Franklin | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2826 Memorial Drive SE | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°02′50″N 113°59′40″W / 51.04722°N 113.99444°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Calgary Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Center-loading platform | ||||||||||
| Connections | 155 West Dover/Forest Lawn 440 Chateau Estates | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 578 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1985 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2013 | ||||||||||
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Franklin Station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202) and opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original route.
The station is located in the median of Memorial Drive, just west of the intersection with 28 Street SE. The station is 4.7 km (2.92 mi) from the City Hall Interlocking. Pedestrian bridges connect the station to either side of Memorial Drive. Stairs, escalators, as well as an elevator provide access down to the center-loading platform. The station serves the community Radisson Heights-Albert Park to the south and industrial areas to the north. 578 parking spaces are available for commuters.
In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 4,700 boardings per weekday.[1]
- ^ Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.