Bikes on the CTrain
Customers are welcome to bring their bikes on the CTrain:
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Weekdays: before 6:30 a.m., 9
a.m. - 3 p.m., and after 6 p.m.
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No hourly restrictions on weekends
and statutory holidays.
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Bikes may be prohibited on the train
at any time due to crowded or unsafe
conditions (e.g. before and after a
concert or a football game).
BOARDING
WITH YOUR BIKE
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Allow other passengers to exit
and enter the train first.
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Only board and exit the CTrain
through the doors at the front and
back of each car; do not use the
doors in the middle of the car.
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Only four bikes are allowed on
each car; two at either end.
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Please walk your bike in CTrain
stations, onto CTrains and on the
platforms, pedestrian bridges and
access ramps. Remain with your bike
at all times.
NOTE
Bicycles are
transported on buses and CTrains at the
owner's risk.
Calgary Transit is
not responsible for damage to improperly
secured bicycles, loss due to theft, or
bicycles left on buses or CTrains by
owners.
Passengers are
responsible for loading and unloading
their bikes without assistance from the
operator.
BIKE
TO THE CTRAIN
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 In
response to customer requests for a bike
locker rental program, Calgary Transit
provides these bike lockers at CTrain
stations. There are up to 118 bike
lockers available for rent at the
following CTrain stations:
To Rent
A Bike Locker:
Lockers are rented for a
six-month term*, May 1 –
October 31, and November 1 –
April 30. The charge for the
lockers is a non-refundable
fee of $72 ($12/month). A
refundable security deposit
of $30 is also required for
locker keys. Day-use
lockers are not available.
Lockers are
assigned on a
first-come/first-served
basis, in person, at
the Calgary Area Outdoor
Council located at 1111
Memorial Drive NW, (Hours 9
a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday -
Friday). No reservations
over the phone or
waiting lists are observed
for this program. Lockers
rentals or renewals will no
longer be available from the
Calgary Transit customer
service centre.
To obtain
a locker, applicants are
required to provide in
person to the Calgary
Area Outdoor Council:
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Name, address, phone
and email
information;
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Rental fee and
deposit in the form
of cash, cheque or
money order;
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Photo identification
that will be
photocopied for
security reasons.
* A
12-month term from May 1
– April 30 is also
available at a reduced fee
of $132.
Customers may email
caoc@caoc.ab.ca
or call 270-2262 with
inquiries regarding this
bike rental program.
 Bike
racks are available at all
CTrain stations.
BIKE RACKS ON
BUSES
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The
following routes have been
designated as
Low Floor Bike Rack
routes starting July 03,
2006:
1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 28,
29, 52, 56, 78, 79, 80, 83,
92, 96, & 408.
For scheduling information,
go to our
TRIP PLANNER
and select Bike Rack
from the "Accessibility"
drop-down menu
under "Options" (item
4).
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There is no additional
charge for bikes on
Calgary Transit.
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Easy-to-follow
instructions are printed
directly on the rack.
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Buses on Bike 'n' Ride
routes carry a maximum
of two bikes, on a
first-come, first-served
basis.
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Bikes are not allowed on
board buses.
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Bikes placed in the rack
do not touch each other,
the bus or other
vehicles.
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Only single seat,
standard two-wheeled
bikes fit in the racks.
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If the bike rack is
inoperative, notify the
driver and wait for the
next bus.
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A
limited number of
Calgary Transit buses
have racks. In the event
of a bus failure, the
replacement bus may not
be rack-equipped.
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Passengers are
responsible for loading
and unloading their
bikes without assistance
from the operator.
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