Shawnessy station

Shawnessy is a CTrain light rail station in Shawnessy, Calgary, Alberta. It serves the South Line (Route 201). It is located on the exclusive LRT right of way (adjacent to the CPR ROW), 16 km south of the City Hall interlocking.

Shawnessy
CTrain station
General information
Location	17 Shawville Blvd. SW
Coordinates	50°54′38″N 114°04′14″W
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Staggered side-loading platforms
Connections	11 Southwest Loop 12 Southwest Loop 15 Milrise/Bridlewood 52 Somerset/Evergreen
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	206 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2004
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station Fish Creek–Lacombe toward Tuscany Red Line Somerset–Bridlewood Terminus

It was one of the two new stations to open on June 28, 2004, as part of the South LRT Extension Phase II. The station is located along Shawville Boulevard and is adjacent to its neighbourhood and it's shopping district.

The station's side-loading platforms are staggered with a pedestrian crossing of the tracks between the two platforms. The station platforms were originally built to accommodate four-car-length trains.

In 2005, the station registered an average of 3,900 boardings per weekday.[1]