Franklin (CTrain)

Franklin
C-Train station (Northeast Line)
Location	2826 Memorial Drive SE
Coordinates	51°02′50″N 113°59′40″W / 51.04722°N 113.99444°WCoordinates: 51°02′50″N 113°59′40″W / 51.04722°N 113.99444°W
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Center-loading platform
Connections	26 Dover 440 Chateau Estates
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	578 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1985
Rebuilt	2013
Services
Preceding station   CTrain   Following station Barlow/Max Bell toward 69 Street Southwest Route 202 Marlborough toward Saddletowne

Franklin is a stop on the Northeast Line (Route 202) of the CTrain light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station opened on April 27, 1985 as part of the original Northeast line.

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 residential neighbourhoods to the south (Albert Park/Radisson Heights) and industrial areas to the north. 578 parking spaces are available for commuters.

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms are being extended. Franklin station also had new furnishings installed, in addition to a platform extension. Construction was completed in the late Summer/Fall of 2013.^[1]

In 2005, the station registered and average transit of 4,700 boardings per weekday.^[2]

References

1. http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Pages/Transit-projects/NE-LRT-platform-extensions.aspx
2. Calgary Transit (2005). "LRT Station Ridership". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.