CTrain is a light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, as part of the Calgary municipal government's transportation department. The CTrain system has two routes, with a combined route length of . The Red Line (also known as Route 201) is long and serves the southern and northwestern areas of the city. The Blue Line (also known as Route 202) is long, and serves the northeastern and western sections of the city.
Most CTrain track is at grade, within its own right-of-way. The downtown portion services both transit lines along the 7th Avenue South transit mall at street level, and is shared between the CTrain, Calgary Transit buses, and City of Calgary vehicles. This portion is a zero-fare zone and serves as a downtown people mover. The tracks split at the east and west ends of downtown into lines leading to the south, northeast, west and northwest residential neighbourhoods of Calgary. Six percent of the system is underground, and seven percent is grade-separated (elevated). Trains are powered by overhead electric wires, using pantographs to draw power.
List of CTrain stations Key † Terminus* 7 Avenue Free Fare Zone
Active stations Station Route Grade Opened Platform type Parking spaces Tuscany† Surface 2014 Centre 572 Crowfoot Surface 2009 Centre 1345 Dalhousie Surface 2003 Centre 740 Brentwood Surface 1990 Centre 980 University Surface 1987 Centre None Banff Trail Surface 1987 Side-loading 700 (at McMahon Stadium) Lions Park Surface 1987 Side-loading None SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee Surface 1987Centre None Sunnyside Surface 1987 Side-loading None 8 Street SW* Surface 1981 Side-loading (eastbound) None 7 Street SW* Surface 1981 Side-loading (westbound) None 6 Street SW* Surface 1981 Side-loading (eastbound) None 4 Street SW* Surface 1981 Side-loading (westbound) None 3 Street SW* Surface 1981Side-loading (eastbound) None 1 Street SW* Surface 1981 Side-loading (westbound) None Centre St.* Surface 1981 Side-loading (eastbound)None City Hall/Bow Valley College* Surface 1981 Side-loading None Victoria Park/Stampede Surface 1981 Centre Side-loading (overflow) None Erlton/Stampede Surface1981CentreNone 39 Avenue Surface 1981 Side-loading 297 Chinook Surface 1981 Centre 320 Heritage Surface 1981 Centre 550 Southland Surface 1981Centre 680 Anderson Surface 1981 Centre 1750 Canyon Meadows Surface 2001 Centre 260 Fish Creek–Lacombe Surface 2001Centre 1130 Shawnessy Surface 2004 Staggered side-loading 200 Somerset–Bridlewood† Surface 2004 Centre 913 69 Street† Trench2012 Centre 827 Sirocco Surface 2012 Side-loading 365 45 Street Trench 2012 Side-loading None Westbrook Underground 2012 Side-loading None Shaganappi Point Surface 2012 Side-loading None Sunalta Elevated 2012 Side-loading None Downtown West–Kerby* Surface 2012 Side-loading None Bridgeland/Memorial Surface 1985 Centre None Zoo Surface 1985 Centre 500 (at Calgary Zoo) Barlow/Max Bell Surface 1985 Centre 50 Franklin Surface 1985 Centre 578 Marlborough Surface 1985 Centre 480 Rundle Surface 1985 Centre 350 Whitehorn Surface 1985 Centre 824 McKnight–Westwinds Surface 2007 Centre 949 Martindale Surface 2012 Staggered side-loading None Saddletowne† Surface 2012 Centre 130
Former stations
Station Route Area Open Closed 3 Street SE Downtown 1985 2010 Olympic Plaza Downtown 1981 2011 10 Street SW Downtown 1985 2012
Ghost station
Station Area Open Location Calgary Municipal Building Downtown Future Planned subway line under 8th Ave This underground station was built under the Municipal Building as part of a proposed future 8th Avenue subway. There is a short section of unused transit tunnel leading to it from the South leg that was blocked off after underground urban explorers started following it into the station.
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