Zoo is a stop on the Northeast Line (Route 202) 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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. The station, which is located in the centre of Memorial Drive

Memorial Drive (Calgary)

Memorial Drive is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. Besides having an important role in city infrastructure, the tree lined sides of Memorial Drive serve as a living testament to the many soldiers who died during World War I and give it a parkway look on the western section...

 Northeast, serves the Calgary Zoo

Calgary Zoo

The Calgary Zoo is located in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, just east of the city's downtown and adjacent to the Inglewood and East Village neighbourhoods. It is accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system, by car via Memorial Drive and by bicycle and footpath via the Bow River...

 as well as the community of Bridgeland

Bridgeland, Calgary

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.

Stylistically, the design of Zoo Station differs from the other stations in the C-Train system as it incorporates images of animals and dinosaur

Dinosaur

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s. The section of the station that serves as an underpass below Memorial Drive also houses several permanent zoo-related exhibits.

In 2005, the station registered and average transit of 1,100 boardings per weekday, the lowest of any station (due to the lack of any connecting buses or significant trip generators other than the Calgary Zoo itself).