Brentwood station (Calgary)
Brentwood | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4099 Crowchild Trail NW | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°05′15″N 114°07′56″W / 51.08750°N 114.13222°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Center-loading platform | ||||||||||
| Connections | 8 North Pointe/Foothills Medical Centre 9 Dalhousie/Chinook 38 Temple 53 Greenwood/Brentwood 65 Market Mall/Downtown West 82 Nolan Hill 408 Valley Ridge MO Max Orange Saddletowne | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1381 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2011 (platform extension) 2020 (pedestrian bridge renovations) | ||||||||||
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Brentwood station is a light rail station on the Red Line of the CTrain between Dalhousie and University stations. The station connects also served by the MAX Orange, North Pointe, Foothills Medical Centre, Dalhousie, Chinook, Greenwood/Brentwood, Market Mall, Downtown West, Nolan Hill, and Valley Ridge bus routes.
Location and station layout
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The station has two tracks and a single island platform. Located to either side of the station is Crowchild Trail, with pedestrian overpasses connecting the station to either side of the road. To the southwest are the bus stations and a park and ride with 950 stalls. To the northeast are a Calgary Co-op and Brentwood Mall,[1] and to the southwest there is the University Research Park.[2]
The station itself is located in Varsity, with the communities of Varsity, Brentwood, and Charleswood being served by the station.[2]
Architecture
When the line was extended, Robert LeBlond from the firm LeBlond Partnership was asked to design the new station building. The transit designers knew that the Brentwood extension would be the last extension for many years, so they wanted an impressive design. LeBlond designed the building to resemble a transparent grain elevator. The station building won the Portland Cement Award of Excellence for its use of concrete, and the Alberta Association of Architects successfully nominated the building for inclusion in the Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture.[3]
History
Brentwood station was proposed in a study by transit consultants Hawley Simpson and John F. Curtin entitled Transit for Calgary's Future. The study proposed a northwest-southeast line from Brentwood to Haysboro (the equivalent of Heritage station).[4]
Brentwood station was created as part of a 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) extension that was opened on August 13, 1990. It would be the northwest terminus until 2003, when Dalhousie station was opened.[5]
In 2008, the station registered an average of 14,900 boardings per weekday.[6]
In May of 2010, the federal government announced that they would be cooperating with the municipal government to extend the station's platform to accommodate the new four-car trains.[7]
In September 2020, the station's pedestrian bridges underwent a renovation, which included concrete rehabilitation and lighting upgrades along the stairs, ramps, and the bridge, and new handrails and guardrails. Renovation ended in winter of 2021.[8]
Service
The station connects to the 8 North Pointe/Foothills Medical Centre, 9 Dalhousie/Chinook, 38 Temple, 53 Greenwood/Brentwood, 65 Market Mall/Downtown West, 82 Nolan Hill, 408 Valley Ridge, and MAX Orange bus routes.[9]
References
- ^ Calgary Transit. Map of Brentwood Station (PDF) (Map).
- ^ a b "Brentwood LRT Station Information Brochure" (PDF). calgary.ca. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2003.
- ^ Calgary Transit : 100 years serving the community. Calgary. Creative Services Division. Calgary: City of Calgary, Creative Services Division. 2009. p. 135. ISBN 0968579523. OCLC 1301794349.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Calgary Transit : 100 years serving the community. Calgary. Creative Services Division. Calgary: City of Calgary, Creative Services Division. 2009. p. 116. ISBN 0968579523. OCLC 1301794349.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Sanders, Harry. "CTrain". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ Calgary Transit - About CT (Statistics - LRT Ridership) Archived June 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Government partnership moves forward with Calgary Transit projects". www.canada.ca. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Station Renovations". Calgary Transit. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Calgary Transit. Calgary Transit System Map (PDF) (Map).
External links
- City of Calgary, Brentwood LRT Station - information brochure