Taylor Swift followers heading to her live shows in Denver on Friday and Saturday have a number of transportation choices for getting there — providing methods to keep away from parking charges and minimize down on the effort at Empower Subject.
Hyoung Chang, JS
RTD’s W-Line gentle rail prepare stops at a platform at Denver’s Decatur-Federal Station, close to Empower Subject, on Dec. 16, 2021.
This is a have a look at how the Regional Transportation District is including capability to assist followers, together with navigation suggestions and some pitfalls to keep away from.
RTD has made planning fairly simple: On the Subsequent Journey web site, choose the “plan a visit” choice and sort “Taylor Swift” within the vacation spot field to see your choices for attending to the stadium. A number of third-party cellphone apps additionally present real-time RTD schedules and route maps, together with Google and Apple maps, the Transit app, and the Uber and Lyft apps.
High tip: examine the schedule of your route prematurely to verify it is nonetheless working after the 6:30pm present is over, as different live shows on Swift’s Eras Tour have ended effectively after 11 p.m., after an over three-hour headlining efficiency. Most RTD trains run late sufficient, however a couple of in all probability will not.
The Denver metro transit firm’s Zero Fare for Higher Air promotion in July and August means all of its providers are free. And day parking is free Park n Ride heaps for residents of RTD’s catchment space (and infrequently for everybody else as effectively).
RTD provides railcars to Traces E and W
Earlier than and after the live performance, RTD plans so as to add rail vehicles to the E and W gentle rail traces, which immediately serve Empower Subject at Mile Excessive Station east of the stadium. The W-Line additionally stops at Decatur/Federal Station southwest of the stadium. Each are a ten minute stroll away.
These two traces, like RTD’s different routes, will run on their regular schedule, however the extra vehicles will present extra capability. And so they’ll all be late after the present, although their half-hour frequencies can result in crowds.
One phrase of warning: the E Line, together with the H Line, has lowered service on the Southeast Hall resulting from a upkeep venture that has additionally brought about some delays between stations. RTD says the venture will probably be on maintain this weekend, however work will nonetheless be lively Friday.
Different prepare and bus choices to succeed in the stadium
- Rail: RTD’s A, B, G, and N commuter rail traces serve downtown Union Station, which connects to Traces E and W, two blocks away. Gentle rail traces D and H run to the downtown loop and hook up with the E line at tenth/Osage station. Riders can even get off on the Colfax at Auraria Station and stroll about 20 minutes to the stadium.
- Bus: Empower Subject is inside strolling distance of RTD’s 30 and 31 bus traces alongside Federal Boulevard, and the 1, 15L, and 16 cease at Decatur/Federal. Different routes run to Union Station from a number of instructions and supply transfers to the E and W traces there, together with the Flatiron Flyer from Boulder and routes 0, 9, 10, 15, 20, and 32.
Are you able to go house after the present?
Essentially the most of The railway lines of RTD, together with the E and W, function till 1 a.m. or afterward Friday and Saturday nights. However a couple of traces do not, with the final B Line prepare leaving Union Station for Westminster at 11:09 PM each nights and the final N Line prepare leaving Union Station for Thornton at 10:56 PM Friday and 11:26 PM hours Saturday.
RTD says it’s including vehicles to N-Line trains, however passengers could should miss Swift’s final numbers to get to Union Station in time for the final prepare.
Many bus traces serving the stadium space additionally run late into the evening. The very best recommendation is to examine RTD timetables on the Next ride web site, which permits customers to plan future journeys and look at their choices based mostly on what’s lively.
And you should definitely be affected person, as many followers leaving the present go to the identical prepare platforms or bus stops and automobiles may be overcrowded.
By bike?
Empower Subject is there great cycling routestogether with the South Platte River Path, and the stadium has over 300 bike racks close to the river’s path.
Nonetheless planning to drive?
These driving ought to pay attention to parking restrictions if they don’t have passes to park in Empower Subject heaps. Lots of the neighborhood streets across the stadium have parking restrictions throughout occasions, requiring a residential parking allow to keep away from fines or towing—a rule Denver parking cops typically vigilantly implement.
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