Calgary LRT Network Plan

Calgary LRT Network Plan

Calgary LRT Network Plan... at a glance Overview These drawings provide an overview of Calgary s CTrain (or LRT) Network plan. The drawings provide information on existing lines and approved alignments, future station locations and park and ride lot requirements. Currently, the network consists of three legs South, Northwest and Northeast. Construction of an additional three lines (West, Southeast and North Central) is required to complete the network and this is anticipated to occur before Calgary reaches a population of 1.5 million. West LRT is underway and scheduled to open in 2012 while the timing of the Southeast and North Central legs and other extensions not specifically noted below is dependant on future city growth and available funding. South LRT South LRT opened in 1981; offering service between the downtown and Anderson Station. This original line also included a downtown transit mall for LRT and buses on 7 th Avenue S. After several extensions, South LRT now travels to Somerset Bridlewood station. extensions are planned to serve communities developing south of Marquis of Lorne Trail. Northeast LRT Northeast LRT opened in 1987 connecting downtown with Whitehorn Station. In 2007, an extension to McKnight / Westwinds Station was opened. Northeast LRT shares 7 th Avenue tracks with the South / Northwest line. Design is now underway for a further extension to Martindale and Saddletowne scheduled to open in 2012. extensions are planned to serve communities developing north of 80 th Avenue NE. Northwest LRT Northwest LRT, an operating extension of South LRT, began operating in 1987 just prior to the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Since then, it has been extended three times - to Brentwood and Dalhousie Stations and recently to Crowfoot Station. A further extension to Tuscany is being designed and will be completed in 2014. West LRT Funding for West LRT was approved in 2008 and construction is now underway with completion to 69 th Street SW expected in 2012. This line will have six stations and two park and ride facilities along 8 kilometres of track. This project will involve unique elements for Calgary including an elevated station in Sunalta and subway style stations at Westbrook and 69 th Street SW.

Calgary LRT Network Plan... at a glance Southeast LRT An alignment for Southeast LRT has been approved from the downtown to the new communities and South Hospital planned south of Marquis of Lorne Tr. The line will be over 26 kilometres long. LRT cars operating on this line will be low floor vehicles that will require minimal station platforms and allow for better community integration. The downtown section of the route will be located in a subway under 2 nd Street SW. Calgary Transit launched a Southeast Bus Rapid Transit service in 2009 which travels along a similar alignment to SE LRT. This service features articulated buses operating in mixed traffic aided by transit priority at intersections. North Central LRT Planning is underway for a North Central LRT line between the downtown and communities developing north of Beddington Trail. The general concept for the North Central LRT alignment, approved by Council in 2006, will share a portion of the Northeast line from the downtown then travel along side the CPR railway located in the Nose Creek valley and then along Harvest Hills Boulevard north of 96 th Avenue N. Two other corridors will be evaluated: Edmonton Trail and Centre Street. Public engagement is planned in 2011. th Downtown-8 Avenue Subway Today, CTrain service on the South and Northwest legs operate as one continuous route (Route 201). The Northeast leg (Route 202) terminates service at the west end of the downtown. In 2012, the Northeast LRT will be linked with the West line when it opens and will operate as a continuous service. The 7 th Avenue transit mall is restricted to the operation of CTrains, buses and emergency vehicles. Traffic signals are timed to facilitate CTrain operation (not preempted). three-car station platforms in the downtown are currently being replaced and these new stations along with station modifications along the rest of the network will permit the operation of 4 car trains by 2014. Early planning of the Calgary LRT network recognized the need to someday separate the combined operation of the South / Northwest and Northeast lines that currently operate jointly along 7 th Avenue. Separation of these routes will eliminate delays that occur at the entry point to the downtown where the lines must be switched onto a common piece of track. Provision has been made for construction of a future subway under 8 th Avenue S to accommodate the South / Northwest service. The Northeast / West route will remain on 7 th Avenue. Building the 8 th Avenue Subway will allow for higher capacity services on both lines. Detailed functional planning for this subway is just starting (2010) and the work will include a design for the subway required for the Southeast line under 2 nd Street SW.

Calgary LRT Network Plan Calgary North NE Industrial Lands Tuscany North Central LRT Proposed High Speed Rail (Province) Northwest LRT Northeast LRT West LRT 84 Street W LRT Station LRT Alignment LRT Extensions North Central LRT (Determined) North Central LRT (Under Review) Southeast LRT West LRT Proposed High Speed Rail (Province of Alberta) South LRT Southeast LRT 210 Avenue S Southeast Employment Centre

South LRT 39 Avenue (229 P&R) Southland (650 P&R) Silverado (250 P&R) 210 Avenue S (1000 P&R) Chinook (320 P&R) Heritage (557 P&R) Anderson (1750 P&R) Canyon Meadows (260 P&R) Fish Creek Lacombe (1130 P&R) Shawnessy (206 P&R) Somerset - Bridlewood (913 P&R) October 2010

! Northeast LRT Brentwood University Banff Trail Sunnyside Lions Park SAIT/ ACA&D Zoo (578 P&R) Victoria Park/ Erlton/ 39 Avenue Stoney (100 P&R) (shared)!!!!!! McKnight / Westwinds (950 P&R) Franklin Barlow/ Max Bell (50 P&R)! Martindale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Country Hills!! (200 P&R)! (shared)!!!! 128 Avenue N (200 P&R) 96 Avenue N (600 P&R) Saddletowne (140 P&R) Whitehorn (824 P&R) Rundle (350 P&R) Marlborough (485 P&R)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ³ Chinook JULY 2009

Northwest LRT Tuscany (500 P&R) Crowfoot (1340 P&R) Dalhousie (740 P&R) McKnight/ Westwinds Brentwood (1381 P&R) Whitehorn University Banff Trail (780 P&R) Lion's Park Sunnyside SAIT/ ACA&D Victoria Park/ Zoo Marlborough Franklin Barlow/ Max Bell Rundle October 2010 Erlton/

West LRT 69 Street Sunalta (830 P&R) Westbrook Sirocco (420 P&R) Victoria Park/ Zoo Franklin Barlow/ Max Bell Erlton/ 39 Avenue Chinook Heritage 45 Street Shaganappi Point Dalhousie McKnight / Westwinds Brentwood Whitehorn University Banff Trail Rundle Lion's Park SAIT/ ACA&D Aspen Woods Sunnyside Marlborough OCTOBER 2010 (500 P&R)

Southeast LRT Sunnyside Marlborough Victoria Park/ Erlton/ 39 Avenue Heritage Southland Anderson Chinook Canyon Meadows Fish Creek Lacombe Shawnessy Somerset - Bridlewood Zoo Ramsay/ Inglewood Crossroads OCTOBER 2010 Highfield Lynnwood (200 P&R) Franklin Barlow/ Max Bell Ogden South Hill (300 P&R) Quarry Park (300 P&R) Douglas Glen (530 P&R) Seton (900 P&R) Shepard (200 P&R) Prestwick (200 P&R) McKenzie Towne (530 P&R) Auburn Bay (300 P&R) + Mahogany (200 P&R) Hospital (300 P&R)

North Central LRT 150 Avenue N Brentwood University Banff Trail Lions Park Sunnyside Harvest Hills SAIT/ ACA&D Coventry Victoria Park/ Erlton/ 39 Avenue Zoo McKnight / Westwinds Franklin Barlow/ Max Bell Whitehorn Rundle Marlborough (Determined) (Under Review) Chinook JANUARY 2011

Downtown-8 th Avenue Subway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAIT/ ACA&D Sunnyside!!!!!!! Victoria Park/ AUGUST 2008 8th Avenue Subway ³