Victoria Park/Stampede (C-Train)

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Victoria Park/Stampede Station
1414 Macleod Trail SE
Location 51°02′18″N 114°03′30″W / 51.03833, -114.05833
Opened 1981
District Beltline
Line 201
Next station north to Olympic Plaza/City Hall

south to Erlton/Stampede
Connections 10 Dalhousie/Southcentre
417 17th Avenue SW
Daily Boardings 3,200 (2005)[1]
No. of Elevators 0
Platforms Centre platform
System
Operator		 Calgary C-Train
Calgary Transit

Victoria Park/Stampede (formerly named Stampede) is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.

The station, located on Macleod Trail, serves Stampede Park, the site of the Calgary Stampede as well as the communities of Beltline and Mission. A pedestrian bridge crosses Macleod Trail from the station towards Uptown 17th Avenue.

The Victoria Park/Stampede station is the only C-Train station with three platforms: the west track is used by trains going south, the central track by trains towards downtown and the Northwest, and the east track, mostly unused, is used by a special events service after Calgary Flames games to the northeast, terminating at Whitehorn station.

Opened in 1981, the station registered an average of 3,200 weekday boardings in 2005.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Calgary Transit (2005). LRT Station Ridership. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
Next station north:
Olympic Plaza/City Hall		 C-Train Route 201 Next station south:
Erlton/Stampede
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