Saddletowne station


Saddletowne station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line. It opened on August 27, 2012 as part of a 2.9-km extension from McKnight–Westwinds station.
It is the new terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the community of Saddle Ridge in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station itself is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout which encompasses the Saddleridge Town Centre, a commercial and activity centre, with planned medium-density residential development and community facilities. The station has a Park and Ride with a 141-stall capacity.
The station is a center-loading, walk-on island platform; very similar to McKnight-Westwinds and Somerset-Bridlewood stations.
Construction on the extension started in the spring of 2010 and completed, for its grand opening block party, on August 25, 2012. 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.

Future Extension

The Northeast line will be extended to the north, once those areas are developed enough to support LRT infrastructure. There are currently 4 stations planned: A station in the community of Savanna at 88th Avenue NE which will include a future spur line to the airport and the future green line, Country Hills Blvd near Skyview Ranch, 128th Avenue NE near Redstone and the future neighborhood of Cornerstone, and one near the industrial area of Stonegate. These stations will likely open around 2023 or beyond, other than the Savanna Station which is likely to open before since the area surrounding the station is now mostly developed.