Editing CTrain (section)

== Lines ==
The CTrain system has two routes, designated as the {{lnl|CTrain|Red}} and the {{lnl|CTrain|Blue}}. They have a combined route length of {{convert|59.9|km|mi}}.<ref name="figs">{{cite web |year=2015 |title=About Calgary Transit / Facts and Figures / Statistics |url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/about-us/facts-and-figures/statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617013846/http://www.calgarytransit.com/about-us/facts-and-figures/statistics |archive-date=June 17, 2017 |access-date=2015-07-17 |work=Calgary Transit |publisher=City of Calgary}}</ref> Much of the South leg of the system shares the right of way of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] and there is a connection from the light rail track to the CPR line via a [[track switch]] near [[Heritage station (Calgary)|Heritage station]].

The longer route (Red Line; {{cvt|35|km|mi}} serves the southern and northwestern areas of the city. The shorter route (Blue Line; {{cvt|25.7|km|mi}} long) serves the northeastern and western sections of the city.<ref name="Technical">{{cite web |title=LRT Technical Data |url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/technical_information.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115857/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/technical_information.html/ |archive-date=2014-07-14 |work=Calgary Transit |publisher=City of Calgary}}</ref> Most track is at grade, with its own [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]]. The downtown portion is a shared right-of-way, serving both routes along the 7th Avenue South [[transit mall]] at street level. This portion is a [[zero-fare]] zone and serves as a downtown [[people mover]]. The tracks split at the east and west ends of downtown into lines leading to the south, northeast, west and northwest residential neighbourhoods of Calgary. Six percent of the system is underground, and seven percent is [[Elevated railway|elevated]].<ref name="Technical" /> Trains are powered by [[overhead line|overhead electric wires]], using [[pantograph (rail)|pantographs]] to draw power.[[File:Calgary LRT three-car train crossing Bow River northbound (2013).jpg|thumb|Older Ctrain model crossing the Bow River.]]In the first quarter of 2015, the CTrain system had an average of 333,800 unlinked passenger trips per weekday, making it [[List of North American light rail systems by ridership|the busiest light rail system in North America]].<ref name="APTA-Q1-2015">{{cite web |date=May 27, 2015 |title=Transit Ridership Report, First Quarter 2015 |url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2015-q1-ridership-APTA.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622202452/http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2015-q1-ridership-APTA.pdf |archive-date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=2015-06-27 |publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]] |page=31}}</ref><ref name="APTA-Q4-2013">{{cite web |date=February 26, 2014 |title=Transit Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2013 |url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2013-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf |access-date=2014-07-24 |publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]] |page=31}}</ref><ref name="INEGI">{{cite web |title=Banco de Información Económica – Instituto Nactional De Estadística Y Geografía – Comunicaciones y transportes |url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/bie/ |access-date=2014-04-17 |publisher=Instituto Nactional De Estadística Y Geografía (INEGI)}}</ref>{{Original research inline|date=November 2016}} Ridership has declined slightly since reaching this peak, coinciding with a recession in the local economy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2017 |title=Calgary Transit looking to bolster revenue in wake of falling ridership |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/05/13/calgary-transit-looking-to-bolster-revenue-in-wake-of-falling-ridership |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011233255/http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/05/13/calgary-transit-looking-to-bolster-revenue-in-wake-of-falling-ridership |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017 |website=Cagary Sun |df=mdy-all}}</ref>  In 2007, 45% of the people working in downtown Calgary took transit to work; the city's objective is to increase that to 60%.<ref name="Kom">{{cite news |last=Kom |first=Joel |date=January 2, 2008 |title=Residents forced to cope with growing traffic crunch – City confident it can handle growth |newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]] |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/features/125/story.html?id=ec88c456-b458-409e-a263-f70a06c948e7 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912034948/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/features/125/story.html?id=ec88c456-b458-409e-a263-f70a06c948e7 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>