Somerset–Bridlewood station

Preceding station	CTrain			Following station
Shawnessy toward Tuscany		Red Line		Terminus

Somerset–Bridlewood Station is a CTrain light rail station in the Calgary, Alberta community of Shawnessy. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line. The station is one of two that opened on June 28, 2004 as part of the second phase of the South LRT Extension. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to CPR ROW), 16.9 km (10.5 mi) south of the City Hall interlocking along Shawville Gate. 913 parking spaces are included in the park-and-ride facility at the station.

Light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The station consists of a center-loading platform with at-grade crossings at both ends of the platform. Unlike a majority of CTrain stations, the platform was initially constructed to accommodate a four-car-length train.

In 2007, the station registered an average of 13,000 boardings per weekday. This is up from a ridership of 10,100 from 2005.^[1]^[2]

History

Commuter Rail Pilot

Somerset-Bridlewood Station was originally opened as 162nd Avenue Station in Spring 1996 as a temporary platform on the CP-Rail line as part of a pilot program to provide rail service to South Calgary. This commuter rail service operated a single Siemens RegioSprinter DMU^[3] during peak rush hour periods only, to and from a temporary platform at Anderson Station.^[4] The service only lasted five months, however, ridership proved popular and led to the priority decision to official extend the Red Line. The current station was constructed just south of the temporary platform and re-opened as Somerset-Bridlewood on June 28, 2004.^[5]

Station Upgrades

A dedicated bus loop opened in 2017 with bus stops and services being transferred from the original bus stops located on Shawville Gate.

Transit Connections

Calgary Transit

11 - Southwest Loop
12 - Southwest Loop
14 - Bridlewood / 14 - Cranston
52 - Evergreen
75 - Mahogany
78 - Chaparral / 78 - Sundance
102 - Millrise / 102 - Silverado
153 - Copperfield
167 - Walden/Legacy

194 - Chaparral Valley/Wolf Willow

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On-It Regional Transit

Okotoks Commuter / Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station

Around the Station

Major Destinations

Shawnessy Towne Centre (shopping plaza)
Sundance South Health Centre
Sunpark Plaza
YMCA Shawnessy

Communities

Residential

Bridlewood, Calgary
Shawnessy, Calgary
Somerset, Calgary
Sundance, Calgary

Educational Institutions

Secondary Schools

Bishop O'Byrne High
Centennial High

Primary Schools

Father James Whelihan
Somerset Elementary

Major Streets

162 Avenue SW / Sun Valley Boulevard
Macleod Trail
Shawville Boulevard
Stoney Trail

References

^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
^ Calgary Transit (2008). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
^ "Transit History of Calgary, Alberta". home.cc.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ "Siemens Regio Sprinter Calgary Transit". barp.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications". railwaypages.com (554th ed.). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ "Live Map | Transit55 Calgary". transit55.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

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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 ■