Red Line (Calgary)

Red Line
A Red Line train at City Hall station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Calgary Transit
Locale	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Termini	Tuscany (Northwest) Somerset–Bridlewood (South)
Stations	27
Website	Calgary Transit
Service
Type	Light rail
System	CTrain
Route number	201
Operator(s)	Calgary Transit
History
Opened	May 25, 1981[1]
Technical
Line length	32.2 km (20.0 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC[2]
Route map Red Line highlighted in red Show interactive map Legend Tuscany Highway 201 Stoney Trail Crowfoot Dalhousie Brentwood University Highway 1A Crowchild Trail tunnel Banff Trail 19th Street & Highway 1 16 Ave N tunnel Lions Park Jubilee Sunnyside Bow River Blue Line to 69 Street 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 Blue Line to Saddletowne Victoria Park/Stampede Elbow River Erlton/Stampede Macleod Trail tunnel 39 Avenue 39 Ave SE tunnel Chinook Highway 8 Glenmore Trail underpass Heritage Haysboro Yard Southland Anderson Anderson Yard Canyon Meadows Fish Creek–Lacombe Shawnessy Somerset–Bridlewood 7th Avenue free fare zone Westbound only stop Eastbound only stop All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Red Line, also known as Route 201, is a light rail transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Partnered with the Blue Line, and future Green Line it makes up Calgary's CTrain network. Following its initial approval in 1976, the Red Line opened in 1981, running from Anderson station in the southeast into downtown. The Red Line has gone through a series of expansions, which bring it to its current design. The Red Line services the northwest quadrant and south end of the city beginning at Tuscany station, runs through the downtown core on 7th Avenue, then proceeds southbound where it terminates at Somerset–Bridlewood station. The section of track running along 7th Avenue is shared with the Blue Line. Future expansion of the Red Line includes rerouting the downtown section below 8th Avenue, which would allow the operation of five-car trains, further increasing capacity.