CTrain Service Information
Aug 23-25: Marlborough to Franklin closure
Affected routes: Blue Line
Affected stations: Marlborough, Franklin
Affected service hours:
Saturday, August 23 (all day)
Sunday, August 24 (all day)
What to expect:
The Blue Line will be closed between Marlborough and Franklin stations starting Saturday, August 23 until the very early hours of Monday, August 25.
Trains coming from the west and downtown will terminate at Franklin Station. And trains from the northeast will terminate at Marlborough. For travel between these two stations, we’ll have shuttle buses replacing train service, running every 5 minutes.
Full CTrain service will be back up and running again by start of service on Monday, August 25.
Why are we doing this?
We know these 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.
This weekend’s repair and maintenance projects include:
- 36th Ave NE tunnel lighting replacement
- and other projects, as time allows.
Thank you for your patience during these closures!