8 Street Southwest station

Last updated
8th Street SW
CTrain station
8 Street Southwest (C-Train) 1.jpg
Location901C - 7 Avenue SW
Coordinates 51°02′49″N114°04′52″W / 51.04694°N 114.08111°W / 51.04694; -114.08111
Owned by Calgary Transit
PlatformsSingle side-loading platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNone
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneFare free
History
Opened1981
Rebuilt2009
Electrified Overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Sunnyside
One-way operation
Red Line 6 Street SW
Downtown West–Kerby
One-way operation
Blue Line 6 Street SW
toward Saddletowne

8 Street Southwest station is a CTrain light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station is used only by eastbound trains. The platform for the station is located on the south side of 7th Avenue SW.

For Route 201 Southbound, it is the first station in Downtown Calgary, and within the Downtown free fare zone. The station is used by trains serving both Routes 201 and 202.

The original platform was located between 9 Street & 8 Street SW (adjacent to the Circle K) and opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's original LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. As part of the 7 Avenue Refurbishment Project, a new station was constructed one block east (between 8 Street & 7 Street SW and adjacent to Century Park) of its previous location and was opened on December 18, 2009. The original platform was immediately closed following the opening of the new platform and was demolished shortly afterwards. [1] [2]

Like all refurbished 7 Avenue stations, the entire sidewalk slopes up to the platform level and the platform can accommodate 4-car trains.

The station registered an average of 12,600 daily boardings in 2005. [3]

According to the Calgary Transit website, in 2008, the ridership of the station of daily weekday boardings remained at an unchanged rate of 12,600 boardings. [4]

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References

  1. "7 Avenue LRT Refurbishment Project" (PDF). City of Calgary Transportation Infrastructure. February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
  2. Renato Gandia (Dec 15, 2009). "New C-Train station set to open". Calgary Sun . Retrieved Dec 18, 2009.
  3. Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  4. Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership) Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine