project is set to run passenger trains along existing rail lines from Denver to the mountain towns of Winter Park, Fraser and Granby later this year.A later phase of the project could add a “West Metro” stop in Arvada — allowing metro residents to board the train without parking in downtown Denver.“So by having this infill station in the West Metro area we do think that it would draw more people to use the service that may not otherwise,” said Maux Sullivan, assistant director of passenger rail for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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