McKnight–Westwinds station

McKnight–Westwinds

CTrain station

General information

Location

6200C - 36 Street NE

Coordinates

51°06′33″N 113°58′32.6″W / 51.10917°N 113.975722°W

Owned by

Calgary Transit

Line(s)

Blue Line (202)

Platforms

Center-loading platform

Connections

21 Castleridge
55 Falconridge
43 Chinook
71 Taracove
85 Martin Crossing
100 Airport/North Pointe

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

949 spaces

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

2007

Services

Preceding station	CTrain			Following station
Whitehorn toward 69 Street		Blue Line		Martindale toward Saddletowne

McKnight–Westwinds Station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the North-East Line (Route 202) and opened in 2007 as part of the line's first extension.^[1] It was the northern terminus of the line until Martindale station opened in 2012.

The station is located on an exclusive LRT right of way, north of the interchange at McKnight Boulevard and Métis Trail (formerly 44th St. NE). The station is 13 km from the City Hall Interlocking. 949 spaces are included at the stop, which is designed for commuter access. The station was only the terminus for less than five years, however, as a further extension (3.1 km) of the Northeast line to Saddle Ridge (originally planned to be complete by 2011) was approved in November 2007. The extension was opened on August 27, 2012, at the cost of $110 million.^{[needs update]} In the first year after the extension was completed, McKnight-Westwinds served average of 11,420 boardings per day. ^[2]

Constructed along with the McKnight-Westwinds station, is the Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility, located just South of the station.^[3] This facility is not only used for the maintenance of the fleet, but also has storage space for another 65 LRVs (light rail vehicles). This helps in the storage of the 22 additional LRVs that are planned to be purchased within the current 20-year capital plan. Previous to the 2007 extension, all NE LRVs had to come up from Anderson or Haysboro every morning. With the opening of OBMF, NE LRVs can stay on the NE line. Siemens U2s operating on the NW line provide service to Whitehorn or Saddletowne before going out of service for maintenance and then return to the NW line providing service from Whitehorn to Tuscany, before resuming regular operations.

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Layout

The station shares an almost identical design to the Somerset–Bridlewood Station which opened on the Red Line in 2004, and the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park ETS Station which opened in Edmonton in 2009. Alongside this, Saddletowne and Chinook stations both share relatively similar designs, being outdoor central-median stations with canopies and at-grade crossings.

McKnight-Westwinds Station was the first station on the East leg of the Blue Line to not be in the median of a roadway, and the first to be outdoors.

Station Upgrades

Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including McKnight-Westwinds Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.^[4]

References

^ McKnight-Westwinds Rider's Guide Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "One Year Review of Blue Line (NE) LRT Extension: Martindale Station, Saddletowne Station, and Transit Service Changes" (pdf). Calgary Transit. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016.
^ Calgary Transit Archived February 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Calgary's Light Rail Transit Line
^ "Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand Public Wi-Fi to the Northwest and Northeast CTrain stations". Calgary Newsroom. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

Calgary Transit

CTrain lines and stations

Red Line

Northwest	Tuscany Crowfoot Dalhousie Brentwood ■ University Banff Trail Lions Park ■ SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee ■ Sunnyside
Downtown	8 Street SW ■ ■ 7 Street SW ■ ■ 6 Street SW ■ ■ 4 Street SW ■ ■ 3 Street SW ■ ■ 1 Street SW ■ ■ ■ Centre Street ■ ■ City Hall/Bow Valley College ■ ■
South	Victoria Park/Stampede Erlton/Stampede 39 Avenue Chinook Heritage ■ Southland Anderson Canyon Meadows Fish Creek–Lacombe Shawnessy Somerset–Bridlewood

Blue Line

West	69 Street Sirocco 45 Street Westbrook ■ Shaganappi Point Sunalta
Downtown	Downtown West–Kerby 8 Street SW ■ ■ 7 Street SW ■ ■ 6 Street SW ■ ■ 4 Street SW ■ ■ 3 Street SW ■ ■ 1 Street SW ■ ■ ■ Centre Street ■ ■ City Hall/Bow Valley College ■ ■
Northeast	Bridgeland/Memorial Zoo Barlow/Max Bell Franklin Marlborough Rundle ■ Whitehorn McKnight–Westwinds Martindale Saddletowne ■

Green Line

Former stations

Bus routes
MAX	MAX Orange ■ ■ MAX Yellow ■ ■ ■ ■ MAX Teal ■ ■ ■ MAX Purple ■ ■ ■

Italics indicate a future line or station
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ indicate connections
Downtown stations form the 7th Avenue Free Fare Zone

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Station Upgrades

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