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| name = Somerset-Bridlewood
| name = Somerset – Bridlewood
| type = [[:Category:C-Train stations|C-Train station]]
| type = [[:Category:CTrain stations|CTrain station]]
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| image = CTrain Somerset2.jpg
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| address = 17100 - 6 Street SW
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| line = [[C-Train#South Line|South Line]]
| other = 11 Southwest Loop <br>12 Southwest Loop <br>14 Cranston/Bridlewood <br>15 Millrise <br>52 Evergreen/Somerset <br>78 Sundance/Chaparral <br>153 Copperfield <br>178 Sundance/Chaparral <br>402 Silverado <br>406 Auburn Bay <br>444 Chaparral Valley
| other = 11 Southwest Loop <br> 12 Southwest Loop <br> 14 Bridlewood/Cranston <br> 52 Evergreen/Somerset <br> 75 Mahogany <br> 78 Sundance <br> 102 Millrise/Sliverado <br> 153 Copperfield <br> 167 Walden/Legacy <br> 194 Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow
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'''Somerset-Bridlewood''' is the current southern terminus of the South Line (Route 201) of the [[CTrain]] [[light rail]] system in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the South LRT Extension Phase II. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 16.9&nbsp;km South of the City Hall Interlocking along [[Shawville Gate (Calgary)|Shawville Gate]], to serve the [[Somerset, Calgary|Somerset]], [[Bridlewood, Calgary|Bridlewood]] and [[Sundance, Calgary|Sundance]] communities, as well as the nearby [[Bishop O'Byrne High School]] and South Fish Creek Recreation Centre. It is one of two stations that also serve the Shawnessy Towne Centre shopping district. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.
'''Somerset–Bridlewood Station''' is a [[CTrain]] [[light rail]] station in the [[Calgary, Alberta]] community of [[Shawnessy, Calgary|Shawnessy]]. It is the current southern terminus of the [[Red Line (Calgary)|Red Line]]. The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the second phase of the South LRT Extension. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), {{convert|16.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station. {{Short description|Light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada}}
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The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. Unlike a majority of CTrain stations, the platform was initially constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.


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In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday. This is up from a ridership of 10,100 from 2005.<ref name="LRTstats">{{Cite web |author=Calgary Transit |authorlink=Calgary Transit |year=2005 |title=LRT Station Ridership |url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608132311/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=2007-06-08 |accessdate=2007-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Calgary Transit |authorlink=Calgary Transit |year=2008 |title=LRT Station Ridership |url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208143704/http://calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |access-date=2009-11-15}}</ref>
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The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. The platform is also constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.


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== History ==
The station name was initially planned to be ''162 Avenue Station''. However, in late 2003 (approximately 7 months before opening) the City decided to use the current name for it.
=== Commuter Rail Pilot ===
Somerset-Bridlewood Station was originally opened as 162nd Avenue Station in Spring 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line as part of a pilot program to provide rail service to South Calgary. This commuter rail service operated a single Siemens RegioSprinter DMU<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transit History of Calgary, Alberta |url=https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/calgary-ab.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=home.cc.umanitoba.ca}}</ref> during peak rush hour periods only, to and from a temporary platform at [[Anderson station (Calgary)|Anderson Station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit |url=https://barp.ca/bus/alberta/ct/regiosprinter.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=barp.ca}}</ref> The service only lasted five months, however, ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to official extend the Red Line. The current station was constructed just south of the temporary platform and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications |url=https://railwaypages.com/upper-canada-railway-society-ucrs-and-its-publications |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=railwaypages.com |edition=554th}}</ref>


== Station Upgrades ==
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==History==
A dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.
The site of Somerset-Bridlewood was originally opened as 162nd Ave Station in spring of 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line to provide access to a conventional rail service during peak rush hour periods to a platform at Anderson station.<ref name="discotrain">{{cite web|title=Siemens Regio Sprinter|publisher=barp.ca|url=http://barp.ca/bus/alberta/ct/regiosprinter.html |accessdate=November 5, 2011}}</ref> The service only lasted five months but the ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to complete the South extension.<ref name="greentrip">{{cite web|title=Expanding Transit Systems into Bedroom Communities|author=Rainer Ibowski|date=July 16, 2008|url=http://www.ibowski.ca/Green%20Trip%20Visions.htm|accessdate=November 5, 2011}}</ref> The modern station was built on the site of the temporary platform when the CTrain service was extended south and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.


== Transit Connections ==
Two stub tracks are at the station, an indicator of a future extension to the Silverado development that is scheduled for an opening once there is sufficient development in the area to sustain LRT.<ref>[http://publicaccess.calgary.ca/lldm01/livelink.exe?func=ccpa.general&msgID=DegrrTereA&msgAction=Download 2007 West LRT Report]</ref>


=== Calgary Transit ===
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In 2005, the station registered an average of 10,100 boardings per weekday.<ref name=LRTstats>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html| title= LRT Station Ridership| author= Calgary Transit| authorlink= Calgary Transit| year=2005| accessdate=2007-08-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070608132311/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-08}}</ref> In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html |title=LRT Station Ridership |author=Calgary Transit |authorlink=Calgary Transit |year=2008 |accessdate=2009-11-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081208143704/http://calgarytransit.com:80/html/lrt_ridership.html |archivedate=December 8, 2008 }}</ref>
<blockquote>'''11''' - Southwest Loop


'''12''' - Southwest Loop
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==References==
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'''14''' - Bridlewood / '''14''' - Cranston
==External links==

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{{Commons|Somerset-Bridlewood (C-Train)}}
'''52''' - Evergreen

'''75''' - Mahogany

'''78''' - Chaparral / '''78''' - Sundance

'''102''' - Millrise / '''102''' - Silverado

'''153''' - Copperfield

'''167''' - Walden/Legacy

'''194''' - Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow </blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Map {{!}} Transit55 Calgary |url=https://transit55.ca/calgary/map/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=transit55.ca}}</ref>

=== On-It Regional Transit ===
<blockquote>Okotoks Commuter / Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station</blockquote>

== Around the Station ==

=== Major Destinations ===

* Shawnessy Towne Centre (shopping plaza)
* Sundance South Health Centre
* Sunpark Plaza
* YMCA Shawnessy

=== Communities ===
Residential

* [[Bridlewood, Calgary]]
* [[Shawnessy, Calgary]]
* [[Somerset, Calgary]]
* [[Sundance, Calgary]]

=== Educational Institutions ===
Secondary Schools

* [[Bishop O'Byrne High School|Bishop O'Byrne High]]
* [[Centennial High School (Calgary)|Centennial High]]

Primary Schools

* Father James Whelihan
* Somerset Elementary

=== Major Streets ===

* 162 Avenue SW / Sun Valley Boulevard
* [[Macleod Trail]]
* Shawville Boulevard
* [[Stoney Trail]]

== See also ==

* [[CTrain]]
* [[Red Line (Calgary)]]
* [[Fish Creek–Lacombe station]]
* [[McKnight–Westwinds station]]
* [[Shawnessy station]]
* [[Bridlewood, Calgary]]
* [[Shawnessy, Calgary]]
* [[Somerset, Calgary]]

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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}{{Commons|Somerset-Bridlewood (C-Train)}}


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Latest revision as of 01:16, 7 May 2024

Somerset – Bridlewood
CTrain station
General information
Location17100 - 6 Street SW
Coordinates50°53′57″N 114°04′09″W / 50.89917°N 114.06917°W / 50.89917; -114.06917
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsCentre-loading platform
Connections11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
14 Bridlewood/Cranston
52 Evergreen/Somerset
75 Mahogany
78 Sundance
102 Millrise/Sliverado
153 Copperfield
167 Walden/Legacy
194 Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking913 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Shawnessy
toward Tuscany
 Red Line Terminus

Somerset–Bridlewood Station is a CTrain light rail station in the Calgary, Alberta community of Shawnessy. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line. The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the second phase of the South LRT Extension. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 16.9 km (10.5 mi) south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.

The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. Unlike a majority of CTrain stations, the platform was initially constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.

In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday. This is up from a ridership of 10,100 from 2005.[1][2]

History

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Commuter Rail Pilot

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Somerset-Bridlewood Station was originally opened as 162nd Avenue Station in Spring 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line as part of a pilot program to provide rail service to South Calgary. This commuter rail service operated a single Siemens RegioSprinter DMU[3] during peak rush hour periods only, to and from a temporary platform at Anderson Station.[4] The service only lasted five months, however, ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to official extend the Red Line. The current station was constructed just south of the temporary platform and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.[5]

Station Upgrades

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A dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.

Transit Connections

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Calgary Transit

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11 - Southwest Loop

12 - Southwest Loop

14 - Bridlewood / 14 - Cranston

52 - Evergreen

75 - Mahogany

78 - Chaparral / 78 - Sundance

102 - Millrise / 102 - Silverado

153 - Copperfield

167 - Walden/Legacy

194 - Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow

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On-It Regional Transit

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Okotoks Commuter / Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station

Around the Station

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Major Destinations

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  • Shawnessy Towne Centre (shopping plaza)
  • Sundance South Health Centre
  • Sunpark Plaza
  • YMCA Shawnessy

Communities

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Residential

Educational Institutions

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Secondary Schools

Primary Schools

  • Father James Whelihan
  • Somerset Elementary

Major Streets

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Calgary Transit (2008). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ^ "Transit History of Calgary, Alberta". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ^ "Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit". barp.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ^ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications". railwaypages.com (554th ed.). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  6. ^ "Live Map | Transit55 Calgary". transit55.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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