Bridgeland/Memorial station

Bridgeland/Memorial
CTrain station
General information
Location1010 Memorial Drive NE
Coordinates51°02′56.7″N 114°02′26″W / 51.049083°N 114.04056°W / 51.049083; -114.04056
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsCenter-loading platform
Connections90 University of Calgary
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Rebuilt2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
City Hall
toward 69 Street
Blue Line Zoo

Bridgeland/Memorial station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202). It opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original Northeast line. The station is located in the median of Memorial Drive Northeast, 1.4 km from the City Hall Interlocking. A pedestrian overpass connects the station to both sides of Memorial Drive and stairs and escalators, as well as an elevator provide access down to the center-loading platform.

In 2004 and 2005, the station underwent upgrading and renovations to improve safety and access for visually impaired users wishing to access the nearby CNIB facility, and also in preparation for increased usage as work on The Bridges - a major inner city redevelopment project on the north side of the station - progressed. The station was closed for a couple of weeks in the summer of 2004 due to the construction.

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms were extended. Construction on the extension of the platform at Bridgeland/Memorial started and was finished in 2014.[1]

In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 1,300 boardings per weekday.[2]

  1. ^ "Calgary Transit: CTrain Station Platform Work". www.calgarytransit.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  2. ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.