Airport authorities announced on Friday that the Denver International Airport
(DEN) concourse train will be shut down partially for two nights in early October for maintenance purposes. However, the trains will remain operational from Concourse A to Concourses B and C.
How will the shutdown affect passengers?
When the train shuts down, it will not run from the terminal to the concourses. However, it will run between Concourses A, B, and C.
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According to the airport, the disruption will leave A Bridge Security as the only security checkpoint for travelers during the following dates and times:
- From 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 through 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
- From 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 through 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.
Therefore, passengers departing from DEN must go through Bridge A Security, located on Level 6 north of the Jeppesen Terminal.
From the security checkpoint, they will have to walk to Concourse A. From there, they can fly out from the A gates or take the train to Concourses B and C.
Passengers arriving at DEN will have to do the same but in the other direction: ride the train from Concourses B and C to Concourse A and then walk to the terminal from there.
In addition, train service will be available for arriving passengers until 10:50 PM. However, as mentioned above, departing passengers will be affected from 8 PM onwards.
Luckily, passengers making connections at the airport will not be affected, as the train continues to run between the three concourses. Simple Flying has contacted Denver Airport for a statement on the situation.
About DEN
Denver International Airport opened its doors to the public in February 1995. It remains the largest airport in the Western Hemisphere by land area. It is currently the second largest airport in the world, dethroned from the top spot after decades by King Fahd International Airport (DMM).
Photo: Denver International Airport
It has consistently ranked amongst the top 20 busiest airports in the world every year since 2000. In 2023, the airport served a record-breaking number of passengers: 77,837,917. It is also one of the main economic drivers of the Denver area, contributing close to $30 billion yearly.
The airport serves 25 different airlines and offers direct flights to over 215 destinations across four continents. It is a major hub for 
United Airlines
and hosts the largest operating bases for both Frontier Airlines
and 
Southwest Airlines
.
It was one of the first airports to have a fully automated bagged handling system. However, the system didn’t function properly and was a maintenance nightmare. After a decade of continuous issues, it was shut down in 2005.
The airport has one terminal and three midfield courses, which allows DEN to have a total of 179 gates in operation. The breakdown is as follows: