Garrison station (RTD)
light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado
Garrison station is a light rail station on the W Line of the RTD rail system. It is located adjacent to Garrison Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado. The station opened on April 26, 2013, and was built as part of the FasTracks public transportation expansion plan.
Station layout
Garrison station is located in a primarily single-family residential neighborhood. It has no bus connections or parking lot. The station has a covered bicycle parking area and the W Line bikeway connects the station to neighborhoods to its west.
The public source identifies “Garrison station (RTD)” as light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Garrison, station and light.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16891541. Authority coordinates are 39.737, -105.100. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2013.
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