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Colorado agencies outline 'joint service' starter rail plan with Broomfield stop targeted for 2029
Summary
State and regional rail partners told Broomfield Council a joint service starter line — combining RTD commuter‑rail peak proposals with the Front Range Passenger Rail district vision — is being negotiated with BNSF; models list a Broomfield station (100 & 116th) and initial cost estimates range from RTD's $650M peak‑study figure to a March 1 report of about $885M, with operating costs estimated at $12–16M annually.
A multi‑agency rail briefing at the Broomfield study session laid out a joint approach to deliver near‑term passenger rail service on the Northwest Corridor with a planned Broomfield stop. Brandon Schafer, special adviser for passenger rail and transit for the State of Colorado, was joined by Patrick Stanley (RTD), Chrissy Bright (Front Range Passenger Rail district) and Mo Sullivan (CDOT) to describe work that draws from multiple studies and new state fee revenue streams.
Patrick Stanley summarized RTD’s Northwest Rail Peak Service Study (concluded Sept. 2024), which modeled a 3‑trips‑in‑the‑peak commuter pattern between Longmont and Denver operating on BNSF freight tracks, found a reasonable Denver‑Longmont travel time of about 65 minutes and estimated capital needs of approximately $650M with…
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