- Chinook (C-Train)
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Chinook
C-Train stationStation statistics Address 229 - 61 Avenue SW Coordinates 50°59′50″N 114°03′57″W / 50.99722°N 114.06583°WCoordinates: 50°59′50″N 114°03′57″W / 50.99722°N 114.06583°W Lines South Platforms Centre platform Parking 320 spaces Other information Opened 1981 Accessible Owned by Calgary Transit Traffic Passengers (2007) 15,600 Services Preceding station C-Train Following station toward CrowfootRoute 201 toward Somerset-BridlewoodChinook is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.
The station is a three-block walk from the Chinook Centre shopping centre, Calgary's largest. A zero-fare bus provides transportation to the mall from the station. A 320 space parking facility is also available for park and ride commuters.
It serves the communities of Windsor Park, Meadowlark Park, Kingsland, Calgary as well as extensive industrial and commercial areas located just to the east of Macleod Trail, such as Manchester and Fairview Industrial.
In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 12,400 boardings per weekday.[1]
The sound of birds coming from the speaker on the platform is a mixture of raptor and owl calls to scare away pigeons.
Connecting bus routes
10 Home Road/Southcentre
23 Foothills Industrial
36 Riverbend
41 Lynnwood
47 Lakeview
66 Blackfoot Express
72 Circle Route
73 Circle Route
81 Macleod Trail
136 Riverbend
410 Glenmore Business Park
506 Chinook Centre Courtesy ShuttleReferences
- ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070608132311/http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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