4 Street SW station

4 Street SW
CTrain station
4 Street SW station
General information
Location530C - 7 Avenue SW
Coordinates51°02′48.5″N 114°04′20″W / 51.046806°N 114.07222°W / 51.046806; -114.07222
Owned byCalgary Transit
PlatformsSingle side-loading platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1981 (1981)
Rebuilt2011 (2011)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station
7 Street SW
toward Tuscany
Red Line 1 Street SW
One-way operation
7 Street SW
toward 69 Street
Blue Line

The 4 Street SW Station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in located Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 4 Street SW platform is served by westbound trains only, with the nearest eastbound platforms being the 3 Street SW station and the 6 Street SW station. The platform is located on the north side of 7 Avenue South, within the free-fare zone serving both Routes 201 and 202.

The 4 Street W station, located between 4 Street & 5 Street SW opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's original LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. The original station was closed on January 7, 2010, and demolished immediately with the new station constructed in its place. The new station opened on January 21, 2011.[1]

Like all refurbished 7 Avenue platforms, the entire sidewalk slopes up to the station at both ends and the platform can handle 4-car trains.

On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the C-Train system, 4th Street SW Station, along with every other station between City Hall and Downtown West-Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded.[2][3][4]

According to data released by Calgary Transit, the 4 Street SW Station had an average weekday daily ridership of 11,100 in the year of 2007.[5]

  1. ^ "LRT Station Closures and Construction". Calgary Transit. January 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lighting upgrades at Calgary CTrain platforms". YouTube.
  3. ^ Calgary Transit (2023-03-22). "#CTRiders, we've recently upgraded the lighting on all CTrain platforms from Downtown West/Kerby to City Hall. A sample of images showing the upgrades are at calgarytransit.com/news". Twitter.
  4. ^ Calgary Transit (2023-03-22). "We've upgraded the lighting throughout the 7th Avenue platforms from West Kerby to City Hall to improve visibility for #CTRiders. A selection of before and after images are at calgarytransit.com/news". Twitter.
  5. ^ "LRT Ridership". Calgary Transit. July 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010.

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