Saddletowne station

Saddletowne Station is a CTrain light rail station on the Northeast leg of the Blue Line located in Saddle Ridge, Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012, as part of a 2.9-km extension.

It is the current terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout where the Saddleridge Town Centre a commercial and activity centre, with planned medium-density residential development and community facilities. The station has a Park and Ride with a 141-stall capacity.

The station is a center-loading, walk-on island platform.

Construction on the extension started in the spring of 2010 and completed, for its grand opening block party, on August 25, 2012. The extension was delayed by almost one year, as it was initially planned to open in late 2011.

In its first year of service, Saddletowne served an average of 8,730 boardings per day.

The 100 bus rapid transit route arrives at the station, providing a transit connection to Calgary International Airport.

Station Upgrades
Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Saddletowne Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.

Major destinations

 * YMCA Genesis Centre / Saddletowne YMCA
 * Nelson Mandela High School
 * Saddletowne Crossing    (Shopping Plaza)

Communities
Residential


 * Martindale
 * Saddle Ridge
 * Savanna (major sub-community of Saddle Ridge)
 * Taradale
 * Saddletowne (major sub-community of Taradale, and from where the station derives its name)

Streets

 * 52 Street NE / Falconridge Blvd
 * 80 Avenue NE
 * 88 Avenue NE
 * Saddletowne Circle