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Sirocco station

Light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Preceding station	CTrain			Following station
69 Street Terminus		Blue Line		45 Street toward Saddletowne

Sirocco is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the CTrain network in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located along the north side of 17th Ave SW, between 69 Street and 45 Street stations, and was opened on December 10, 2012, as part of the West LRT extension from Sunalta to 69 Street.

Location and station layout

The station is located along the north side of 17th Ave SW, just east of Costello Blvd, with westbound trains arriving from the north and eastbound trains arriving from the south.^[1]

The station includes a large park and ride just east of West Market Square,^[1] which can accommodate upwards of 450 vehicles.^[2]

History

The station was built as a part of the West LRT extension of the Blue Line, which also included Sunalta, Shaganappi Point, Westbrook, 45 Street, and 69 Street.^[3] The station, along with the rest of the West LRT, opened for a preview service on December 8, 2012,^[4] and opened for revenue service on December 10, 2012.^[5]^[6]

In its first year of service, Sirocco served an average of 3,040 boardings per day.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Map of Sirocco Station (PDF) (Map). Calgary Transit. March 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ "WestLRT - Sirocco Station". westlrt.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "WestLRT - Calgary Transit - Heading West". westlrt.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2022-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Howell, Trevor Scott (December 8, 2012). "Crowds turn out to welcome city's newest LRT line". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ Potkins, Meghan (November 7, 2012). "West LRT line will open Dec. 10 on time, city says". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ "Calgary's West LRT to open Dec. 10, confirms city". CBC News. November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ "West LRT One Year Review" (pdf). 2014. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

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 ■