39 Avenue South

General information

Other names

39 Ave

Location

4115 - 1 Street SE

Coordinates

51°01′03″N 114°03′42″W / 51.01750°N 114.06167°W

Owned by

Calgary Transit

Platforms

Side-loading platforms

Connections

30 Highfield Industrial
147 Starfield Industrial
449 Eau Claire/Parkhill

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

1981

Rebuilt

2014 (minor)

Previous names

42 Avenue S (1981–86)

Services

Preceding station	CTrain			Following station
Erlton/Stampede toward Tuscany		Red Line		Chinook toward Somerset–Bridlewood

39 Avenue Station (usually shortened to 39 Ave) is a Calgary C-Train LRT station on the south leg of the Red Line, between Erlton-Stampede Station southbound and Chinook Station northbound. The station is located inside of the community of Manchester, an industrial community in Calgary, Alberta. 39 Avenue Station opened on May 25, 1981, as part of the original South line. The station is located on the exclusive LRT right of way 3.4 kilometres south of the City Hall Interlocking, at 39 Avenue SE, just east of Macleod Trail.

It is located near the north end of a short tunnel that passes under 42nd Avenue. 229 parking spaces are available at the station on both sides. The station consists of two side-loading platforms and is completely at grade. 39 Avenue Station is the most exposed station to the elements as there is no canopy at all, unlike every other LRT station.

Formerly called 42 Avenue because 42 Avenue is a major commercial roadway in the area. In 1986, the station was renamed 39 Avenue to better indicate where it is located.

Calgary Transit is planning to operate four-car trains by the end of 2014. As a result, all three-car platforms are being extended. Construction work to extend the platform southwards started in April 2014 and finished in July 2014.

In 2005, the station registered an average transit volume of 3,600 boardings per weekday.^[1]

Around the Station

Major Destinations

Abandoned Lindsay Mansion Ruins
Burnsland Cemetery

Communities

Residential

Elboya
Manchester
Parkhill

Industrial

Crime

A woman in her late 20s was taken to hospital shortly after 6 PM on June 17, 2019 after a stabbing happened at the 39 Avenue Station platform.^[2]

A stabbing took place on the morning of Thursday December 23rd, 2021 at around 7 AM at the 39 Avenue LRT Station, with a man being rushed to hospital in serious condition.^[3]

References

^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
^ "1 in custody after woman stabbed at Calgary CTrain station". CBC News. 2019-06-18. Archived from the original on 2023-04-02.
^ "Stabbing at Calgary CTrain station sends 1 person to hospital". 23 December 2021.

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