Sirocco station

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Sirocco
CTrain station
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Coordinates51°02′17.64″N 114°10′10.02″W / 51.0382333°N 114.1694500°W / 51.0382333; -114.1694500Coordinates: 51°02′17.64″N 114°10′10.02″W / 51.0382333°N 114.1694500°W / 51.0382333; -114.1694500
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSide-loading platforms
Connections94 Westbrook/Strathcona
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking365 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2012
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
69 Street
Terminus
 Blue Line 45 Street
toward Saddletowne

Sirocco station is a CTrain light rail station in Christie Park and Signal Hill, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1] It is the fifth station of the West Line (Route 202 extension).[2] It opened for a preview service of the West Line on December 8, 2012,[3] and opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.[4]

The station is located on the north side of 17th Ave SW, just east of Costello Blvd SW, 6.5 km West of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW Interlocking. The platforms a side-loading and are accessed by ramps; there are no stairs at this station.

In its first year of service, Sirocco served an average of 3,040 boardings per day.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Sirocco Information Page Archived 2012-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Howell, Trevor Scott (December 8, 2012). "Crowds turn out to welcome city's newest LRT line". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  4. ^ 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 2012-11-07.
  5. ^ "West LRT One Year Review" (pdf). 2014. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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