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CTrain Service Information

June 13-14: West LRT - 69 Street to Downtown West/Kerby closure

Affected routes: Blue Line

Affected stations: 69 Street, Sirocco, 45 Street, Westbrook, Shaganappi Point, Sunalta, Downtown West/Kerby

Affected service hours:
Saturday, June 13 (all day)
Sunday, June 14 (all day)

What to expect:

The Blue Line will be closed between 69 Street and Downtown West/Kerby stations starting Saturday, June 13 until the very early hours of Monday, June 15.

Trains coming from the east/downtown will terminate at Downtown West/Kerby Station. For travel between Downtown West/Kerby and 69 Street, we’ll have shuttle buses replacing train service.

Please note, the Blue Line replacement shuttle bus does not stop at Sunalta Station. For travel:

  • WESTBOUND to stations past Sunalta: catch the westbound Blue Line replacement shuttle bus at Downtown West/Kerby Station. 
  • WESTBOUND to Sunalta: catch the separate Sunalta shuttle bus from Downtown/West Kerby Station.
  • EASTBOUND to Sunalta: catch the eastbound Blue Line replacement shuttle bus to Downtown West/Kerby Station. Transfer there to the Sunalta shuttle bus to Sunalta Station. 

Full CTrain service is scheduled to be back up and running again on the West LRT by start of service on Monday, June 15.

What’s happening?

The list of projects this weekend includes:

  • Work in the tunnels,
  • Finishing up work not completed during West LRT closure part 1 (May 30-31),  
  • and other projects, as time allows.  

Thank you for your patience during these closures! 

CTrain map: 69 Street Station - Kerby Station

Blue Line CTrain Replaement Shuttle: Sunalta Station - Kerby Station

Blue Line CTrain Replacement Shuttle: 69 Street Station - Kerby Station

Why are we doing all of these closures?

We know CTrain closures can have an impact on your travel, which is why we try to keep them as minimally disruptive as possible. That’s also why they’re so important - because doing preventative work and maintenance now can ensure we’re providing Calgarians with a safe, reliable, and efficient transit system.

Some work can be completed while keeping the trains on track, but there are certain projects that are just too big, or can’t share the space safely while trains are in service, and they require fully closing off sections of the line. Occasionally, a power cut is required to carry out specific work, which also means we need to close the line to train travel.

During the planning stage, we try to consolidate projects where can to minimize how often we need to close a certain section of the system, and do our best to plan around major events or times of heaviest transit use. Wherever possible, we will opt for single tracking instead, to further reduce impact to service.

What is “single tracking”?

When considering the work that needs to be done at (or between) specific stations, we’ll look into whether closing just one side of the tracks is a safe, effective, and available option. Also known as “single tracking”, this type of closure allows us to complete the important work while also keeping train traffic moving!

Trains travelling in either direction will share the same track and same side of the station/platform.

So, when this happens, keep an eye on the station’s digital displays, and an ear out for the PA announcements to make sure you’re in the right spot - and don’t forget to double check the train’s destination display before hopping on!