16 Avenue N station

16 Avenue N station is a planned CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, part of the Green Line Phase 2. On June 16, 2020, Calgary City Council approved the alignment of Green Line Stage 1, Phase 1 and 2, running between this station and Shepard station.^[1] As of July, 2024, a decision of building Phase 2 has not been made.^[2] The station serves as the northern terminus station for stage one of construction and is expected to be one of the busiest stations on opening day.^[3] It will serve as a transfer point between the Green Line and MAX Orange BRT, connecting riders to the city's northwest, northeast, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, the University of Calgary, the Foothills Medical Centre, the Alberta Children's Hospital and future Calgary Cancer Centre.

16 Avenue N
CTrain station
General information
Coordinates	51.066748°N 114.062498°W / 51.066748; -114.062498
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Line(s)	Green Line (Calgary)
Platforms	Centre loading platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MAX Orange 300 North BRT / Airport 301 North BRT / North Pointe Airdrie Transit Intercity Express
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Fare paid
History
Opening	2027 (2027)
Electrified	Overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station Terminus Green Line (phase 2) 9 Avenue N toward Shepard

The station will be directly south of 16 Avenue North in the community of Crescent Heights. It is planned to be a low-profile urban station with curb height platforms, at-grade boarding, and will be in the median of Centre Street. The station will not include a park and ride. The area surrounding the station is instead expected to be redeveloped with high-density transit oriented development.^[4] As of 2015, there were 6,250 residents and 3,250 jobs within walking distance of the station. That number is expected to increase to 13,400 residents and 5,050 jobs after the station opens for service in 2027.^[5]

The station was planned as an underground station in the city's 2017 recommendations, but was modified to an at-grade station with the city's 2020 alignment update.^[6]

References

1. "Council approves Green Line program". Retrieved 2024-07-12.
2. "Green Line Future Extensions". Retrieved 2024-07-12.
3. Transportation. "16 Avenue N. Green Line Station". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
4. "Long-term vision for the 16 Avenue N Station" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Green Line Long Term Vision Report Part 2" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-31.
6. Communications, Customer Service &. "Green Line - Segment 2 | Green Line Stage One". Engage. Retrieved 2021-04-11.