Saddletowne Station is a CTrain light rail station on the Northeast leg of the Blue Line located in Saddle Ridge, Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012, as part of a 2.9-km extension.[1]
Saddletowne | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 100 Airport/North Pointe 119 Freeport 128 Cornerstone/Redstone 136 Corner Meadows 145 Skyview Ranch/Cityscape/Redstone 157 Stoney Industrial/North Pointe 159 Saddlebrook MO MAX Orange Brentwood | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 141 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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]
The 100 bus rapid transit route arrives at the station, providing a transit connection to Calgary International Airport.[5]
Station Upgrades
editCalgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Saddletowne Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.[6]
Around the station
editMajor destinations
edit- YMCA Genesis Centre / Saddletowne YMCA
- Nelson Mandela High School
- Saddletowne Crossing (Shopping Plaza)
Communities
editResidential
- Martindale
- Saddle Ridge
- Savanna (major sub-community of Saddle Ridge)
- Taradale
- Saddletowne (major sub-community of Taradale, and from where the station derives its name)
Streets
edit- 52 Street NE / Falconridge Blvd
- 80 Avenue NE
- 88 Avenue NE
- Saddletowne Circle
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Northeast transit service review". Calgary Transit. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand Public Wi-Fi to the Northwest and Northeast CTrain stations". Calgary Newsroom. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.