Saddletowne station
Saddletowne | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTrain station | |||||||||||
 A train at Saddletowne in May 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°07′32″N 113°56′53″W / 51.12556°N 113.94806°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Calgary Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Center-loading platform | ||||||||||
| Connections | 23 52 St East 59 Savanna 85 Saddle Ridge 60 Martindale 61 Taradale 66 Blackfoot Express 71 Taracove 85 Martin Crossing 157 Stoney Industrial 159 Saddlebrook 445 Skyview/Redstone 303 MAX Orange | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 141 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Saddletowne station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202). It opened on August 27, 2012 as part of a 2.9-km (1.8 miles) extension from McKnight–Westwinds station.[1]
It is the new terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the community of Saddle Ridge in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station itself is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout which encompasses the Saddleridge Town Centre, a commercial and activity centre, with planned medium-density residential development and community facilities.[2] The station has a Park and Ride with a 141-stall capacity.
The station is a center-loading, walk-on island platform; very similar to McKnight-Westwinds and Somerset-Bridlewood stations.
Construction on the extension started in the spring of 2010 and completed, for its grand opening block party, on August 25, 2012.[3] The extension was delayed by almost one year, as it was initially planned to open in late 2011.
In its first year of service, Saddletowne served an average of 8,730 boardings per day. [4]
Future Extension
The Northeast line will be extended to the north, once those areas are developed enough to support LRT infrastructure. There are currently 4 stations planned: A station in the community of Savanna at 88th Avenue NE which will include a future spur line to the airport and the future green line, Country Hills Blvd near Skyview Ranch, 128th Avenue NE near Redstone and the future neighborhood of Cornerstone, and one near the industrial area of Stonegate. These stations will likely open around 2023 or beyond, other than the Savanna Station which is likely to open before.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Saddle Ridge - Area Structure Plan" (PDF). Land Use and Mobility Planning and Transportation Policy. City of Calgary. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.