Lions Park station

Lions Park station is a CTrain light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Northwest Line (Route 201). It is located on the exclusive LRT right of way on the south side of 14 Avenue NW, just east of 19 Street NW, and right across the street from North Hill Center. The station opened on September 7, 1987 as part of the original Northwest line. The station consists of two side-loading platforms with ramp access from grade level. Pedestrian crossings are located at both ends of the station. The station primarily serves Calgary's Hounsfield Heights and Briar Hill neighbourhoods, as well as the North Hill Centre and its constituent condominium towers.

Lions Park
CTrain station
Location1901C - 14 Avenue NW
Coordinates51°03′54″N 114°06′12″W
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSide-loading platforms
Connections19 16th Avenue North
40 Crowfoot
91 Brentwood/Lions Park (Foothills Hospital)
119 16th Avenue North
404 North Hill
405 Hillhurst
414 14th Street Crosstown
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNone
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1987
Rebuilt2013
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Banff Trail
toward Tuscany
 Red Line SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee
toward Somerset–Bridlewood

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate four-car trains by the end of 2014, all three-car platforms are being extended. Lions Park Station will have the platform extended to the East which will also see the level crossing of the tracks as well as the pedestrian crossing of 14 Avenue NW moved along with the platform. Construction has started in Fall 2013 and finished in six months. This platform extension required no closures and didn't affect wheelchair ramp access. [1]

The station registered an average of 3,900 weekday boardings in 2005.[2]

In 2008, the station registered an average of 5,800 weekday boardings.[3]

View of the station on 14 Ave NW

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  3. Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership) Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine


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