Fish Creek–Lacombe station explained

Fish Creek–Lacombe
Type:CTrain station
Style:CTrain
Address:14300 Shawnee Gate SW
Other:11 Southwest Loop
12 Southwest Loop
52 Evergreen/Somerset
Structure:At-grade
Platform:Center platform
Parking:1,130 spaces
Rebuilt:
(platform extension)
Accessible:yes
Owned:Calgary Transit

Fish Creek–Lacombe station is a CTrain light rail station in the Calgary, Alberta community of which opened October 9, 2001 as part of the South LRT Extension Phase I and was the southern terminus until June 27, 2004. It serves the South Line (Route 201). It is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 14.2km (08.8miles) south of the City Hall interlocking. The station is west of MacLeod Trail and just to the north of James McKevitt Road.

The station has a center-loading platform with barrier-free access at both ends. The North end connects to the heated indoor ticket pavilion and the bus loop. The south end connects to the park and ride lot as well as the pedestrian overpass that connects Fish Creek Provincial Park and Midnapore to the LRT station. A large 1130 space park-and-ride lot is located on site.

The station platform was originally constructed to 3-car length with room set aside to easily expand to 4-car length when needed in the future. Construction on a Southern extension of the platform started on July 16, 2012, and the new platform extension and relocated track crossing opened on December 15, 2012.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 6,200 boardings per weekday.[1]

History

In February 2024, a proposal was proposed for the Fish Creek-Lacombe Station to be renamed to 'Fish Creek-St. Mary's Station' after the nearby St. Mary's University.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LRT Station Ridership . Calgary Transit . Calgary Transit . 2005 . 2007-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070608132311/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html . 2007-06-08 . dead .
  2. Web site: Strasser . Scott . Feb 13, 2024 . Councillor encourages city to rename Fish Creek-Lacombe station after St. Mary's University . Calgary Herald.