10 Street Southwest (C-Train)

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10 Street SW
C-Train station in Fare Free Zone
10 Street Southwest (C-Train) 3.jpg
Station statistics
Address 1029C, 7 Avenue SW
Coordinates 51°02′49″N 114°04′58″W / 51.04694°N 114.08278°W / 51.04694; -114.08278
Platforms centre platform between tracks
Other information
Opened 1985
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 4,900
Services
Preceding station   C-Train   Following station
Terminus Route 202
westbound
One-way operation
Terminus Route 202
eastbound

The 10 Street Southwest platform is the western terminus of Route 202 of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.

Opened in 1985 with the opening of the Northeast line, this stop was the terminus for Route 201 until the Northwest Line opened in 1987. Until the West Line to 69 Street Southwest opens in 2012, Route 202's western terminus is at this platform. In addition, some Route 201 trains going southward start trips here. It is located at the western end of the free fare zone.

Unlike other side-loading platforms on the 7 Avenue S transit mall, 10 Street station is the only centre-loading platform, allowing passengers to board to both directions of revenue track.

The 10 Street SW platform was one of six downtown platforms slated for refurbishment as part of the next phase of Calgary Transit's Seventh Avenue refurbishment project. The station underwent a design study in 2006, and at that time was chosen as the next of the downtown stations to be rebuilt and expanded to handle four-LRV C-Trains. Construction of the new station was deferred in 2007 with the approval of funding for the West LRT, and will be constructed when the West LRT extension begins construction in late 2009. The new station will be located on the block west of the current station and will be designed as a side loading station with a similar design to the rest of the refurbished downtown stations.[1]

The platform serves the Downtown West End community, both residential and businesses. A short walk from the platform is the Telus World of Science (Calgary Science Centre), Mewata Armoury, Kerby Centre (a major seniors facility) and Shaw Millennium skatepark. Greyhound Canada provides a shuttle service from the station to its bus depot.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] 7 Avenue Refurbishment
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