Editing Calgary Transit (section)

== CTrain light rail system ==
[[File:Calgary CTrain Map.png|thumb|Calgary Light Rail System Map]]
[[File:CTrainCrow.JPG|right|thumb|A CTrain at Crowfoot station]]
[[File:CT2242.jpg|right|thumb|Train in red and white livery arriving at Anderson station]]
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On May 25, 1981, Calgary Transit became one of the first transit systems in [[North America]] (behind [[Edmonton LRT]] which opened in 1978) to operate a [[light rail]] system — the [[CTrain]], on which construction had begun in 1978. The original line (referred to internally as the Red Line, and externally as Route 201) ran from Anderson station (just north of Anderson Road in the south end of the city) to 8th St SW in [[Downtown Calgary]].

On April 27, 1985, a northeastern-bound line (Blue Line/Route 202) was opened, running from 8th St SW to Whitehorn station (just south of the intersection of McKnight Boulevard and 36th Street in the northeastern quadrant of the city), and on September 4, 1987, a northwestern-bound line (C-Line / part of Route 201) was opened in time for the [[1988 Winter Olympics]], running from downtown to University station (directly east of the [[University of Calgary]] campus, between 24th and 32nd Avenue on Crowchild Trail).

On September 3, 1990, a 1&nbsp;km extension of the northwest line to Brentwood station (south of Brisebois Drive on Crowchild Trail) was opened; on October 9, 2001, two new stations — Canyon Meadows station (north of Canyon Meadows Drive and west of Macleod Trail) and Fish Creek–Lacombe station (south of Bannister Road and west of Macleod Trail) were added to the south line; on December 15, 2003, Dalhousie station (south of 53rd Street in the median of Crowchild Trail) was added to the northwestern line.

On June 28, 2004, two new stations for the south line opened: Shawnessy station (south of a brand new interchange at Macleod Trail and Shawnessy Boulevard) and Somerset–Bridlewood station (south of 162nd Avenue and just north of Shawville Gate).

On December 17, 2007, an extension was made to the Route 202 northeast line (first extension ever on the history of the line) from Whitehorn to the new McKnight–Westwinds station.;

On June 15, 2009, Crowfoot station was added on the northwest line located directly west of Crowfoot Town Centre in the median of Crowchild Trail.

On August 27, 2012, Martindale and Saddletowne stations were added to the northeast line, bringing the total number of stations on this line to 10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/2012-1575%20NE%20LRT%20Riders%20Guide_FINAL.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831220443/http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/2012-1575%20NE%20LRT%20Riders%20Guide_FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Saddletowne and Martindale Rider's Guide|archivedate=August 31, 2012}}</ref>

On December 10, 2012, the West LRT opened, with six new stations and [[Downtown West–Kerby station]] in downtown.<ref>{{YouTube|jEPlh96OB84|West LRT Infographic}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|jGhOd6SMp4M|Take a ride from 69 Street station to Sunalta station}}</ref> Since it is Calgary's newest LRT line in 25 years, it is an extension of Route 202 (Blue Line). After this opening, the CTrain system total length is now {{convert|56.2|km}} long.

Future extensions include the North Central line and the Southeast line (together running as the [[Green Line (Calgary)|Green Line]]) running from north of North Pointe Bus Terminal, down Centre Street, through downtown, into the communities of Ogden, Douglasdale and McKenzie in the southeastern portion of the city, finally ending at the South Health Campus in Seton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plans and Projects – Green Line|url=https://www.calgarytransit.com/plans-projects/lrt/plans-and-projects-green-line|publisher=Calgary Transit|access-date=9 April 2015|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213150806/http://www.calgarytransit.com/plans-projects/lrt/plans-and-projects-green-line|url-status=dead}}</ref> Phase one of the North Central Line will travel from Eau Claire downtown to Shepard in the SE. This is seen as the most complex portion of the line, requiring tunneling through downtown as well as a large elevated portion. Construction started in 2018 on works to enable future rail construction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Pages/Transit-projects/Green-line/map.aspx|title=Green Line – Map|last=Infrastructure|first=Transportation|date=2015-08-28|website=www.calgary.ca|language=en-CAN|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Line board names development partner |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/green-line-lrt-partner-named-1.6826527}}</ref>

On July 18, 2007, Calgary Transit officially unveiled a new red and white livery for its CTrain, articulated buses and every new bus or train coming into the system.

On August 27, 2008, a train en route to the Somerset station collided with a construction crane in between the Dalhousie and Brentwood stations. Six were injured in the accident, including one child.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=0abab99b-f380-4519-a728-7099b4441e74 |title=Six injured in crane, C-Train collision |access-date=2011-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054557/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=0abab99b-f380-4519-a728-7099b4441e74 |archive-date=2012-11-10 }}</ref>

On February 18, 2009, Calgary Transit celebrated the 1,000,000,000th rider, randomly selecting a passenger, Shelly Xiao during a ceremony at the 1 Street SW CTrain station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/one_billionth_pr.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227143046/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/one_billionth_pr.html|url-status=dead|title=CTrain Carries its One Billionth Customer|archivedate=February 27, 2009}}</ref>