Sirocco station
Sirocco | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°02′17.64″N 114°10′10.02″W / 51.0382333°N 114.1694500°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Calgary Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side-loading platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 94 Strathcona/Signall Hill | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
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Sirocco is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the CTrain network in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located along the north side of 17th Ave SW, between 69 Street and 45 Street stations, and was opened on December 10, 2012, as part of the West LRT extension from Sunalta to 69 Street.
Location and station layout
[edit]The station is located along the north side of 17th Ave SW, just east of Costello Blvd, with westbound trains arriving from the north and eastbound trains arriving from the south.[1]
The station includes a large park and ride just east of West Market Square,[1] which can accommodate upwards of 450 vehicles.[2]
History
[edit]The station was built as a part of the West LRT extension of the Blue Line, which also included Sunalta, Shaganappi Point, Westbrook, 45 Street, and 69 Street.[3] The station, along with the rest of the West LRT, opened for a preview service on December 8, 2012,[4] and opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.[5][6]
In its first year of service, Sirocco served an average of 3,040 boardings per day.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Map of Sirocco Station (PDF) (Map). Calgary Transit. March 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "WestLRT - Sirocco Station". westlrt.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "WestLRT - Calgary Transit - Heading West". westlrt.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Howell, Trevor Scott (December 8, 2012). "Crowds turn out to welcome city's newest LRT line". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ Potkins, Meghan (November 7, 2012). "West LRT line will open Dec. 10 on time, city says". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Calgary's West LRT to open Dec. 10, confirms city". CBC News. November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "West LRT One Year Review" (pdf). 2014. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2022.