Fish Creek – Lacombe (C-Train)

Fish Creek-Lacombe
C-Train station
Station statistics
Address 14300 Shawnee Gate SW
Lines South
Platforms Centre platform
Parking 1130 spaces
Other information
Opened 2001
Accessible
Owned by Calgary Transit
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 7,600
Services
Preceding station   C-Train   Following station
toward Crowfoot
Route 201

Fish Creek-Lacombe is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta. It is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 14.2 km South of the City Hall Interlocking. West of Macleould Trail and just to the north of James McKevitt Road.

It was one of the two new stations to open on October 9, 2001 as part of the South LRT Extension Phase I. The station was, until June 27, 2004, the southern terminus of the South Line. The station was designed with the former Midnapore train station in mind, being an active replica that is used as part of Calgary's Light Rail Transit system and is currently the only station that serves in such manner.

The station serves the Fish Creek Provincial Park and St. Mary's University College, as well as the neighbourhoods of Midnapore, Shawnee Slopes and Millrise. The station has a center-loading platform with barrier-free access at both ends. The North end connects to the ticket pavillion and the bus terminal. The south end connects to the park-and-ride lot as well as the pedesrian overpass that provides access to St. Mary's University College and Fish Creek Provincial Park. A large 1130 space park-and-ride lot is located on site.

The station platform is constructed to 3-car length with room set aside to easily expand to 4-car length when needed in the future. The platfrom extension for Fish Creek-Lacombe is scheduled for 2012.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 6,200 boardings per weekday.[1]

Connecting bus routes

11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
15 Millrise
52 Evergreen/Somerset 178/78 Sundance

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