University (C-Train)

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University Station
3101 Crowchild Trail NW
Location 51°04′49″N 114°07′23″W / 51.08028, -114.12306
Opened 1987
District Banff Trail, Charleswood, U of C
Line 201
Next station north to Brentwood

south to Banff Trail
Connections 20 Heritage/Northmount
Daily Boardings 8,200 (2005)[1]
No. of Elevators 1
Platforms Centre platform
System
Operator		 Calgary C-Train
Calgary Transit

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

The station is located east of the University of Calgary grounds. From 1987 to 1990, this was the terminus of the Northwest Line of the C-Train system, particularly as the Olympic Village was at the University.

The station is located on the median of the Crowchild Trail, and is connected by bridges to both sides of the expressway. It also serves the neighbourhoods of Banff Trail and Charleswood.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 8,200 boardings per weekday.[1]

In 2008, the station registered an average of 16,100 boardings per weekday.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Calgary Transit (2005). LRT Station Ridership. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership)


Next station northwest:
Brentwood		 C-Train Route 201 Next station southeast:
Banff Trail
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