1 Street SW
CTrain station
General information
Location121C - 7 Avenue SE
Coordinates51°02′47.6″N 114°03′51″W / 51.046556°N 114.06417°W / 51.046556; -114.06417
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSingle side-loading platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1981
Rebuilt2005
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
4 Street SW
toward Tuscany
 Red Line City Hall/Bow Valley College
One-way operation
4 Street SW
toward 69 Street
 Blue Line

1 Street SW Station is a stop in Downtown Calgary on the city's C-Train light rail system. The 1 Street platform is served by westbound trains only, with the nearest eastbound train platforms being Centre Street station and 3 Street SW station, both of which only serve eastbound trains. The platform is located on the north side of 7 Avenue South, west of Centre Street within the free fare zone, serving both routes 201 and 202.

The original 1 Street W station opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's first LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson and was located between 1 Street & 2 Street SW (across from the Scotia Center). On October 28, 2005, a new four-car platform for the 1 Street Southwest stop was finished. The platform moved to a new location between 1 Street and Centre Street, one block east of its old location. This was the first station to be refurbished as part of the 7 Avenue Refurbishment Project.

All of the 7 Avenue Refurbished Stations that followed in 2005 - 2012 use the same basic design as Centre Street where the entire sidewalk slopes up to platform level. However, the canopy design at Centre Street is slightly different from the newer stations constructed in 2005 and onwards.

The Telus Convention Centre, Glenbow Museum, and the Calgary Tower are located near these platforms, as are skyscrapers such as the Suncor Energy Centre, Scotia Centre and Bow Valley Square.

On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the C-Train system, 1st Street SW Station, along with every other station between City Hall and Downtown West-Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded.[1][2]

According to data released by Calgary Transit, the 1 Street SW Station had an average weekday daily ridership of 19,000 in the year of 2007.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lighting upgrades at Calgary CTrain platforms". Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ @calgarytransit (March 22, 2023). "#CTRiders, we've recently upgraded the lighting on all CTrain platforms from Downtown West/Kerby to City Hall" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "LRT Ridership". Calgary Transit. July 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010.
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