Chinook (C-Train)

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Chinook Station
229 - 61 Avenue SW
Location 50°59′50″N 114°03′58″W / 50.99722, -114.06611
Opened 1981
District Manchester, Windsor Park, Meadowlark Park, Kingsland, Fairview
Line 201
Next station north to 39 Avenue

south to Heritage
Connections 10 Dalhousie/Southcentre
23 Foothills Industrial
36 Riverbend
41 Lynnwood
47 Lakeview
72 Circle Route
73 Circle Route
81 Macleod Trail
136 Riverbend
410 Glenmore Business Park
506 Chinook Centre Courtesy Shuttle
Daily Boardings 12,400 (2005)[1]
No. of Elevators 0
Platforms Centre platform
System
Operator		 Calgary C-Train
Calgary Transit

Chinook is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.

The station is a three-block walk from the Chinook Centre shopping centre, Calgary's largest. A free bus provides transportation to the mall from the station.

It serves the communities of Windsor Park, Meadowlark Park, Kingsland, Calgary as well as extensive industrial and commercial areas located just to the east of Macleod Trail, such as Manchester and Fairview Industrial.

In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 12,400 boardings per weekday.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Calgary Transit (2005). LRT Station Ridership. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
Next station north:
39 Avenue		 C-Train Route 201 Next station south:
Heritage
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