6 Street SW station is a
CTrain
CTrain (previously branded C-Train) is a light rail rapid transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Most of the network functions as a light metro, though in the free-fare zone that runs through the downtown core the Red and Blue lines oper ...
light rail station in
downtown Calgary, Alberta
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, Canada. The 6 Street SW is only used by eastbound trains, with the nearest westbound stops being the
7 Street SW station
7 Street SW station is a CTrain light rail station in downtown Calgary, Alberta
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and the
3 Street SW station
The 3 Street SW Station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 3 Street SW platform is used by eastbound trains, with the nearest stations serving westbound trains being and the 4 Street SW station an ...
, both of which are only served by westbound trains. The platform is located on the south side of 7 Avenue S, within the free fare zone of the CTrain and serves both routes 201 and 202.
The original 6 Street W station, located between 6 Street & 5 Street SW opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's original LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. As part of Calgary's 7 Avenue Refurbishment project, On April 7, 2008, the station was closed and demolished and the new station rebuilt in its place. The new station opened on March 27, 2009, just under one year after the original station closed down.
Like all refurbished 7 Avenue platforms, the entire sidewalk slopes up to the station at both ends and the platform can handle 4-car trains.
The station registered an average of 7,900 weekday boardings in 2005.
In 2008, according to the Calgary Transit Website, the daily weekday ridership remains at an unchanged rate of 7,900 boardings.
Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership)
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CTrain stations
Railway stations in Canada opened in 1981