Anderson Station

Anderson station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the South Line (Route 201) and May 25, 1981, as part of the original line. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 10. 6 km south of the City Hall Interlocking. The station is located just north of Anderson Road near Macleod Trail. HistoryThe station was, until October 8, 2001, the southern terminus of the South Line, having served in this capacity since the LRT's original opening in 1981. The station is located primarily near residential areas such as Southwood and Willow Park, and it also provides access to the Southcentre Mall, by means of a pedestrian bridge and skywalk that cross Macleod Trail. 1323 paved parking spaces are located on-site, as well as a 427 space overflow lot. The station consists of a center-loading platform with Mezzanine access at the South end and grade-level access at the North end. As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms are being extended. Construction on the platform extension at Anderson Station started in June 24, 2013 and was completed in the late fall of 2013. The Anderson Shops and Garage, where the CTrain vehicles are maintained, is located here. CTrains operating on the NE line had to come up from the Anderson Garage every morning from the opening of the NE line in 1985 until the Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility opened with McKnight–Westwinds Station in 2008. In 2005, the station registered and average transit of 11, 300 boardings per weekday.

Anderson station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the South Line (Route 201) and May 25, 1981, as part of the original line. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 10. 6 km south of the City Hall Interlocking. The station is located just north of Anderson Road near Macleod Trail. HistoryThe station was, until October 8, 2001, the southern terminus of the South Line, having served in this capacity since the LRT's original opening in 1981. The station is located primarily near residential areas such as Southwood and Willow Park, and it also provides access to the Southcentre Mall, by means of a pedestrian bridge and skywalk that cross Macleod Trail. 1323 paved parking spaces are located on-site, as well as a 427 space overflow lot. The station consists of a center-loading platform with Mezzanine access at the South end and grade-level access at the North end. As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms are being extended. Construction on the platform extension at Anderson Station started in June 24, 2013 and was completed in the late fall of 2013. The Anderson Shops and Garage, where the CTrain vehicles are maintained, is located here. CTrains operating on the NE line had to come up from the Anderson Garage every morning from the opening of the NE line in 1985 until the Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility opened with McKnight–Westwinds Station in 2008. In 2005, the station registered and average transit of 11, 300 boardings per weekday.