Eau Claire station

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Eau Claire
CTrain station
General information
Coordinates 51°03′09″N114°04′04″W / 51.05248°N 114.067753°W / 51.05248; -114.067753 (2 Ave SW station) Coordinates: 51°03′09″N114°04′04″W / 51.05248°N 114.067753°W / 51.05248; -114.067753 (2 Ave SW station)
Owned by Calgary Transit
PlatformsCentre loading
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNone
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneTBD
History
Opening2027 (2027)
Electrified Overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Terminus Green Line
(phase 1)
7 Avenue SW
toward Shepard
9 Avenue N
toward 16 Avenue N
Green Line
(phase 2)
Terminus

Eau Claire is a planned and approved CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada part of the Green Line. Construction is expected to begin in 2022 and complete in 2027 as the northern terminus of construction phase one. [1] The station is named for and located in the high density urban community of Eau Claire, immediately north of downtown Calgary.

The station will be underground, integrated into the future Eau Claire Market redevelopment site. Similar to Calgary's Central Library, the redeveloped market will have a tunnel portal on the north end of the building where the line will exit the station and enter an S-curved elevated guideway over Prince's Island Park. [2]

This station will provide access to Chinatown, as well the Bow River Pathway, Princes Island Park, the Peace Bridge, the Chinese Cultural Centre and numerous office, residential, and commercial towers.

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