Somerset–Bridlewood Station is a CTrain light rail station in the Calgary, Alberta community of Shawnessy. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line. 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 (10.5 mi) south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.
Somerset – Bridlewood | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 17100 - 6 Street SW | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°53′57″N 114°04′09″W / 50.89917°N 114.06917°W | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 913 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||
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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.
In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday. This is up from a ridership of 10,100 from 2005.[1][2]
History
editCommuter Rail Pilot
editSomerset-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]
Station Upgrades
editA dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.
Transit Connections
editCalgary Transit
edit11 - Southwest Loop
12 - Southwest Loop
14 - Bridlewood / 14 - Cranston
52 - Evergreen
75 - Mahogany
78 - Chaparral / 78 - Sundance
102 - Millrise / 102 - Silverado
153 - Copperfield
167 - Walden/Legacy
194 - Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow
On-It Regional Transit
editOkotoks Commuter / Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station
Around the Station
editMajor Destinations
edit- Shawnessy Towne Centre (shopping plaza)
- Sundance South Health Centre
- Sunpark Plaza
- YMCA Shawnessy
Communities
editResidential
Educational Institutions
editSecondary Schools
Primary Schools
- Father James Whelihan
- Somerset Elementary
Major Streets
edit- 162 Avenue SW / Sun Valley Boulevard
- Macleod Trail
- Shawville Boulevard
- Stoney Trail
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ Calgary Transit (2008). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Transit History of Calgary, Alberta". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit". barp.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications". railwaypages.com (554th ed.). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Live Map | Transit55 Calgary". transit55.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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