Downtown West–Kerby station
Downtown West–Kerby | ||||||||||||
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CTrain station | ||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||
Location | 11 Street & 7 Avenue SW | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°02′49.8″N 114°05′14.34″W / 51.047167°N 114.0873167°W | |||||||||||
Owned by | Calgary Transit | |||||||||||
Platforms | Side-loading platforms | |||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opened | 2012 | |||||||||||
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Downtown West–Kerby station is a CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the free-fare zone on the 7 Avenue transit-only corridor.[1] It is the only station in the downtown corridor that is exclusively for the Blue Line. A public preview occurred on December 8, 2012 and the station opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.[2][3][4][5]
This station replaces the former centre-loading 10 Street SW platform and relocated one block to the west. Initially, the name of this new dual side-loading platform was to be just 11 Street SW. However, Calgary City Hall changed the name to its present form because of the history of the Kerby family name in this location and the proximity to the Kerby Centre (a major social services centre primarily for seniors). The only other two-platform station in downtown is the Template:Cts station at the eastern end of the 7 Avenue SW transit mall. As part of the Calgary Transit Seventh Avenue refurbishment project[6] Downtown West-Kerby has been built to accommodate 4-car consists.
This station serves mainly the Downtown West End community, both residential and businesses.
Notable places nearby
- Mewata Armoury
- Shaw Millennium skatepark
- The Kerby Centre
- The Chinese Consulate-General office at 6 Avenue SW (1 block north) and between 9 Street SW and 10 Street SW
- Athabasca University (Calgary Campus)
References
- ^ "7 Avenue Refurbishment Project Update: Downtown West-Kerby Station" (PDF). The City of Calgary (website). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "7 Avenue Refurbishment Phase 2 Project Update – September 24, 2012" (PDF). The City of Calgary. September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "7 Avenue Refurbishment Phase 2 Project Update – October 8, 2012" (PDF). The City of Calgary. October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ Potkins, Meghan (November 7, 2012). "West LRT line will open Dec. 10 on time, city says". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ West LRT Infographic (YouTube)
- ^ "(untitled)". City of Calgary. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.