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General
Description of
System
General
Description
| Vehicle
Types
| Stations
& Platforms
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Functional
Characteristics
| Personnel
Requirements
| Maintenance |
Costs
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Downtown
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- 2.0 km
in-street section, opened May 25, 1981
- Trains share
transit mall with buses and emergency
vehicles
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South
LRT
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- 10.9 km,
opened May 25, 1981
- Trains run
on fenced right-of-way (R.O.W.) parallel
to freight rail line from 41st
Avenue to Somerset/Bridlewood Station S.W.
- 3.4 km
extension to Fish Creek/Lacombe, opened
October 26, 2001
- 3.0 km
extension to Somerset/Bridlewood, opened
June 28, 2004
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Northeast
LRT
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- 9.8 km,
April 29, 1985
- Trains run
in median of roadway, with a concrete
barrier separation
- 2.8 km
extension to McKnight-Westwinds, opened on
December 17, 2007
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Northwest
LRT
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- 5.6 km,
opened September 7, 1987
- 1.0 km
extension to Brentwood, opened August 31,
1990
- 3.0 km
extension to Dalhousie, opened December
15, 2003
- Trains run
in median of roadway and on exclusive
right-of-way (R.O.W.) through residential
areas
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Total
Length
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- 44.9 km, 5%
grade separated, 8% underground
- Proof of
purchase fare system, free-fare zone on
7th Avenue
- 26 major
stations, 11 side loading platforms
downtown
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Geometric
Characteristics
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- Overall
width of system for 2 parallel sets of
track (m): 12
- Minimum
required width for station (m): 20
- Length of
station platforms (m): 80
- Maximum
gradient in the system: 6%
- Dimensions
of dynamic envelope space (Gabarit
dynamique)
Height (m): 4:07
Width (m): 3:11
- Minimum
feasible radius of horizontal curvature
(m): 35 mainline, 25 yard
- Minimum
actual radius of horizontal curvature (m):
63 mainline, 25 yard
- Minimum
actual feasible radius of vertical
curvature (m): 500
- Minimum
actual radius of vertical curvature (m):
500
- Types of
track used:
ARA - A 100 rail with Pandrol fasteners on
concrete ties on ballast
ARA - A 100 rail on Lord Direct Fixation
fasteners on concrete plinths
Ri 60 girder rail on compressible supports
in-street
Noise levels in DBA: 72 at 25 m
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LIGHT
RAIL VEHICLES (LRVs)
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U2

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SD
160

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| Fibreglass
cab, steel body |
Steel
body |
| LRVs
can be operated from
either command end |
LRVs
can be operated from
either command end |
| Suspension
type: Megi rubber
chevron, double coil
springs |
Suspension
type: Megi rubber
chevron, double coil
springs |
| Type
of brakes:
Dynamic, disc, and
magnetic track brakes (U2
AC + Re-generative)
auxiliary and emergency
brake system |
Type
of brakes:
Re-generative / dynamic,
disc, and magnetic track
brakes |
| Dead
weight (tonnes): DC
32.6 AC 36.0 |
Dead
weight (tonnes): SD
160 42.0 |
| Maximum
payload vehicle (tonnes):
17.7 |
Maximum
payload vehicle (tonnes):
17 |
| Service
Accelerations (m/s2):
1.1 |
Service
Accelerations (m/s2):
1.34 |
| Service
Deceleration (m/s2):
1.3 |
Service
Deceleration (m/s2):
1.34 |
| Maximum
Acceleration (m/s2):
1.3 |
Maximum
Acceleration (m/s2):
1.34 |
| Maximum
Deceleration (m/s2):
3.0 |
Maximum
Deceleration (m/s2):
3.0 |
| Overall
length of vehicle (m):
24.4 |
Overall
length of vehicle (m):
24.82 |
| Overall
length of a 3 vehicle
train (m): 73.2 |
Overall
length of a 3 vehicle
train (m): 74.4 |
| Overall
width of vehicle (m):
2.65 |
Overall
width of vehicle (m):
2.65 |
Number
of doors per vehicle:
4 each side,
Double folding
width of doors (mm):
1,300
Height of doors
(mm): 1,900 |
Number
of doors per vehicle:
4 each side,
Sliding/plug width
of doors (mm):
1,300
Height of doors
(mm): 1,900 |
Practical
passenger capacity:
design: 200 |
Practical
passenger capacity:
design: 200 |
| Number
of seating passengers per
vehicle: 64 |
Number
of seating passengers per
vehicle: 60 |
Number
of motors per train:
one each end 2
Type of power:
600 V DC
Motor rating:
DC (at 1,200 rpm): 150 kw |
Number
of motors per train:
two each end 4
Type of power:
AC
Motor rating:
145 kw at 1588 rpm |
| Type
of power collection:
pantograph |
Type
of power collection:
pantograph |
| Power
consumption (kwh per veh-km
of operation) at:
3.23 |
Power
consumption (kwh per veh-km
of operation) at:
3.23 |
| Auxiliary
input power (volts): 24 |
Auxiliary
input power (volts): 24 |
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Stations
and Platforms
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CENTRE
LOADING:
Passengers board train from centre platform.
Somerset/Bridlewood
Station
Fish Creek-Lacombe Station
Canyon Meadows Station
Anderson Station
Southland Station
Heritage Station
Chinook Station
Erlton Station
Stampede Station
McKnight-Westwinds Station
Whitehorn Station
Rundle Station
Marlborough Station
Franklin Station
Barlow / Max Bell Station
Zoo Station
Bridgeland Station
Dalhousie Station
Brentwood Station
U of C Station
SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee Station
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SIDE
LOADING:
Passengers board train from side platforms.
Shawnessy
Station
39 Avenue Station
Sunny Side Station
Lions Park Station
Banff Trail Station
All Downtown Stations
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Length
of platforms (m): 80
Height
of the platforms over the track (mm):
930
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Functional
Characteristics
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- Maximum
PRACTICAL single direction capacity at
design capacity of 162 pass./car and 2
min. headway:
3-car train (present) 14,580
4-car train (future) 19,440
- Maximum
THEORETICAL single direction capacity
(pass./hr/dir) at 256 pass./car and 2 min.
headway:
3-car train 23,040
4-car train 30,720
- Actual
maximum peak hour passenger load
(pass./hr/dir):
a.m. peak 7,255
- Current
average headway (secs):
for peak: 300
off peak: - 600
- Minimum
practical headway (secs): 120
- Average
speed (km/hr): 30
- Maximum
speed (km/hr): 80
- Train
hours of operation: (2006)
annual: 127,452
per weekday: 388
- Type
of train (no. of units):
Siemens-Duwag U2 - DC - 82
- AC - 2 SD-160 AC -32
- LRV
availability: 84%
- Average
number of boarding passengers per day:
(2006) 248,200
- Weekday
ridership per CTrain line:
South - 86,100
Northwest - 80,400
Northeast - 58,900
Downtown (free fare zone) - 22,800
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Weekday boarding passengers per revenue
operating hour: 611
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Personnel
Requirements
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- No.
of operators per vehicle: 1
- No.
of attendants per station: 0
- No.
of central control attendants on each
shift:
peak 3, off-peak 1
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No. of maintenance personnel: 101
Permanent Management Exempt staff members
11
- Remainder:
Journeyman I Electromechanic
Journeyman II Electromechanic
Trainee Electromechanic
Preventative Maintenance Person LRV,
Servicelane Attendant
LRV, Fleet Lineup Attendant LRV
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Maintenance
Facilities
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- 1 heavy
maintenance & cleaning facility -
Anderson Garage 19,000 m2
- 1 light
maintenance & storage facility -
Haysboro Garage 3,500 m2
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Development/Operating
Costs
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- Total
system development costs to date: $548 M
- Original
cost of vehicle acquisition/unit: $1.2 M
- Current
vehicle replacement cost: $3.9 M
- Total
costs of track construction per meter:
above ground $30,000
below ground $35,000
at grade $15,000
- Average
costs per station: $2.1 M
- Cost
of Rail Control facilities: $3.1M
- Vehicle
Maintenance costs: $13.9M
(2006)
- Station
Maintenance costs: $2.8M
(2006)
- Right
of Way Maintenance costs: $2.9M (2006)
- Signals
Maintenance costs: $2.4M (2006)
- Average
annual power costs: $4.8M (2006)
- Annual
LRV Operator wages: $6.0M (includes fringe
benefits of 21.57%) (2006)
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