Marlborough station

Marlborough station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202) and opened on April 27, 1985 as part of the original northeast line.

Marlborough
CTrain station
Location889 - 36 Street NE
Coordinates51°03′32″N 113°58′54″W
Owned byCalgary Transit
Line(s)Blue Line (202)
PlatformsCenter-loading platform
Connections42 Marlborough
43 McKnight-Westwinds/Chinook
49 Forest Heights
58 44 Street/Erin Woods
67 Memorial Drive
87 Applewood
127 Maryvale/Franklin Industrial
135 36 Street/Erin Woods
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1985
Rebuilt2013
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
Franklin
toward 69 Street
 Blue Line Rundle
toward Saddletowne

The station is located in the median of 36 Street NE, located near its intersection with 8 Avenue NE/Marlborough Drive NE. The station is 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from the City Hall Interlocking and is located near Calgary's Marlborough neighborhood and also serves nearby businesses along 36 Street NE, including Marlborough Mall. Pedestrian overpasses connect the station to both sides of 36 Street NE. Stairs, escalators, as well as an elevator provide access down to the center-loading platform. 485 spaces of the mall facility are now owned by Calgary Transit and are designated for park-and-ride service.

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms have been extended. Marlborough station saw new furnishings in addition to a platform extension. Construction started in the late Summer of 2013, and was finished in January 2014. [1]

In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 19,600 boardings per weekday, the busiest station in the system other than the downtown platforms.[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.


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