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Martindale station

Coordinates: 51°07′03″N 113°58′04″W / 51.11750°N 113.96778°W / 51.11750; -113.96778
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Martindale
CTrain station
General information
Coordinates51°07′03″N 113°58′04″W / 51.11750°N 113.96778°W / 51.11750; -113.96778
Owned byCalgary Transit
Line(s)Blue Line (202)
PlatformsSide-loading platforms
Connections60 Taradale
61 Martindale
85 Martin Crossing
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
McKnight–Westwinds
toward 69 Street
Blue Line Saddletowne
Terminus

Martindale is a CTrain light rail station in Martindale, Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202). It opened August 27, 2012.[1][2]

The station was constructed as part of a 2.9-kilometre extension of the Northeast line from McKnight–Westwinds station to Saddletowne station. It is located in a reserved right-of-way within its community, with the side-loading platforms to be staggered west and east of Martindale Boulevard. Due to its location in a residential area primarily serving local residents, there are no park-and-ride lots at the station nor a bus terminal, unlike most other CTrain stations in Calgary.[3] Also, because of its location, CTrain speeds are reduced to 50 km/h (30 mph) in the general area.[4]


In its first year of service, Martindale served an average of 2,400 boardings per day. [5]

The opening of the Northeast extension was delayed by almost one year as the extension was originally planned to be open in late 2011.

Station Upgrades

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Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Martindale Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "NE LRT Extension". Calgary Transit. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Markusoff, Jason (August 1, 2012). "Martindale, Saddletowne LRT stations open Aug. 27 (Extension was five years in the works, faced delays)". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. ^ NE LRT Extension Overall Plan (PDF) (Map) (November 7, 2008 ed.). City of Calgary. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Zickefoose, Sherri (August 23, 2012). "Transit dropping LRT speeds near new stations after residents' outcry". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  5. ^ "One Year Review of Blue Line (NE) LRT Extension: Martindale Station, Saddletowne Station, and Transit Service Changes" (pdf). Calgary Transit. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand Public Wi-Fi to the Northwest and Northeast CTrain stations". Calgary Newsroom. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.