Less-frequent train service that started last month on the Regional Transportation District’s southeast light-rail lines will expand to more stations Tuesday as a maintenance work project progresses.
The partially overlapping H-Line and E-Line, which link downtown Denver with the southeast suburbs, each will run every 30 minutes during most of the day — half of their usual 15-minute frequencies, RTD said in a news release. And a suspension of R-Line service between the Florida and Lincoln stations will continue, with regular service running north of Florida.
Initial service changes took effect in early April as crews began inspecting and repairing coping panels, which are caps atop retaining walls, along the north side of the tracks that follow Interstate 25 between I-25/Broadway and Lincoln. That work started near Lincoln Station and is moving north, with completion set for October.
Last month’s disruptions included reduced frequency for the E-Line only south of the Southmoor Station, while the H-Line continued running normally. But the H-Line and the rest of the E-Line will now see 30-minute service frequencies as crews begin working between the Orchard and Southmoor stations, RTD says.
Some trains have experienced additional delays as they pass through the work zone, according to riders as well as RTD’s service alerts. One alert Tuesday afternoon indicated that H-Line trains were experiencing “up to 20 minute delays due to construction.”
RTD lists current schedule changes on its Service Disruptions website.
On Monday, RTD reported that real-time online tracking data for the E, H and R lines wasn’t functioning properly. A spokeswoman expected the data connection to be restored by Tuesday morning, but it was still not working for all three lines as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. RTD said early Tuesday evening that real-time information had been restored for third-party apps and for some, but not all, functions on RTD’s in-house Next Ride website.
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