Calgary Light-Rail West Line opens

[lpetrich]

New West LRT line a hit with Calgary commuters | Metro
Calgary's open West LRT, completes 7 Avenue project | Railway Track & Structures

Its construction home page: WestLRT - Calgary Transit - Heading West
Calgary Transit: Calgary's Light Rail Transit Line has a chronology of C-Train line extensions since it got started in 1981.

The West Line goes westward from downtown Calgary to 69th St. It has 6 new stations and it is 8.2 km / 5.1 mi long.

Another extension is still under construction, The City of Calgary - Northwest LRT extension to Rocky Ridge/Tuscany, and its builders expect to open it by fall 2014.

Checking on Calgary Transit: Future Plans of Calgary Transit, I find several plans:

Calgary Transit: North Central LRT from downtown
Calgary Transit: Future NE LRT Extension, extending the northeast line
Calgary Transit: Southeast Transitway (SETWAY)

Calgary LRT Network Plan mentions some additional possibilities:
Extension of the south line
Construction of a LRT tunnel along the existing 8th St. line in downtown

Calgary council embarks on $8B transit plan | Metro also mentions these extensions, though briefly.

[Mike Doughney]

Construction of a LRT tunnel along the existing 8th St. line in downtown

This tunnel was planned years ago, and a section was constructed and left unused under City Hall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7YBZvhVwgk

[The EGE]

lpetrich, thanks for posting these threads about lesser-known projects. It's great to get updates on these.