Somerset–Bridlewood station

Somerset–Bridlewood

CTrain station
General information
Location| 17100 - 6 Street SW
Coordinates| 50°53′57″N 114°04′09″W﻿ / ﻿50.89917°N 114.06917°W﻿ / 50.89917; -114.06917
Owned by| Calgary Transit
Platforms| Centre-loading platform
Connections| 11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
14 Bridlewood/Cranston
52 Evergreen/Somerset
75 Mahogany
78 Sundance
102 Millrise/Sliverado
153 Copperfield
167 Walden/Legacy
194 Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Parking| 913 spaces
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| 2004
Services
| Preceding station  | CTrain | Following station

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Shawnessy

toward Tuscany

|  | Red Line |  | Terminus

Somerset–Bridlewood station is a CTrain light rail station in Somerset, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line (Route 201). The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the second phase of the South LRT Extension. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 16.9 km south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station. In 2005, the station registered an average of 10,100 boardings per weekday.[1] In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday.[2]

Light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. Unlike a majority of CTrain stations, the platform was initially constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.

A dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.

## History[edit]

### Commuter Rail Pilot[edit]

Somerset-Bridlewood Station was originally opened as 162nd Avenue Station in Spring 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line as part of a pilot program to provide rail service to South Calgary. This commuter rail service operated a single Siemens RegioSprinter DMU[3] during peak rush hour periods only, to and from a temporary platform at Anderson station.[4] The service only lasted five months, however, ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to official extend the Red Line. The current station was constructed just south of the temporary platform and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
2. ^ Calgary Transit (2008). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
3. ^ "Transit History of Calgary, Alberta". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
4. ^ "Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit". barp.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
5. ^ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications". railwaypages.com (554th ed.). Retrieved 2023-12-27.

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Calgary Transit

CTrain lines and stations

Red Line|

| Northwest|

* Tuscany
* Crowfoot
* Dalhousie
* Brentwood ■
* University
* Banff Trail
* Lions Park ■
* SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee ■
* Sunnyside

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Downtown|

* 8 Street SW ■ ■
* 7 Street SW ■ ■
* 6 Street SW ■ ■
* 4 Street SW ■ ■
* 3 Street SW ■ ■
* 1 Street SW ■ ■ ■
* Centre Street ■ ■
* City Hall/Bow Valley College ■ ■

South|

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

Blue Line|

| West|

* 69 Street
* Sirocco
* 45 Street
* Westbrook ■
* Shaganappi Point
* Sunalta

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Downtown|

* Downtown West–Kerby
* 8 Street SW ■ ■
* 7 Street SW ■ ■
* 6 Street SW ■ ■
* 4 Street SW ■ ■
* 3 Street SW ■ ■
* 1 Street SW ■ ■ ■
* Centre Street ■ ■
* City Hall/Bow Valley College ■ ■

Northeast|

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

Green Line|

* 16 Avenue N ■
* 9 Avenue N
* Eau Claire
* 7 Avenue SW ■ ■
* Centre Street S
* 4 Street SE
* Ramsay/Inglewood
* 26 Avenue SE
* Highfield
* Lynnwood/Millican
* Ogden
* South Hill
* Quarry Park
* Douglas Glen ■
* Shepard

Former stations|

* 10 Street SW
* 3 Street SE
* Olympic Plaza

Bus routes

MAX|

* MAX Orange ■ ■
* MAX Yellow ■ ■ ■ ■
* MAX Teal ■ ■ ■
* MAX Purple ■ ■ ■

* Italics indicate a future line or station
* ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ indicate connections
* Downtown stations form the 7th Avenue Free Fare Zone

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