RTD takes every precaution to provide safe transit operations every day. We're constantly upgrading and evaluating all of our security measures to ensure the safety of our employees and passengers. From increased patrols and surveillance cameras to other behind the scene measures, RTD takes safety very seriously. We've even developed several programs to help keep everyone who uses RTD as secure as possible while still providing fast, efficient service.

Transit Watch – RTD's Safety and Security Awareness Program
Transit Watch is a lifesaving safety and security partnership between RTD and its passengers. We ask that you make a commitment to be an alert, informed, prepared and involved passenger. We can't be everywhere at once. We can always use an extra pair of eyes and ears. Together with your help, we can all enhance the safety and security of our transit system.

Be informed.

Familiarize yourself with station entrances.
Remain calm and listen for station, train or bus announcements.
Follow transit authority instructions in a quick but orderly fashion.
Do not block train or bus doors from closing.

Be alert.

Be aware of suspicious packages. If you spot an unattended package, look for the following:

Placement in an out-of-the-way location
Individuals in the act of abandoning the package and hastily departing the area
Strangely attached batteries, wires, tanks, bottles or bags that might contain chemicals
A suspicious cloud, mist, gas, vapor, odor or seeping fluid

Be aware of suspicious behavior. If you spot any suspicious individuals engaged in questionable activity, look for the following:

Visible signs of nervousness
Excessive sweating
Sprayer bottles or aerosol canisters
Inappropriate clothing that is excessively baggy or too heavy in warm weather

Be prepared.

Identify alternate routes and means of reaching your location in the event your main route is impassable.
Create a plan in advance for maintaining contact with family members or friends by creating an emergency quick reference card with key phone numbers. Carry it with you at all times.

Report suspicious packages, suspicious behavior or other security-related concerns to the RTD Transit Watch 24-hour hotline at 303.299.2911.

Join the RTD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

If this were an emergency, would you take it sitting down? Stand up and make a difference.

If you’re the type of person who takes action in an emergency, RTD needs you to be a CERT volunteer. You will be trained by experts in homeland security to provide immediate assistance and aid until first responders reach the scene. CERT is part of a national program to promote disaster preparedness and support people helping people.

Light Rail Safety Tips
Please follow these guidelines when you are near light rail tracks:

The number-one light rail safety rule is "Do not trespass."
Always look both ways before crossing the tracks.
Never walk or drive across tracks when you see a moving train or a red traffic signal.
Stand behind the yellow warning strip at light rail stations until the train stops.
Never walk or bike along train tracks.
In case of an emergency on the train, use the intercom on the operator's cab door at the front and back of each train car. Press button to talk to the operator for assistance. Each train has a two-way radio to contact authorities.
Use common sense and courtesy on trains and at light rail stations, especially when crowds are boarding and exiting.
Stay away from electrical wires and couplers between the train cars; they are dangerous.
Overhead electric lines and connectors between the train cars carry high voltage. If you see an overhead line hanging free, do not touch it or let anything else touch it. Please notify RTD immediately at 303.299.6000.

Night Stop
Traveling by bus after dark? Between 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., the Night Stop program allows you to ask your bus driver to drop you off at any safe location along the route. It can be a regular stop or closer to where you need to go. This service is provided to help riders feel more secure when arriving at their stop after dark.

How to Use Night Stop Service

At least one block before you want to get off, move to the front of the bus and tell the driver you want a special stop.
The driver will determine a safe stopping point for you and the bus. Drivers will not allow passengers to exit in unsafe areas such as unlit or unpopulated locations, or in ditches or snowdrifts.
Exit through the front door of the bus.
The driver will ask other passengers to wait for the next stop. This ensures that you will be the only passenger to depart at your requested stop.

Night Stop Service Area
Night Stop service is not available in the downtown Denver area bordered by 11th Ave., Grant St., 23rd St., Speer Blvd., and I-25 because of the frequency of stops already made in this area by RTD bus drivers as well as the amount of police patrols.

Night Stop Information
Denver/Boulder 303.299.6000
Outside (303) Area Code 800.366.7433
Longmont 303.776.4142

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