Saddletowne

A train at Saddletowne in May 2017

General information

Coordinates

51°07′32″N 113°56′53″W / 51.12556°N 113.94806°W

Owned by

Calgary Transit

Platforms

Center-loading platform

Connections

23 52 Street East
59 Savanna
60 Taradale
61 Martindale
68 68 Street East
71 Taracove
85 Martin Crossing
100 Airport/North Pointe
119 Freeport
128 Cornerstone/Redstone
145 Skyview Ranch/Cityscape/Redstone
157 Stoney Industrial
159 Saddlebrook
MO MAX Orange Brentwood

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

141 spaces

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

2012

Services

Preceding station	CTrain			Following station
Martindale toward 69 Street		Blue Line		Terminus

Saddletowne Station is a CTrain light rail station on the Northeast leg of the Blue Line located in Saddle Ridge, Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012, as part of a 2.9-km extension.^[1]

It is the current terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout where the Saddleridge Town Centre a commercial and activity centre, with planned medium-density residential development and community facilities.^[2] The station has a Park and Ride with a 141-stall capacity.

The station is a center-loading, walk-on island platform.

Construction on the extension started in the spring of 2010 and completed, for its grand opening block party, on August 25, 2012.^[3] The extension was delayed by almost one year, as it was initially planned to open in late 2011.

In its first year of service, Saddletowne served an average of 8,730 boardings per day.^[4]

The 100 bus rapid transit route arrives at the station, providing a transit connection to Calgary International Airport.^[5]

Station Upgrades

Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Saddletowne Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.^[6]

Around the station

Major destinations

YMCA Genesis Centre / Saddletowne YMCA
Nelson Mandela High School
Saddletowne Crossing (Shopping Plaza)

Communities

Residential

Martindale
Saddle Ridge
- Savanna (major sub-community of Saddle Ridge)
Taradale
- Saddletowne (major sub-community of Taradale, and from where the station derives its name)

Streets

52 Street NE / Falconridge Blvd
80 Avenue NE
88 Avenue NE
Saddletowne Circle

References

^ "Calgary Transit: NE Bus Routing Changes for Martindale and Saddletowne LRT Stations". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
^ "Saddle Ridge - Area Structure Plan" (PDF). Land Use and Mobility Planning and Transportation Policy. City of Calgary. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Markusoff, Jason (August 1, 2012). "Martindale, Saddletowne LRT stations open Aug. 27 (Extension was five years in the works, faced delays)". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
^ "One Year Review of Blue Line (NE) LRT Extension: Martindale Station, Saddletowne Station, and Transit Service Changes" (pdf). Calgary Transit. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ "Northeast transit service review". Calgary Transit. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand Public Wi-Fi to the Northwest and Northeast CTrain stations". Calgary Newsroom. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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