Saddletowne | |||||||||||
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| 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 Street East 59 Savanna 60 Taradale 61 Martindale 68 68 Street East 71 Taracove 85 Martin Crossing 119 Freeport 128 Cornerstone/Redstone 145 Skyview Ranch/Cityscape/Redstone 157 Stoney Industrial 159 Saddlebrook MO MAX Orange Brentwood | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 141 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
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Saddletowne station is a CTrain light rail station in on the Northeast Line (Route 202) in Saddle Ridge Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012, as part of a 2.9-km extension.[1]
It is the current terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout where 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.
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]
References
- ↑ "Calgary Transit: NE Bus Routing Changes for Martindale and Saddletowne LRT Stations". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ "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.