Shaganappi Point station

Shaganappi Point station (formerly 26th Street Southwest)[1] is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[2] It is located in the median of Bow Trail, just west of 26th St. SW, 3km West of the 7 Avenue & 9 Street SW Interlocking. The second station on the West line, it opened with preview service on December 8, 2012,[3] and opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.[4][5] The station serves the communities of Shaganappi, West Sunalta and West Scarboro. It does not have a Park and Ride lot.

Shaganappi Point
CTrain station
Coordinates51°02′30.12″N 114°07′27.18″W
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSide-loading platforms
Connections72 Circle Route
73 Circle Route
412 Beltline/Westgate
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNone
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2012
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Westbrook
toward 69 Street
 Blue Line Sunalta
toward Saddletowne

The station has side-loading platforms accessed by ramps from the intersection of Bow Trail and 26 Street SW immediately east. There are no stairs at this station.

The 27-hole Shaganappi Point Golf Course is located beside this station.

In its first year of service, Shaganappi Point served an average of 1,320 boardings per day.[6]

It has been reported that the Kerby Centre (a major drop-in centre for seniors) will be relocated to a location beside this LRT station by 2017,[7] from its current location in downtown Calgary.

References
  1. "Minutes of City Council Meeting" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-03-27. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Shaganappi Point Information Page Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  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 Infographic (YouTube)
  6. "West LRT One Year Review" (pdf). 2014. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. Markusoff, Jason (August 31, 2012). "Seniors Kerby Centre will move out of downtown by 2017". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
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