Multiple rail lines temporarily shut down in Denver due to car blocking access to Union Station

Service for a portion of multiple rail lines in Denver was suspended on Sunday afternoon after a vehicle was stopped on the tracks. Police said it appears the driver just took a wrong turn onto the tracks. 

RTD says the vehicle is blocking access to Union Station. The station had to be closed to commuter rail traffic while authorities investigate the scene.

In an update, Denver police said the incident started when an older man, later identified by investigators as 80 years old, mistakenly drove onto the RTD train tracks toward the station. He ended up 11 blocks down, underneath the 20th Street viaduct.

Service for the A line between Union Station and 38th-Blake, the B and G lines between Union Station and 41st and Fox, and the N Line between Union Station and 48th-Brighton at National Western Center Station is temporarily suspended. Bus shuttles were called in to support customers in the area.

Denver police said the driver was cited for careless driving. They said he lives in the Denver metro area.