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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
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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]
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.
- ^ "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.