May Long Weekend 2015 Downtown CTrain Disruption

For anyone coming downtown from May 16 to 18th, 2015 please note that CTrain service in the downtown core will be altered. Train service will be replaced by shuttle buses that will bring commuters in to the core from stations surrounding downtown. Read the following specifics from Calgary Transit.

Temporary service change

Downtown CTrain stations closed – May long weekend

Affected route(s): 201, 202
Affected station(s): 7 AV SE@ CITY HALL, 7 AV S@ CENTRE ST, 7 AV SW@ 1 ST W, 7 AV SW@ 3 ST W, 7 AV SW@ 4 ST W, 7 AV SW@ 6 ST W, 7 AV SW@ 7 ST W, 7 AV SW@ 8 ST W

In effect: May 15, 2022 - May 19, 2022

Shuttle buses replace CTrain service in the downtown core over the May long weekend. All stations along 7 Avenue will be closed (except Downtown West/Kerby) from approximately 7 p.m. Friday, May 15 until 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 19.

Shuttle bus service

B201 Shuttle - (replaces CTrain service between Sunnyside and both Stampede stations)

• Shuttles will run west along 6 Avenue to connect you with Sunnyside station
• Shuttles will run east along 9 Avenue to connect you with both Stampede stations

B202 Shuttle - (replaces CTrain service between Downtown West/Kerby and Bridgeland/Memorial stations)

• Shuttles will run west along 6 Avenue to connect you with Downtown West/Kerby station
• Shuttles will run east along 9 Avenue to connect you with Bridgeland/Memorial station

Large orange signs will be at every downtown CTrain station directing you to the shuttle stops. Shuttle stops will also be indentified with large orange signs.

For more info and an interactive route planner, please visit the Calgary Transit Website

Why is this disruption necessary?

We’ll be doing a variety of maintenance, repair and cleaning work, but the major piece of work will be a switch replacement near City Hall Station. The switches are used by both CTrain lines, in both directions, every day of the year. After time they become worn and need to be replaced. We schedule major projects like this for long weekends because that’s when we have the lowest number of riders on the system.

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