Lions Park (CTrain)

Lions Park

C-Train station (Northwest Line)

Location

1901C - 14 Avenue NW

Coordinates

51°03′54″N 114°06′12″W / 51.06500°N 114.10333°WCoordinates: 51°03′54″N 114°06′12″W / 51.06500°N 114.10333°W

Owned by

Calgary Transit

Platforms

Side-loading platforms

Connections

19 16th Avenue North
40 Crowfoot
91 Brentwood/Lions Park (Foothills Hospital)
119 16th Avenue North
404 North Hill
405 Hillhurst
414 14th Street Crosstown

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

None

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

1987

Rebuilt

2013

Services

Preceding station		CTrain		Following station
Banff Trail toward Tuscany		Route 201		SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee toward Somerset – Bridlewood

Lions Park is a stop on the Northwest Line (Route 201) of the CTrain light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the exclusive LRT right of way on the South side of 14 Avenue NW just east of 19 Street NW and right across the street from North Hill Center and is 2.8 km Northwest of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW interlocking. The station opened on September 7, 1987 as part of the original Northwest line. The station consists of two side-loading platforms with ramp access from grade level. Pedestrian crossings are located at both ends of the station. The station primarily serves Calgary's Hounsfield Heights and Briar Hill neighbourhoods, as well as the North Hill Centre and its constituent condominium towers.

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate four-car trains by the end of 2014, all three-car platforms are being extended. Lions Park Station will have the platform extended to the East which will also see the level crossing of the tracks as well as the pedestrian crossing of 14 Avenue NW moved along with the platform. Construction has started in Fall 2013 and finished in six months. This platform extension required no closures and didn't affect wheelchair ramp access. ^[1]

The station registered an average of 3,900 weekday boardings in 2005.^[2]

In 2008, the station registered an average of 5,800 weekday boardings.^[3]

View of the station on 14 Ave NW

References

↑ http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lions_park_info.html
↑ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Retrieved 2007-08-24.
↑ Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership)

Calgary Transit CTrain stations

Route 201

Northwest Line	Tuscany Crowfoot Dalhousie Brentwood University Banff Trail Lions Park SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee Sunnyside

Downtown	8th St. SW ■ 6th/7th St. SW ■ 3rd/4th St. SW ■ 1st St. SW/Centre St. ■ City Hall ■

South Line	Victoria Park/Stampede Erlton/Stampede 39th Avenue Chinook Heritage Southland Anderson Canyon Meadows Fish Creek – Lacombe Shawnessy Somerset – Bridlewood

Route 202

West Line	69th St. SW Sirocco 45th St. SW Westbrook Shaganappi Point Sunalta

Downtown	Downtown West – Kerby 8th St. SW ■ 6th/7th St. SW ■ 3rd/4th St. SW ■ 1st St. SW/Centre St. ■ City Hall ■

Northeast Line	Bridgeland/Memorial Zoo Barlow/Max Bell Franklin Marlborough Rundle Whitehorn McKnight – Westwinds Martindale Saddletowne

Former stations

Legend: ■ - connection | under construction | Downtown stations form the 7th Avenue Free Fare Zone

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