Truly mediocre. Light rail trains frequently are late or simply do not run, and it is extremely…read morerare for them to post any kind of alert or update on their website when this happens. You just stand around hoping it shows up, then eventually the next one does. Maybe. Service is already thin with trains only running every 15 minutes or so at best, so when you miss your connection(s) the time lost starts adding up quickly. This morning the bus driver got lost which was a first, so I missed my train and was late to work. This didn't surprise me unfortunately, as I expect RTD to screw me over at least 10% of the time and they were about due. Leaving work the train simply didn't show up, so I missed the hourly bus back home. I'm currently standing in a shelter at Federal Center station, and in keeping with their policy of being awful, RTD decided the shelters should have holes in the sides so that the wind can pass straight through. There's plexiglass at the upper portion so if you stand on the bench it's less miserable, but it's really frustrating how bad this transportation agency is at all aspects of transportation.

I take the bus or the train everyday. Recently I've been taking the AB1 at 4am and there's been…read morehomeless in the back who are either taking up the whole back seat or are making it uncomfortable to be on the bus. Are they paying for a ticket?

This is such a nice benefit about downtown Denver. You can catch a free shuttle bus between the…read moreUnion Station area and the Civic Center area, passing along about 1 mile of shops, restaurants and businesses in the downtown. We took it a few times and since the Union Station "terminal stop" was just 2 blocks from our hotel, this was a no brainer....that terminal stop was close to 17th St and Chestnut. Depending on the day of the week and the time of day, the buses can come as quickly as 5-6 minutes or 10-15 minutes apart. Due to construction nowadays on 16th St, the shuttle going towards Civic Center travels mainly on 17th St and the one going back to Union Station travels mostly on 15th St. All the shuttles are electric and they look like a regular bus, which stops at all stops along the route, so no need to ring a bell asking for a stop.

The 16th street bus is a great free option to get through downtown from as far up as where Union…read moreStation is to down to Broadway near the parks & monuments around the state capital area. 16th street itself isn't too much to brag about, a few restaurants and stores. But if you're staying anywhere near 15th to 17th street itself a quick walk over to grab a free ride. The bus covers about a mile and a half on 16th street and sees to come about every 5 to 10 minutes, it stops at every cross street along 16th street. It came in handy when I took the train from the airport down to Union station instead of walking a mile down to Tremont I just walked the next street over and took this for free. Side note with this being in downtown you may encounter some "unhoused" folks in the area so be aware of that.

Convenient location to catch a ride on RTD light rail to the Broadway station hub or southbound…read more After the theatre or meal at a restaurant, you can walk to this station and ride to where you parked your car closer to your home. This way you don't have to pay for parking or worry about finding parking in downtown Denver. There's signage telling you how to ride, the schedule for the different lines, and the ticket kiosk and the ticket validation machine next to the tracks.

Shoutout great public transportation…read more RTD Union Station has been the beginning and end of many memorable nights downtown. If you're headed downtown for some fun, I recommend checking if RTD is available near you. From concerts and sporting events at Denver's top venues to bar hopping or skating downtown, RTD Union Station is a great and reliable way to get to and from your event. Did someone say free DD for the night? RTD has you covered. I found it to be safe and well taken care of, though I recommend the buddy system when possible. RTD Union Station is ALSO the perfect way to get to and from the Denver International Airport affordably. It makes solid time as well, considering how far Denver International Airport is from the city.

What a great building to have in your city. This is a great spot for place where things come…read moretogether. The station is located in the new 'Union Station neighborhood', where multiple modes of transportation come together in order to help connect the city with its visitors and residents. We came here from the airport. It seems to be happening all over now that you can fly in to a destination than catch a train to your final spot (or close to it.) It's also a lot of fun taking the train through new spots and getting a feel for where you are. They started the refurbishing project in 2010 and officially had the Grand Re-Opening in 2014. This is truly the smart way for cities to go by utilizing what they have and maintaining a great history. The building is surrounded by businesses, housing, hotels and restaurants. It is also a short walk to the ballpark. It's great the way Denver is modernizing while keeping their history very much alive. KUDOs to the team at RTD Union Station

Headed south from Union Station, this is stop #5. The Alameda Station serves the Denver Design…read moreDistrict. Many people that live in this area use this station to commute to and from downtown Denver for both work and play. There are many beautiful art installations both at and nearby the station including the Articulated Wall sculpture that is seen by thousands of people everyday that drive past it on I-25.

So, as other reviewers have stated, this is indeed a light rail station. Other than the strange…read morestatue just north of the platform ("breakdancing native Americans"), it's not a bad spot. I probably wouldn't want to live in the "luxury apartments" next door, but maybe that's just me. There seems to be a little restaurant nearby, judging by a sign on the corner of the building that states "coffee and cocktails," but since I'm usually on my way to work when I pass through here, I'm unlikely to give that one a shot for the most part. The station is about as clean as you can reasonably expect a station in the middle of Denver to be, perhaps because of the "luxury" station-adjacent housing. Maybe that's what makes it so luxurious--it's like having your own chauffeur that also drives around thousands of other people a day and stays on a set of tracks? I know not. I-25 and Broadway houses the next stop, and it certainly has ample parking as well as a plethora of included bus lines to transfer to. For park-n-rides, I don't really know which would be better, but I'd probably rather transfer trains at Alameda given the choice--less people means less fighting to get onto the train, at least, even if the train is crowded.

Headed south on the E line from Union Station, this is stop #4. This station services the Lincoln…read moreNeighborhood. One of the Oldest neighborhoods in the Denver Metro Area. Points of interest include The Buckhorn Steakhouse, which is Denver's oldest still in operation restaurants, Lincoln Park, Museo de las Americas, and other small art galleries and recreation centers. I like the beautiful art installation right in front of the station.

Nice little station but a single stop away from the visually-bland Auraria Station. Curiously,…read morealthough this station seems to handle far less volume than Auraria, the eastern side features some grass and trees, and it's actually a surprisingly pleasant little nook in the middle of the city as a result. (The western side is simply a bunch of empty train tracks and industrial properties, but you take what you can get from city tram stations.) There's a footpath leading directly to the Bighorn Exchange if you're coming through later in the day and crave a bite to eat at the northern end of the station, or you can just get out of the sun beneath one of the awnings if you're just waiting between trains. All in all, it's worth it to hop the first southbound train you can from Auraria and transfer to whatever you'd like here, if just for the trees and the pleasant atmosphere (both metaphorical and literal, since this station is a bit off the roadside and Auraria is at the center point between two highways and several campus access roads) for that few minutes between rides.

Though the station itself is well-kept and operational , the surrounding area is quite rough and…read morenot safe to be around. There are a lot of characters around here to be cautious of,especially at night time. The 711 down the street isn't going to be helpful in my opinion if you are in need of assistance.

This bus/light rail station is a bit weird--for one, it's down in a depression that runs along the…read morecreek, at least for the train station, but the buses are at street side "gates" up on Federal and Decatur. Which pretty much makes the "station" into "a train platform next to some regular bus stops." There's a ballfield across the creek, though you can't really see it from the westbound end of the platform or the approach. Grounds are okay, though not fancy. Interestingly, there appear to be vestigial turnstiles at the entrance to the train platform, though the opening in the fence next to them makes them entirely superfluous. Perhaps they used to have gates on the openings? I don't know. The flow of the station is all right, when I'm transferring between trains or buses in the area, but it's odd enough that I probably won't choose this route over others unless it's faster.