10 Street Southwest (C-Train)
10th Street SW | |
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| Former C-Train station | |
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| Location | 1029C - 7 Avenue SW |
| Coordinates | 51°02′49″N 114°04′58″W / 51.04694°N 114.08278°W |
| Owned by | Calgary Transit |
| Platforms | Centre-loading platform |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| History | |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Closed | 2012 (replaced by Downtown West-Kerby Station) |
The 10 Street Southwest platform was the western terminus of Route 202 of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.
Opened in 1985 with the opening of the Northeast line, this stop was the terminus for Route 201 until the Northwest Line opened in 1987. Until the West Line to 69 Street Southwest opened in 2012, Route 202's western terminus was at this platform. In addition, some Route 201 trains going southward started trips here. It was located at the western end of the free fare zone.
Unlike other side-loading platforms on the 7 Avenue S transit mall, 10 Street station was the only centre-loading platform, allowing passengers to board on either side of the station (access to the station was offered from the nearby intersection, though users commonly jumped off the platform and walked across the street).
The 10 Street SW platform was one of six downtown platforms slated for refurbishment as part of the next phase of Calgary Transit's Seventh Avenue refurbishment project. The station underwent a design study in 2006, and at that time was chosen as the next of the downtown stations to be rebuilt and expanded to handle four car C-Trains. Construction of the new station was deferred in 2007 with the approval of funding for the West LRT, and will be constructed when the West LRT extension begins construction in late 2009. The new station will be located one block west of the current station and will be designed as a dual side-loading station with a similar design to the rest of the refurbished downtown stations.[1][2]
The platform served the Downtown West End community, both residential and businesses. A short walk from the platform is the Mewata Armoury, Kerby Centre (a major seniors facility) and Shaw Millennium skatepark. Greyhound Canada provided a shuttle service from the station to its bus depot. Once the West LRT project is completed in 2012, the shuttle will cease operation, as the new Sunalta station will be located across a major street from the bus terminal itself.
On an unknown date in 2012, the City of Calgary website posted a .pdf page about this station being renamed. Instead of just being called "11 Street S.W.", the station's new official name will be the Downtown West – Kerby station.[3] On September 15, 2012, this station was permanently closed and removed, in preparing for the realignment of the tracks between 9 and 10 Streets W.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 7 Avenue Refurbishment
- ↑ West LRT Alignment (Downtown to Crowchild Trail section)
- ↑ "7 AVENUE REFURBISHMENT PROJECT UPDATE: DOWNTOWN WEST-KERBY STATION" (PDF). The City of Calgary (website). Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ "Closure of 10 Street west downtown station" (PDF). The City of Calgary (website). Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ "10 Street CTrain Station Closure". Retrieved 2012-09-01.
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