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CTrain Service Information

July 27-29: City Hall/Bow Valley College to Marlborough closure


Affected routes: Blue Line

Affected stations: City Hall/Bow Valley College, Bridgeland/Memorial, Zoo, Barlow/Max Bell, Franklin, Marlborough

Affected service hours:
Saturday, July 27 (all day)
Sunday, July 28 (all day)

What to expect:

The Blue Line will be closed between City Hall/Bow Valley College and Marlborough stations starting Saturday, July 27 until the very early hours of Monday, July 29.

Trains coming from the west and downtown will terminate at City Hall/Bow Valley College Station. And trains from the northeast will terminate at Marlborough. For all those stations in between, we’ll have three shuttle bus routes replacing train service:  

  1. Regular CTrain Replacement Shuttle buses will visit all stations from City Hall/Bow Valley College to Marlborough - except Zoo Station (see #3). These shuttles run every 10 minutes.  View shuttle map.

  2. EXPRESS Shuttle buses will provide direct service between City Hall/Bow Valley College and Marlborough stations only, with no other stops in between, running every 10 minutes, staggered with the regular shuttle service. View shuttle map.

  3. Customers heading to Zoo Station will need to catch a separate shuttle from Bridgeland/Memorial Station (shuttle stop located a block north of the station, on 9 St NE just south of McDougall Rd NE) – this shuttle will travel between Zoo and Bridgleand/Memorial only, running every 20 minutes. View shuttle map.

Full CTrain service will be back up and running again by start of service on Monday, July 29.

Why are we doing this?

We know these closures can have an impact on your travel, which is why we try to keep them as minimally disruptive as possible. That’s also why they’re so important – because doing preventative work and maintenance now can ensure we’re providing Calgarians with a safe, reliable, and efficient transit system.

Some work can be completed while keeping the trains on track, but there are certain projects that are just too big, or can’t share the space safely while trains are in service, and they require fully closing off sections of the line. Occasionally, a power cut is required to carry out specific work, which also means we need to close the line to train travel.

This weekend, we have a number of repair and maintenance projects on the list, including:

  • Roof repairs at Barlow/Max Bell
  • Glass repairs at Zoo
  • Work on the Deerfoot Bridge
  • Regular inspections and maintenance in the 36 Street Tunnel
  • Fall arrest inspections at Bridgeland/Memorial, Zoo, Barlow/Max Bell, and Franklin
  • Exterior pressure washing and interior cleaning at Franklin
  • and other projects, as time allows.  

Thank you for your patience during these closures! 

 

July 27-28: Victoria Park/Stampede Station (Single Tracking)

Affected routes: Red Line

Affected stations: Victoria Park/Stampede

Affected service hours:
Saturday, July 27 (6:00 a.m. to end of service)
Sunday, July 28 (start of service to 6:00 p.m.)


What to expect:

The station will NOT be fully closed, this is a partial closure.

The southbound tracks will be closed at Victoria Park/Stampede Station for maintenance work starting 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27 until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 28.

This means the trains will only be using one track at this station for travel in both directions. Whether you’re heading northbound towards City Centre/Tuscany, or southbound towards Somerset-Bridlewood, you will need to catch the train on the northbound platform.

Full CTrain service will be back up and running again at Victoria Park/Stampede Station as of 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 28.

 

Why are we doing this?

We know closures can have an impact on your travel, which is why we try to keep them as minimally disruptive as possible. That’s also why they’re so important – because doing preventative work and maintenance now can ensure we’re providing Calgarians with a safe, reliable, and efficient transit system.

When looking at the work that needs to be done at (or between) specific stations, we always try to see if closing just one side of the tracks is a safe, effective, and available option. Also known as “single tracking”, this type of closure allows us to complete the important work while also keeping train traffic moving!

Work being done this weekend includes:

  • Cladding installation on various parts of the station structure
  • Glazing work on the Oculus and modifications to the glazing support steel

Thank you for your patience during these closures!