Somerset–Bridlewood station

Somerset – Bridlewood
CTrain station
General information
Location17100 - 6 Street SW
Coordinates50°53′57″N 114°04′09″W / 50.89917°N 114.06917°W / 50.89917; -114.06917
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsCentre-loading platform
Connections11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
14 Bridlewood/Cranston
52 Evergreen/Somerset
75 Mahogany
78 Sundance
102 Millrise/Sliverado
153 Copperfield
167 Walden/Legacy
194 Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking913 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Shawnessy
toward Tuscany
 Red Line Terminus

Somerset–Bridlewood Station is a CTrain light rail station in the Calgary, Alberta community of Shawnessy. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line. The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the second phase of the South LRT Extension. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 16.9 km (10.5 mi) south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.

The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. Unlike a majority of CTrain stations, the platform was initially constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.

In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday. This is up from a ridership of 10,100 from 2005.[1][2]

History

Commuter Rail Pilot

Somerset-Bridlewood Station was originally opened as 162nd Avenue Station in Spring 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line as part of a pilot program to provide rail service to South Calgary. This commuter rail service operated a single Siemens RegioSprinter DMU[3] during peak rush hour periods only, to and from a temporary platform at Anderson Station.[4] The service only lasted five months, however, ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to official extend the Red Line. The current station was constructed just south of the temporary platform and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.[5]

Station Upgrades

A dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.

Transit Connections

Calgary Transit

11 - Southwest Loop

12 - Southwest Loop

14 - Bridlewood / 14 - Cranston

52 - Evergreen

75 - Mahogany

78 - Chaparral / 78 - Sundance

102 - Millrise / 102 - Silverado

153 - Copperfield

167 - Walden/Legacy

194 - Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow

[6]

On-It Regional Transit

Okotoks Commuter / Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station

Around the Station

Major Destinations

  • Shawnessy Towne Centre (shopping plaza)
  • Sundance South Health Centre
  • Sunpark Plaza
  • YMCA Shawnessy

Communities

Residential

Educational Institutions

Secondary Schools

Primary Schools

  • Father James Whelihan
  • Somerset Elementary

Major Streets

See also

References

  1. ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Calgary Transit (2008). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ^ "Transit History of Calgary, Alberta". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ^ "Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit". barp.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ^ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications". railwaypages.com (554th ed.). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  6. ^ "Live Map | Transit55 Calgary". transit55.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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