MAX Orange, also known as Route 303 or the North Crosstown BRT, is a
bus rapid transit line in
Calgary,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
. Part of
Calgary Transit's MAX network, it largely travels east-west along
16 Avenue N and north-south along 52 Street NE. It connects
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 ...
stations on the Red and Blue lines to the northwest and northeast quadrants of Calgary.
Stations and route
MAX Orange begins in the northwest at
Brentwood station on the
Red Line, travelling west to the
Alberta Children's Hospital and
Foothills Medical Centre
Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) is the largest hospital in the province of Alberta and is located in the city of Calgary. It is one of Canada's most recognized medical facilities and one of the leading research and teaching hospitals. Foothills M ...
. From Foothills Medical Centre, MAX Orange travels east along
16 Avenue N before turning north along 36 Street NE to
Rundle station
Rundle Station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It is a stop on the Northeast Line (Route 202) and opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original line.
The station is located in the median of 36 Street NE, to the north of ...
on the
Blue Line. MAX Orange then travels east along 32 Avenue NE and north along 52 Street NE to
Saddletowne station
Saddletowne station is a CTrain light rail station in on the Northeast Line (Route 202) in Saddle Ridge Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012 as part of a 2.9-km extension.
It is the current terminus of the N.E. line and is located i ...
, the terminus of the
Blue Line and MAX Orange.
See also
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MAX Yellow
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MAX Teal
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MAX Purple
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MAX
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Calgary Transit
Calgary Transit is the public transit agency which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2019, an estimated 106.5 million passengers boarded approximately 1,155 Calgary Transit vehicles. It operates light metro (LRT), u ...
References
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
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