45 Street station (Calgary)

45 Street station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the fourth station from downtown on the West leg of the Blue Line. It opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.[1][2][3] On December 8, 2012, a preview of the West Line was provided.[4]

45 Street
CTrain station
General information
Coordinates51°02′16.62″N 114°09′11.94″W
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSide-loading platforms
Connections2 Killarney-17th Avenue/Mount Pleasant
93 Westbrook/Coach Hill
Construction
Structure typeTrench
ParkingNone
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2012
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Sirocco
toward 69 Street
 Blue Line Westbrook
toward Saddletowne

The station is located in a trench on the north side of 17 Avenue SW and west of 45 Street SW, 5.3 km West of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW Interlocking.[5] No park & ride is provided and the station is a walk-on only with passengers arriving by Calgary Transit buses, cycling, walking or by vehicle drop off. The platforms are side-loading with grade-level access at the west end and stairs and ramps at the east end. The station serves the neighborhoods of Glendale, Rosscarrock, Westgate and Glenbrook.[6] It is located immediately adjacent to the Calgary main office of the Alberta Motor Association, as well as a district Calgary Police Service station.

45 Street along with 69 Street are the first trenched stations to be built in Calgary.

In its first year of service, 45 Street served an average of 3,630 boardings per day.[7]

References
  1. Potkins, Meghan (November 7, 2012). "West LRT line will open Dec. 10 on time, city says". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. West LRT Infographic (YouTube)
  3. Take a ride from 69 Street Station to Sunalta Station (YouTube)
  4. Howell, Trevor Scott (December 8, 2012). "Crowds turn out to welcome city's newest LRT line". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  5. "45 St Station". City of Calgary. West LRT. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. "45 St SW". City of Calgary. West LRT. 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  7. "West LRT One Year Review" (pdf). 2014. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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