8 Street Southwest (C-Train)

8 Street SW C-Train station in Fare Free Zone
Station statistics
Address	901C - 7 Avenue SW
Coordinates	51°02′49″N 114°04′52″W
Lines	Downtown
Platforms	single side platform
Other information
Opened	1981
Rebuilt	2009
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	12,600
Services
Preceding station   C-Train   Following station Sunnyside toward Crowfoot Route 201 eastbound 6 Street Southwest toward Somerset-Bridlewood 10 Street Southwest Terminus Route 202 eastbound 6 Street Southwest toward McKnight-Westwinds

8 Street Southwest is a stop in Downtown Calgary on the city's C-Train light rail system. The station is used only by eastbound trains. The platform for the station is located on the south side of 7th Avenue SW.

On Line 201 it is the first station in Downtown Calgary, and within the Downtown free fare zone. The station is used by trains serving both 201 and 202 lines.

The original platform located between 9 Street & 8 Street SW adjacent to the Mac's store 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 has been constructed one block east (between 8 Street & 7 Street SW and adjacent to Century Park) of its previous location and was opened on Dec. 18, 2009. Like all refurbished 7 Avenue platforms, the entire sidewalk slopes up to the station at both ends and the platform can handle 4-car trains. The previous station was immediatley closed and demolished shortly afterward.

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

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.