3 Street SW | |||||||||||||||
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CTrain station | |||||||||||||||
![]() 3rd St SW (eastbound) | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 333C - 7 Avenue SW | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°02′47.8″N114°04′09″W / 51.046611°N 114.06917°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Calgary Transit | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | Single side-loading platform | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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3 Street SW station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 3 Street SW platform is used by eastbound trains, with the nearest stations serving westbound trains being and the 4 Street SW station and the 1 Street SW station. The platforms is located on the south side of 7 Avenue S and is located within the free-fare zone serving both Routes 201 and 202.[ citation needed ]
The 3 Street W station, located between 3 Street and 2 Street SW and adjacent to The CORE/TD Square shopping centre that opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's original LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. The original station was closed on April 20, 2009, and demolished immediately with the new station constructed in its place. The new station opened on March 12, 2010. [1] [2]
On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the C-Train system, 3rd Street SW Station, along with every other station between City Hall and Downtown West-Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded. [3] [4]
According to data released by Calgary Transit, the 3 Street SW Station had an average weekday daily ridership of 16,300 in the year of 2007. [5]