Blue Line (Calgary)

Blue Line
A Blue Line train at Saddletowne station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Calgary Transit
Locale	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Termini	69 Street (West) Saddletowne (Northeast)
Stations	25
Website	Calgary Transit
Service
Type	Light rail
System	CTrain
Route number	202
Operator(s)	Calgary Transit
History
Opened	April 29, 1985 (1985-04-29)
Technical
Line length	23 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade, elevated, underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC[1]
Route map Blue Line highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend 69 Street Sirocco 45 Street Westbrook Shaganappi Point Sunalta Downtown West–Kerby Red Line to Tuscany 8 Street SW 7 Street SW 6 Street SW 4 Street SW 3 Street SW 1 Street SW Centre Street City Hall/Bow Valley College Red Line to Somerset–Bridlewood Bow River Bridgeland/Memorial Zoo Highway 2 Deerfoot Trail Barlow/Max Bell Franklin Marlborough Highway 1 16 Ave N Rundle Whitehorn Oliver Bowen Yard McKnight–Westwinds Martindale Saddletowne 7th Avenue free fare zone Westbound only stop Eastbound only stop All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Blue Line, also known as Route 202, is a light rail transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Partnered with the Red Line, and future Green Line it makes up Calgary's CTrain network. Following its initial approval in 1976, the Red Line opened in 1981, with the first trains running on what is now the Blue Line in 1985.