Calgary Transit is the public transit service which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta. In 2005, an estimated 119.5 million passengers boarded approximately 920 Calgary Transit vehicles (Service Population: 956 078) and provided 2.03 million hours of service (2.12 hours of service per capita). Skytrain Bangkok. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...

History

What would eventually become Calgary Transit began as the Calgary Municipal Railway in 1909, with twelve electric streetcars serving what was at the time a city of 30,000. This streetcar service expanded throughout the next thirty years (including the Depression) until 1946, when the company was renamed to Calgary Transit System as gasoline-powered vehicles began replacing the local streetcars (as was common at the time). Eventually the electric trolley lines were phased out together — to be replaced by diesel buses. In 1972, CTS assumed its current name of Calgary Transit. A Philadelphia PCC trolley car in 1965 Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ... Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, a mother of seven children, age 32, in Nipomo, California, March 1936. ...

Between the early 1970's and 2000, Calgary Transit had a three tier bus service. Standard bus routes were identified with white bus stop signs. Blue Arrow bus routes, maked by blue signs, provided limited stop, and all day service to suburban neighborhoods from the city centre. Express service was indicated with red signs and provided extremely limited bus service to the far reaches of the city during peak hours only. These tiers have been slowly phased out, since Calgary Transit began expanding C-Train lines and capacity and implementing BRT service. Calgary Transit have recently introduced new SD-160 vehicles to complement their ageing original trains. ... Silver Line in Boston Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line. ...

The C-Train

A C-train at the Somerset-Bridlewood station

On May 25, 1981, Calgary Transit became one of the first transit systems in North America to operate a light rail system — the C-Train, on which construction had begun in 1978. The original line (referred to internally as the A Line, and externally as Route 201) ran from Anderson Station (just north of Anderson Road in the south end of the city) to Downtown Calgary. Calgary Transit have recently introduced new SD-160 vehicles to complement their ageing original trains. ... Download high resolution version (1016x762, 113 KB)Calgary Transit C-Train Siemens-Duewag U2 car 2003, August 18, 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1016x762, 113 KB)Calgary Transit C-Train Siemens-Duewag U2 car 2003, August 18, 2004. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Calgary Transit have recently introduced new SD-160 vehicles to complement their ageing original trains. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... View of downtown Calgary from Princes Island. ...

In 1985, a northeastern-bound line (B-Line / Route 202) was opened, running from downtown to Whitehorn Station (just south of the intersection of McKnight Boulevard and 36th Street in the northeastern quadrant of the city), and in 1987, a northwestern-bound line (C-Line / part of Route 201) was opened in time for the 1988 Winter Olympics, running from downtown to University Station (directly east of the University of Calgary campus, between 24th and 32nd Avenue on Crowchild Trail). This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... It has been suggested that University of Calgary Faculty of Law be merged into this article or section. ...

In 1990 a 1 km extension of the northwest line to Brentwood Station (south of Brisebois Drive on Crowchild Trail) was opened; in 2001 two new stations — Canyon Meadows Station (north of Canyon Meadows Drive and west of Macleod Trail) and Fish Creek-Lacombe Station (south of Bannister Road and west of Macleod Trail) were added to the south line; on December 15, 2003, Dalhousie Station (south of 53rd Street in the median of Crowchild Trail) was added to the northwestern line. This article is about the year. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 28, 2004, two new stations for the south line opened: Shawnessy Station (south of a brand new interchange at Macleod Trail and Shawnessy Boulevard) and Somerset-Bridlewood Station (south of 162nd Avenue and west of Shawnee Gate). (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Future extensions planned are McKnight-Westwinds Station on the northeast line; Centennial Station on the northwest line located directly west of Crowfoot Town Centre in the median of Crowchild Trail; a new west line running west from downtown to 69th Street West (which would presumably be known as D-Line and an extension to Route 202); and a new southeast line running from downtown into the communities of Douglasdale and McKenzie in the southeastern portion of the city (E-Line / possibly Route 203). View of downtown Calgary from Princes Island. ...

BRT

On August 30, 2004, Calgary Transit opened a bus rapid transit line to operate future C-Train routes (the D-Line and an as-yet unplanned northbound line). While tests of high-capacity buses (most notably articulated buses and double decker buses) have been carried out for potential future use on this route and others, no new vehicles have yet been purchased and the BRT line currently utilizes standard buses. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Silver Line in Boston Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line. ... A Volvo articulated bus in contract service for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Virginia Overland Transportation in 2003 Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses (UK, Australia), accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity. ... A double decker is a bus, airplane, train, tram, ferry, or any public transit vehicle that has two levels for passengers, one deck above the other. ...

Calgary's BRT line incorporates only a few features that a true BRT has to offer. Limited stop service, direct routing and traffic signal priority systems are among these features. The BRT, also known as Route 301 runs in regular traffic, uses regular buses and uses regular bus stops, with the exception of being painted red. Since the opening of the route, service enhancements have been made several times as the route has gained popularity from transit users. Such service improvements included increased frequency, weekday evening service and most recently Saturday service.

Other information

Calgary Transit currently operates about 160 bus routes with about 830 buses of which 442 are low floor , and 116 light rail vehicles, 84 of which are Siemens-Duewag U2 model cars, 32 of which are more recent Siemens SD-160s. Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... Categories: Stub ... Calgary Transit SD-160 car 2214. ...

The current bus fleet includes:

• GM Diesel Division T6H-5307N (New Look) (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982) About 170 remain, slowly being phased out
• MCI TC40-102N (Classic) (1991, 1992) 107 units
• MCI TC40-102A (Classic) (1990-1991; ex-Connecticut Transit) 10 units
• New Flyer D40 (1992) 10 units
• New Flyer D40LF (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) 442 units

In addition, there are about 100 shuttle buses used on routes with lower ridership. Most of these vehicles are based on the Ford Econoline E-450 platform. General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is a Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-based bus manufacturer. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year. ... New Flyer Industries is the leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The well developed C-Train system along with several mainline bus routes provide the backbone of the system while many feeder bus routes and express services act to complement this backbone service. Service frequency and service hours on the C-Train and busier bus routes is typically from 5-30 minutes with operating hours of about 5AM-3AM. Most feeder bus routes run at 15-45 minute intervals with similar operating hours on most routes and reduced on others. In addition there are many rush hour only services, some are feeder routes and some are express routes, these usually run 10-30 minutes apart.

Fares

As of January 2, 2006: January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Adult--Cash $ 2.25
• Adult--Book of 10 $ 19.50
• Adult--Monthly Pass $ 70.00
• Youth--Cash $ 1.40
• Youth--Book of 10 $ 12.00
• Youth--Monthly Pass $ 47.00

• Starting January of 2006, low income passes are available

External links

• Official Calgary Transit website
• Hobbyist Calgary Transit and other buses/trains website