Southland is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the 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

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 system in 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...

, Alberta

Alberta

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. Southland station is located approximately 9 km from downtown Calgary.

The station is located primarily near residential areas to the west (the Southwood neighbourhood), and to the east of the station is the Southland Park

Southland Park

Southland Park is the name of a commercial office complex in Calgary, Alberta comprising over of office space and consisting of four separate office buildings. The complex is Calgary's largest suburban office park...

 business centre and Macleod Trail

Macleod Trail (Calgary)

Macleod Trail is a major road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a six to eight lane principal arterial road extending from downtown Calgary to the south of the city, where it merges into Highway 2. South of Anderson Road, Macleod Trail is an expressway and is slated to be upgraded to a freeway in...

 commercial strip, including the Southcentre Mall

Southcentre Mall

Southcentre Mall is one of the largest shopping malls in Calgary, Alberta, , and contains approximately 190 stores and services over two floors. It is located in the City's southeast quadrant at the intersection of Macleod Trail and Anderson Road, and across the street from the Anderson C-Train...

 and the residential areas of Willow Park and Acadia. 650 spaces are available for parking at the station.

In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 10,500 boardings per weekday.

Upgrades

The facility was originally accessible only from the north. In November 2009, a pedestrian overpass was added to the Southland Park business centre, at which time pedestrian access to the south end of the platform was also added.

Southland station was originally built to accommodate the three-car trains in use at the time of construction. On February 3, 2011, construction was begun to renovate the platform to accommodate 4-car trains. On March 19, 2011, service at the platform was halted until May 6 to facilitate the construction of the upgrade.

The upgrade is expected to complete in late August of 2011.

Connecting bus routes

16 Palliser
39 Acadia
56 Woodbine
79 Acadia/Oakridge
80 Oakridge/Acadia
81 Macleod Trail
84 Palliser