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9/29/2025
The Regional Transportation District-Denver's light-rail on-time performance exceeded 90% in July 2025, compared to just 59.9% in August 2024.
The completion of both the coping panels project, a multi-year effort to repair the caps of retaining walls along Interstate 25, and the first phase of the downtown rail reconstruction project, along with expedited operator hiring, were key factors of the increase in service reliability, RTD officials said in a press release. Completing infrastructure projects allowed for the removal of temporary speed restrictions, which has boosted on-time performance.
In addition, light-rail service availability averaged 96.8% through August 2025. Light-rail performance metrics have been boosted due to RTD prioritizing hiring for front-line positions, such as light rail operators, RTD officials said. The transit district's 2025 overall operator vacancy rate is 14%, compared to 18% in 2024.
Ridership on the district's light-rail service has also increased. In the first six months of 2025, RTD recorded 6.1 million light-rail boardings. Total light-rail boardings for the entirety of 2024 was 7.1 million, RTD officials said.