The Future Southeast LRT Line

The Future Southeast LRT Line is not expected to be built for 20 to 30 years. The new residential areas in the Southeast area of Calgary are still growing and have not reached a minimum threshold for the LRT line.

The study on the north section of the line has been recently completed. Calgary City Council will decide on the alignment soon. The alignment would run from the Elbow River by the CPR tracks continuing along the west side of CPR and CNR tracks southward until Ogden Road where it would rejoin the CPR tracks until Glenmore Trail.

The Calgary Transit 20 Year Capital Plan (revised February 2004) has now listed the Southeast LRT line in its plans. Construction is to begin in 2019 and be completed to Douglasdale in 2023. The project is not funded and will cost an estimated $549 million.

Six stations on the North end have been planned:

Ramsay/Inglewood

Located: 11th Avenue SE at 10th Street SE

Blackfoot

Located: 26th Avenue SE at 11th Street SE near Blackfoot Trail SE

Highfield/Bonnybrook

Located: Highfield Blvd. SE near Ogden Road SE

Lynnwood

Located: West of Ogden Road SE, North of Lynnwood community

Millican/Ogden

Located: West of Ogden Road SE at 68th Avenue SE

Glenmore

Located: South of Glenmore Trail

Right-of-way has been protected for the second phase of the future line from Glenmore Trail through to McKenzie Towne.

Four stations on the South end have been planned:

Douglasdale (Douglas Glen)

Located: 114th Avenue SE, East of 24th Street SE

Shepard

Located: North side of 130th Avenue SE, West of Barlow Trail SE

New Brighton

Located: 52nd Street SE, South of 130th Avenue SE

McKenzie

Located: 52nd Street SE, South of McKenzie Towne Blvd.

The line will eventually extend south of Highway 22X to a station close to a future Hospital site at 196th Avenue SE.

For more information about future LRT plan, please take a look at the link below.

http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/ct_lrt_network_plan.pdf