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CTV News
16-05-2025
- CTV News
CTrains closed along 7 Avenue over long weekend
CTrain riders heading for downtown can expect to find disruptions this weekend. Starting early Saturday morning, all downtown CTrain stations along Seventh Avenue as well as Victoria Park/Stampede station and a few surrounding stations, will be closed. Shuttle buses will be available to replace CTrain service between affected stations, downtown included. The Red Line will be closed between Sunnyside and 38 Avenue stations, with shuttles available between all downtown stations. The Blue Line will be closed between Sunalta and Bridgeland/Memorial Station. For those heading east towards downtown, the city suggests transferring to the shuttle bus at Westbrook Station. However, if you're heading towards Shaganappi Point Station or Sunalta, stay on the train. The closures are to allow the city to complete annual preventative maintenance and inspections, including Seventh Avenue South maintenance and Plus 15 inspections, exterior and interior cleaning, storm drain cleaning, work on crossing at Eighth Street S.W., maintenance on phones and communications equipment, inspections on the Seventh avenue LRT platform canopy and other items as time allows. Full CTrain service resumes Tuesday. For more info, go here.
Calgary Herald
14-05-2025
- Calgary Herald
May long weekend in Calgary: What's open and closed
May long weekend is almost here, and Calgary weather forecasts are calling for a mix of sunny and cloudy days. Article content Article content Victoria Day is observed on Monday, May 19 this year. The day is a federal stat holiday honouring Queen Victoria. Article content Elementary and high school students will be out of school on May 16 and May 19, and most major banks will be closed on May 19. Article content Other city services and businesses will be operating with limited or adjusted hours. Article content Article content Article content Calgary Transit: Buses, CTrains and On Demand will operate on a Sunday level of service on Victoria Day. Use Calgary Transit's trip planner to see transit schedules. The Calgary Transit call centre and customer service centre will both be closed on Victoria Day. Article content Article content Also, there will be no CTrain service in downtown Calgary and other nearby stations due to maintenance. Article content Parking: On-street parking in all ParkPlus zones will be free on Victoria Day. The Calgary Parking contact centre and customer service centre will be closed on the holiday. Weekend rates apply at Calgary Parking parkades and surface lots. Article content Leisure centres: Bob Bahan, Killarny and Thornhill leisure centres will be open on Victoria Day with special hours, offering free public swimming from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. All other leisure centres will be closed on the holiday. Article content Article content Malls: CF Chinook Centre and CF Market Mall will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Victoria Day, CrossIron Mills will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunridge and Southcentre malls will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Core will be open 12 to 5 p.m. Article content Attractions: Telus Spark Science Centre will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute will be open with regular hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Heritage Park Historical Village opens for the season on May 17 and will operate on the holiday Monday. Article content Western Canada's largest outdoor amusement park opens for the season on Victoria Day weekend. Calaway Park is offering a brand new ride this year, the Riptide Racer, as well as a new restaurant, Riptide Grill. Also new in 2025 is a family-friendly water balloon fight. The park opens for the season on May 17 at 10 a.m.
Calgary Herald
09-05-2025
- Calgary Herald
Youth sustains non-life threatening injuries after incident at Anderson Train station
A girl has suffered non-life threatening and non-life altering injuries after being struck by a CTrain at Anderson station Friday afternoon. Article content Article content CTrain service at Anderson Station in the city's southwest is suspended while police investigate. Article content Article content Good afternoon #CTriders. Due to the Anderson Station closure, shuttle buses are being put in place. Please look for shuttle buses in the bus loop for travel between Southland and Fish Creek Stations. — Calgary Transit (@calgarytransit) May 9, 2025 Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet.
CTV News
09-05-2025
- CTV News
Police investigating after girl hit by CTrain near Anderson LRT Station
Calgary police vehicles are seen in this undated image. (CTV News) A girl was injured after being hit by a CTrain in southwest Calgary on Friday afternoon. Calgary police said the girl was hit by the train at the Anderson LRT Station around 3:30 p.m. She was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening and non-life-altering injuries. Police initially reported a woman was involved in the incident, but later issued an update saying the person was actually a youth. Police are investigating the incident. Anderson LRT station is expected to be closed until around 5:30 p.m. Shuttle buses are being deployed to travel between Southland and Fish Creek stations, according to Calgary Transit.
Calgary Herald
09-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Calgary Transit closer to closing fare evasion with cellphone ticket validation at CTrain stations
Article content CTrain riders who buy tickets through the Calgary Transit app may soon have to scan their phone before boarding the LRT. Article content Article content In a bid to clamp down on fare evasion and a loophole that some riders are exploiting, Calgary Transit is planning to introduce validator technology on CTrain platforms later this year. Article content A housekeeping amendment to the city's transit bylaw to enable the technology was brought to the community planning development committee on Thursday. Article content 'I think this is a good piece of housekeeping,' Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra said before the vote. Article content The amended bylaw would allow for the same ticket-scanning technology that has been used on Calgary's bus fleet since 2020 to be used on trains. Article content Article content A Calgary Transit official told the committee the ticket-scanners would help transit peace officers enforce fare compliance, while also helping track fare evasion more effectively. Article content 'This is truly more around an alignment of our fare system, so that it's aligned between our buses and our LRT, so for our customers, it's a consistent journey,' said Aaron Coon, manager of transit service support for Calgary Transit. Article content Article content The validators will also aim to clamp down on a loophole in which train users pre-purchase their ticket through the My Fare app, but do not activate the fare unless they see a peace officer come on board, according to Coon. Article content The loophole exists because mobile tickets have a seven-day window before they need to be activated. Article content 'What our officers were seeing was individuals would buy the ticket, hold it in the queue and not activate it for seven days,' he said. Article content It's impossible to know how much revenue Calgary Transit has lost as a result, according to Coon, but he noted roughly 46 per cent of single-use mobile tickets were not being activated before they expired. Article content 'This (technology) will inhibit that from happening.' Article content The cost to install validator hardware, software upgrades and educate the public on the changes will be approximately $1.8 million, but Coon said the funding will come from Calgary Transit's existing capital budget.
