8 Street Southwest (C-Train)
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8 Street Southwest is a stop in Downtown
Calgary
on the city's C-Train
light rail
system. The station is used only by eastbound trains. The platform for the station is located on the south side of 7th Avenue SW.
On Line 201 it is the first station in Downtown Calgary, and within the Downtown free fare zone. The station is used by trains serving both 201 and 202 lines.
Opened in 1981, the station registered an average of 12,600 daily boardings in 2005.
According to the Calgary Transit website, in 2008, the ridership of the station of daily weekday boardings remained at an unchanged rate of 12,600 boardings.
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
on the city's C-Train
C-Train
C-Train is the light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government.-Operations:...
light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
system. The station is used only by eastbound trains. The platform for the station is located on the south side of 7th Avenue SW.
On Line 201 it is the first station in Downtown Calgary, and within the Downtown free fare zone. The station is used by trains serving both 201 and 202 lines.
Opened in 1981, the station registered an average of 12,600 daily boardings in 2005.
According to the Calgary Transit website, in 2008, the ridership of the station of daily weekday boardings remained at an unchanged rate of 12,600 boardings.