Downtown

• 2.0 km in-street section, opened May 25, 1981
• Trains share transit mall with buses and emergency vehicles

South LRT

• 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

Northeast LRT

• 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

Northwest LRT

• 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
• 3.6 km extension to Crowfoot, opened June 15, 2009
• Trains run in median of roadway and on exclusive right-of-way (R.O.W.) through residential areas

Total Length

• 46.0 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

Geometric Characteristics

• 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

Stations and Platforms

SIDE LOADING:
Passengers board train from side platforms.

Length of platforms (m): 80
Height of the platforms over the track (mm): 930

Functional Characteristics

• 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
   
• Weekday boarding passengers per revenue operating hour: 611
   

Personnel Requirements

• 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
   
• 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
   

Maintenance Facilities

• 1 heavy maintenance & cleaning facility - Anderson Garage 19,000 m2
• 1 light maintenance & storage facility - Haysboro Garage 3,500 m2

Development/Operating Costs

• 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)