Somerset-Bridlewood is the current southern terminus of the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train

C-Train

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Light rail

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 system in Calgary

Calgary

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History

The site of Somerset-Bridlewood was originally opened as 162nd Ave Station in spring of 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line to provide access to a conventional rail service during peak rush hour periods to a platform at Anderson station. The service only lasted five months but the ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to complete the South extension. The modern station was built on the site of the temporary platform when the C-Train service was extended south and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.

The station is located along Shawville Gate, to serve the Somerset, Bridlewood and Sundance

Sundance, Calgary

Sundance is a residential neighbourhood in the south-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of Macleod Trail, is bounded to the north-east by the Fish Creek Provincial Park and to the south by Marquis of Lorne Trail...

 communities, as well as the nearby Bishop Obyrne High School and South Fish Creek Recreation Centre. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.

Two stub tracks are at the station, an indicator of a future extension to the Silverado development that is scheduled for an opening beyond 2023.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 10,100 boardings per weekday. In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday.

Connecting bus routes

11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
14 Cranston/Bridlewood
15 Millrise
52 Evergreen/Somerset
78 Sundance/Chaparral
153 Copperfield
178 Sundance/Chaparral
402 Silverado
406 Auburn Bay