West LRT | 7 Stations | 8.0 KM | In Service

[Govertical]

Drove past Sunalta station yesterday and there was finally pavement coming along quite quickly!!!

[srperrycgy]

Went for another walk in the lovely heat today from 73rd Street to 26th Street. A lot of curb, gutter and sidewalk work going on, but not on a holiday. More paving still remains to be done. Catenary appears to be complete (don't know about inside the tunnel). Access for photos is much better than before, especially at 45th Street.

West Entrance to 69th Street Station.


WLRT-08062012-4 by srp775, on Flickr

Bumpers on the tail track.


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Approaching the 69th Street tunnel.


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Showing the uphill climb towards the end.


WLRT-08062012-15 by srp775, on Flickr

Looking Eastward to the City Centre.


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Distance Marker and Bridge Sign. 8km at this point, measured from City Hall.


WLRT-08062012-21 by srp775, on Flickr

45th Street Station.


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45th Street Bridge. Note the yellow speed limit sign, 80 km/h.


WLRT-08062012-30 by srp775, on Flickr

South Entrance to Westbrook Station.


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Westbrook TOD Building.


WLRT-08062012-41 by srp775, on Flickr

Shaganappi Point Station.


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Looking towards the City Centre on Bow Trail.


WLRT-08062012-51 by srp775, on Flickr

I'll walk the rest of the route next weekend. A few more pics on my Flickr page here.

[skrish]

Thanks for the pics, it's looking so good.

[GORDBO]

C-Train looking good! Come a long way since I lived there. back in 82, ended at Anderson to the south and 48th in the ne. Whats the next expansion plan after this?

[CTrainDude]

Nice job, as always Steve. Thank you.

[DungHeap]

Great picture update! Can't wait to come back to Calgary and take a ride on that line. Going to be some great views heading into downtown.

[TallBob]

Looks good and I hope it is very successful. I could really see density icreasing big-time over the next 10-15 years or so in those areas!

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by GORDBO

C-Train looking good! Come a long way since I lived there. back in 82, ended at Anderson to the south and 48th in the ne. Whats the next expansion plan after this?

That is being debated, either:
-North central line
-South East line
- and/or 8th avenue subway maybe?

[DarkKeyo]

Thanks for the pics! I'm finding the slightly different-than-the-rest-of-the-system architecture is growing on me.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by DarkKeyo

I'm finding the slightly different-than-the-rest-of-the-system architecture is growing on me.

I think the architecture and integration into communities has improved with time, largely due to a longer term vision and TOD mindset. My only area of disappointment is the NIMBY'ism that resulted in additional costs on a line that is already, even with inflation adjusted costs, by far the most expensive per kilometer line in Calgary.

The photo update was fantastic. Really looking forward to taking a ride on this line once open.

[Calgarian]

So when is the WLRT supposed to be in use? somewhere early in 2013 IIRC?

[mersar]

The official date is March 2013. I still personally would not be surprised to see early January if not closer to the original December date so they can make noise about being done ahead of schedule

[frinkprof]

A new set of photos from the last month or so at Westlrt.ca.

17th Avenue North Pathway Paving




24th Street Pedestrian Bridge Paving




24th Street Pedestrian Bridge




45th Street Station with a Test Train




45th Street Station Aerial




69th Street Station East Entrance




69th Street Station Looking East




69th Street Station Looking West




Bow Trail Pathway at 24th Street




Shaganappi Point Station Aerial




Sirocco Station Aerial




Sirocco Station Looking West




Sirocco Station North Pathway




Sunalta Station Aerial




Sunalta Station




Sunalta Station Courtyard




Test Train Under New 24th Street Pedestrian Bridge




Westbrook Station Aerial




Westbrook Station Platform Level

[eggbert]

Man, those ariel shots are cool! Thanks for posting the photos.

One question though, on the photo Sirocco Station Aerial, it that an LRT parking lot at the top of it? I'm used to the old Sirocco Park-N-Ride by the Sunterra but this is on the North side of 17th Ave. How do you get into it?

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by eggbert

One question though, on the photo Sirocco Station Aerial, it that an LRT parking lot at the top of it? I'm used to the old Sirocco Park-N-Ride by the Sunterra but this is on the North side of 17th Ave. How do you get into it?

Nope. That's parking for the mosque on top of the hill.

See:
http://maps.google.ca/?ll=51.038163,-114.167508&spn=0.004574,0.011362&t=h&z=17

[You Need A Thneed]

City says WLRT could open up before Christmas:

Link.

[srperrycgy]

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

City says WLRT could open up before Christmas:

Link.

I'm starting to believe again in a December WLRT opening. The only construction area lagging seems to be Westbrook. Curb and gutter work as well as paving has been going on this week around the station.

[Northski]

The video indicated the ridership for the LRT was around the 280,000 per weekday which would put it back at its pre recession levels.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

City says WLRT could open up before Christmas:

Link.

I hope so, I have a great view of Sunalta Station from my balcony, will be cool to actually watch trains come in and out of the station.

[kw5150]

Thanks Frink!!! What a line this is going to be. It would almost be worth living outside the core just to ride it every day.