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Calgary LRT Network Plan ... at a glanceSoutheast LRTAn alignment for Southeast LRT has been approved from the downtown to the new communitiesand South Hospital planned south of Marquis of Lorne Tr. The line will be over 26 kilometreslong. LRT cars operating on this line will be low floor vehicles that will require minimal stationplatforms and allow for better community integration. The downtown section of the route will belocated in a subway under 2 nd Street SW. Calgary Transit launched a Southeast Bus RapidTransit service in 2009 which travels along a similar alignment to SE LRT. This service featuresarticulated buses operating in mixed traffic aided by transit priority at intersections.North Central LRTPlanning is underway for a North Central LRT line between the downtown and communitiesdeveloping north of Beddington Trail. The general concept for the North Central LRTalignment, approved by Council in 2006, will share a portion of the Northeast line from thedowntown then travel along side the CPR railway located in the Nose Creek valley and then alongHarvest Hills Boulevard north of 96 th Avenue N. Two other corridors will be evaluated:Edmonton Trail and Centre Street. Public engagement is planned in 2011.thDowntown-8 Avenue SubwayToday, CTrain service on the South and Northwest legs operate as one continuous route(Route 201). The Northeast leg (Route 202) terminates service at the west end of the downtown.In 2012, the Northeast LRT will be linked with the West line when it opens and will operate as acontinuous service.The 7 th Avenue transit mall is restricted to the operation of CTrains, buses and emergencyvehicles. Traffic signals are timed to facilitate CTrain operation (not preempted). Existingthree-car station platforms in the downtown are currently being replaced and these new stationsalong with station modifications along the rest of the network will permit the operation of 4 cartrains by 2014.Early planning of the Calgary LRT network recognized the need to someday separate thecombined operation of the South / Northwest and Northeast lines that currently operate jointlyalong 7 th Avenue. Separation of these routes will eliminate delays that occur at the entry pointto the downtown where the lines must be switched onto a common piece of track. Provision hasbeen made for construction of a future subway under 8 th Avenue S to accommodate the South /Northwest service. The Northeast / West route will remain on 7 th Avenue. Building the8 th Avenue Subway will allow for higher capacity services on both lines. Detailed functionalplanning for this subway is just starting (2010) and the work will include a design for the subwayrequired for the Southeast line under 2 nd Street SW.

South LRT39 Avenue(229 P&R)LRT Alignment, Stations &(Park and Ride Stalls)LegendExistingFundedFutureSouthland(650 P&R)Silverado(250 P&R)210 Avenue S(1000 P&R)Chinook(320 P&R)Heritage(557 P&R)Anderson(1750 P&R)Canyon Meadows(260 P&R)Fish Creek Lacombe(1130 P&R)Shawnessy(206 P&R)Somerset - Bridlewood(913 P&R)Alignment, Station Locations & Park and Ride StallsOc tober 2010

West LRT69 Street Sunalta(830 P&R)WestbrookSirocco(420 P&R)Victoria Park/StampedeZooFranklinBarlow/ Max BellErlton/Stampede39 AvenueChinookHeritage45 StreetShaganappiPointAlignment, Station Locations & Park and Ride StallsDalhousieMcKnight /WestwindsBrentwoodWhitehornUniversityBanff TrailRundleLion's ParkSAIT/ ACA&DAspenWoodsSunnyside11 Street WBridgeland/MemorialMarlboroughLRT Alignment, Stations &(Park and Ride Stalls)LegendExistingFundedFutureOCTOBER 2010(500 P&R)

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