The Regional Transportation District, Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Front Range Passenger Rail District are partnering to start a rail service between Denver and Fort Collins by 2029, according to Colorado Public Radio. The train would make stops in between Denver and Fort Collins in towns like Longmont.
An initial overview of the project was presented to the RTD board on February 25. It explained start-up costs for three round trips a day would be between $800 million and $900 million. RTD's original plan, from the 2004 FasTracks program, was to offer service every 15 minutes at peak times.
The proposed train is meant to be the first phase of a larger Front Range Passenger Rail line that will connect Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, and more, according to CPR. In 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bills 24-184 and 24-230 into laws that impose fees on rental cars and oil and gas production to offset oil and gas pollution and provide seed funding for the Front Range Passenger Rail project.
Total costs and revenue, amongst other important details, have not yet been specified.
