Denver light rail to see significant cuts in frequency during downtown construction

DENVER — The Regional Transportation District will temporarily cut light rail service to one train per hour on some lines as of May 26, the Denver Post reports, saying the reduced frequencies are necessary to address maintenance that has been deferred, but risking abandonment for cars by riders who have that option. Many of the changes approved late Tuesday at an RTD board meeting are to accommodate a $152 million rebuilding of the light rail system’s downtown loop [see “Major reconstruction project to halt light rail service …,” Trains News...