Martindale is a CTrain light rail station in Martindale, Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202). It opened August 27, 2012.[1][2]
Martindale | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°07′03″N 113°58′04″W / 51.11750°N 113.96778°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Calgary Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line (202) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side-loading platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | 60 Taradale 61 Martindale 85 Martin Crossing | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
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The station was constructed as part of a 2.9-kilometre extension of the Northeast line from McKnight–Westwinds station to Saddletowne station. It is located in a reserved right-of-way within its community, with the side-loading platforms to be staggered west and east of Martindale Boulevard. Due to its location in a residential area primarily serving local residents, there are no park-and-ride lots at the station nor a bus terminal, unlike most other CTrain stations in Calgary.[3] Also, because of its location, CTrain speeds are reduced to 50 km/h (30 mph) in the general area.[4]
In its first year of service, Martindale served an average of 2,400 boardings per day. [5]
The opening of the Northeast extension was delayed by almost one year as the extension was originally planned to be open in late 2011.
Station Upgrades
editCalgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Martindale Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.[6]
References
edit- ^ "NE LRT Extension". Calgary Transit. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ Markusoff, Jason (August 1, 2012). "Martindale, Saddletowne LRT stations open Aug. 27 (Extension was five years in the works, faced delays)". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ NE LRT Extension Overall Plan (PDF) (Map) (November 7, 2008 ed.). City of Calgary. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ Zickefoose, Sherri (August 23, 2012). "Transit dropping LRT speeds near new stations after residents' outcry". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "One Year Review of Blue Line (NE) LRT Extension: Martindale Station, Saddletowne Station, and Transit Service Changes" (pdf). Calgary Transit. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand Public Wi-Fi to the Northwest and Northeast CTrain stations". Calgary Newsroom. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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