Calgary (approx. 1.2 mill. inh.) - in the province of Alberta

Light rail system "CTrain":

62.1 km with 42 stops, on-street through downtown, several short tunnels

2 lines:
Red Line (201): Tuscany - Somerset/Bridlewood
Blue Line (202): 69th Street - Saddletowne

25 May 1981: Anderson - 8 St SW (201) (12.9 km)
27 Apr 1985: 10 St SW - Whitehorn (202) (9.8 km of new route length)
17 Sept 1987: 8 St SW - University (201) (5.6 km)
31 Aug 1990: University - Brentwood (201) (1.0 km)
09 Oct 2001: Anderson - Fish Creek-Lacombe (201) (3.4 km)
15 Dec 2003: Brentwood - Dalhousie (201) (3.0 km)
28 June 2004: Fish Creek-Lacombe - Somerset-Bridlewood (201) (3.0 km)
17 Dec 2007: Whitehorn - McKnight-Westwinds (202) (2.7 km)
15 June 2009: Dalhousie - Crowfoot (201) (3.4 km)
27 Aug 2012: McKnight-Westwinds - Saddletowne (202) (2.9 km)
10 Dec 2012: 8th Street - 69th Street (8.2 km)
23 Aug 2014: Crowfoot - Tuscany (201) (2.5 km)

The Green Line will be a 20 km LRT line beginning at a maintenance facility in Shepard and heading north towards the city centre, where the line will be underground (2026). Unlike the two existing lines, the new line will be operated with low-floor vehicles.

In a later stage, a northern extension along Centre Street is planned (total lenght 46 km).

[ Green Line Project Website ]

Calgary Transit (Official Website)