Banff Trail (C-Train)

Banff Trail CTrain Station (Northwest Line)
Station statistics
Address	2374C Banff Trail NW
Coordinates	51°04′15.4″N 114°06′56″W / 51.070944°N 114.11556°W / 51.070944; -114.11556Coordinates: 51°04′15.4″N 114°06′56″W / 51.070944°N 114.11556°W / 51.070944; -114.11556
Connections	No connections to bus routes
Structure type	At-grade
Platforms	Side-loading platforms
Parking	780 spaces
Other information
Opened	1987
Rebuilt	Expected to start in 2014, closure required
Accessible
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Services
Preceding station   C-Train   Following station University toward Crowfoot Route 201 Lions Park toward Somerset-Bridlewood

Banff Trail is a stop on the Northwest Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta. It opened on September 7, 1987 as part of the original Northwest line and is located on the exclusive LRT right of way on the East side of Banff Trail NW, 4.1 km Northwest of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW interlocking. The station consists of two side-loading platforms with grade-level access from a pedestrian crossing of the tracks at the northern end of the station.

The station is located east of the McMahon Stadium (which features 780 spaces available for commuters), Burns Stadium, and the Motel Village district, and north-east of the junction of Crowchild Trail and the Trans-Canada Highway. It also serves the neighbourhoods of Banff Trail, Hounsfield Heights, Briar Hill and St. Andrews Heights.

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate four-car C-Trains by the end of 2014, all three-car platforms are being extended. However, Banff Trail Station will also be refurbished in addition to a platform extension. Construction has not been officially scheduled yet, but is most likely to start in early 2014 and carry on into Summer 2014. This refurbishment will require an extended closure of the station.

The station registered 2,900 daily boardings in 2005.^[1]

In 2008, Banff Trail Station registered 5,600 weekday boardings.^[2]

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