Erlton/Stampede station

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Erlton / Stampede
CTrain station
General information
Location2408-3A St. SE
Coordinates51°01′56″N 114°03′31″W / 51.03222°N 114.05861°W / 51.03222; -114.05861
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsCenter-loading platform
Connections17 Renfrew/Ramsay
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1981
Rebuilt2011
Previous namesErlton
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Victoria Park/Stampede
toward Tuscany
Red Line 39 Avenue

Erlton/Stampede Station (formerly named Erlton until 1995) is a

Calgary, Alberta community of Erlton. It is located on the southern leg of the Red Line, and is the station south of Victoria Park/Stampede and north of 39 Avenue South
. The station opened on May 25, 1981, as part of the original South line. The station consists of a center-loading platform with mezzanine access on the North end of the platform and grade-level access at the South end of the platform.

Platform of Erlton/Stampede station, with MNP Community & Sport Centre and downtown Calgary in the background

The station serves the neighborhood of

Victoria Park/Stampede
.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 1,700 boardings per weekday.[1]

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to introduce four-car trains, Erlton/Stampede has had its platform extended to the south and can now handle four-car trains. Construction took place and the south grade-level access was temporarily closed from July 29 – December 7, 2011.[2]

The station was featured in a Calgary Transit advertisement campaign that ran throughout 2022 and 2023, advertising the MyFare app.

See also

References

  1. ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Calgary Transit (2011). "Erlton Stampede Station South Ramp Closure". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-07-26.