RTD Lightrail Jeffco Station

Coming from a tourist: I am not from CO but you people have no idea how lucky you are to have this AND free parking… IN A GARAGE! First of all, I stayed at one of the hotels closeby and decided to try it out. For $ 4 each way you can get to downtown Denver in about 30 minutes or so. The trains are new and comfy and it did get a little crowded during the afternoon coming back to Golden, where, I saw a young couple being written a ticket for non payment. I am shocked by the 3 star reviewer, had nothing bad to say except its public transport… well honey it doesn’t deserve a 3 thats for sure.
Why 5? I am from Boston. Been using the T for well over 14 years now. Its crowded, smelly, parking hahahaha… if you’re lucky is only $ 5, not convenient, no schedule, breaks down in hot and cold weather, constant breaking down on certain lines… need I say more?

The addition of a light rail in Golden is pretty sick, especially since you can take it for free as a Mines student! It’s maybe 2 miles away from school. Anytime you want to go into Denver, it’s free and you don’t have to worry about parking/​traffic/​tickets/​etc!
The station in clean and well lit. There is covered parking (free as well). The bus stops here pretty regularly if you live a distance away. As far as public transportation goes, this is pretty great. But that being said, it’s still public transportation.

Free parking two miles from my house and a $ 4 ride to a Rockies game? Yup!
PLENTY of free parking here in the covered garage. There are two ticket machines; one takes cash and card and the other is card only.
So many reasons to ride the light rail! Avoid busy traffic, avoid parking hassles and fees, see some cool sights, have a few drinks downtown without worrying about a DD, and support public transportation! People watching is never disappointing either. Usually takes us about 40 – 45 minutes to get to Union Station.
My only complaint about all of these stations is they need more ticket machines. This one isn’t as much of a problem as Union Station or Pepsi Center where we have waited 45 minutes after an event to get our tickets. But we have missed a train a time or two here because we are waiting in line.
Yay for public transportation!

The most spartan of all the W line train stations, just one bench and no covered area to get out of the sun or rain. This would especially appreciated since you may have to wait up to 30 minutes for the Call-​n-​Ride shuttle into downtown Golden.