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Dalhousie (C-Train)
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Dalhousie is a station along the Northwest Line (Route 201) of the C-Train
light rail
system in Calgary
, Alberta
, and it was the northern terminus of route 201 from December 15, 2003 until June 14, 2009.
The station is located in the median of Crowchild Trail, at 53 Street Northwest. The station opened on December 15, 2003, and was the first C-Train station to open with a four-car platform, particularly as the Shawnessy
and Somerset-Bridlewood
stations also opened with four-car platforms in 2004, the 1 Street Southwest
station on the 7 Avenue Transit Mall was recently rebuilt with a four-car platform, and all stations with three-car platforms will soon be upgraded to handle four cars.
The station has 760 parking spaces. Pedestrian and pathway overpasses connect with the station.
In 2005, the station registered an average of 15,100 boardings per weekday.
In 2008, the station registered an average of 18,300 boardings per weekday.
C-Train
C-Train is the light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government.-Operations:...
light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
system in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
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, and it was the northern terminus of route 201 from December 15, 2003 until June 14, 2009.
The station is located in the median of Crowchild Trail, at 53 Street Northwest. The station opened on December 15, 2003, and was the first C-Train station to open with a four-car platform, particularly as the Shawnessy
Shawnessy (C-Train)
Shawnessy is a station on the South Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.It was one of the two new stations to open on June 28, 2004. The station is located along Shawville Boulevard and serves the communities of Midnapore and Shawnessy.The station's platforms are staggered...
and Somerset-Bridlewood
Somerset-Bridlewood (C-Train)
Somerset-Bridlewood is the current southern terminus of the South Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.-History:...
stations also opened with four-car platforms in 2004, the 1 Street Southwest
1 Street Southwest/Centre Street (C-Train)
1 Street and Centre Street are stops in downtown Calgary on the city's C-Train light rail system. The 1 Street platform is used by westbound trains, and the Centre Street platform is used by eastbound trains...
station on the 7 Avenue Transit Mall was recently rebuilt with a four-car platform, and all stations with three-car platforms will soon be upgraded to handle four cars.
The station has 760 parking spaces. Pedestrian and pathway overpasses connect with the station.
In 2005, the station registered an average of 15,100 boardings per weekday.
In 2008, the station registered an average of 18,300 boardings per weekday.