Green Line (Calgary)
| Green Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Light rail |
| System | CTrain |
| Status | Planned |
| Locale | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Termini |
16th Avenue N Shepard |
| Stations | 28 (14 in Stage One) |
| Website |
www |
| Operation | |
| Planned opening | 2026[1] |
| Owner | Calgary Transit |
| Operator(s) | Calgary Transit |
| Character | Various |
| Technical | |
| Line length |
46 kilometres (29 mi) (20 km in Stage One) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead lines, 600 V DC[2] |
The Green Line is a proposed light rail transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. When built, it will be the third line in the CTrain network which will be known as Route 203, after the Red Line and the Blue Line, as well as the first line to operate low-floor trains.
Description
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This proposed future route would cross the downtown core at right angles to the downtown transit mall and connect two new legs: the Southeast leg and the North-Central leg. It would exceed the capacity of the downtown transit mall, requiring that it use a new right of way going over or under the existing transit mall. Elevated tracks would conflict with Calgary's downtown +15 system, which is the most extensive pedestrian skywalk system in the world, so this option is unlikely. Most likely the system will go underground, crossing underneath the future downtown subway, which already has a short section of tunnel built under 8th Avenue S and a ghost station under the Calgary Municipal Building. The exact routes and station locations are currently in the planning stages.[3]
Funding has been secured for the first stage of construction of the Green Line stretching from 16th Avenue North through the downtown core into the Southeast to the future Shepard Station at 126th Avenue SE. The $4.6 billion cost of the project will be shared in roughly equal portions between the federal government, the city of Calgary and the provincial government.[4]
Stations and route
See also
References
- ↑ "Green Line Stage One". Calgary Engage. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle: Calgary, Canada" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
Catenary supply voltage: 600 Vdc
- ↑ "Green Line". City of Calgary. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Alberta pledges $1.53B for Green Line LRT". CBC News Calgary. July 6, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.