Lamar is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Lamar Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado. The station is located within Lakewood's 40 West Arts District, not far from the businesses on West Colfax Avenue and about from the campus of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. The station opened on April 26, 2013, on the West Corridor, built as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD)

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. The area around Lamar station has seen transit-oriented development, including three joint housing and retail buildings.

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Transportation in Lakewood, Colorado RTD light rail stations W Line (RTD) Railway stations in the United States opened in 2013 2013 establishments in Colorado Transportation buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Colorado {{Colorado-railstation-stub