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Transportation in Calgary

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Calgary C-train

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Calgary is a cargo hub and a major transportation centre in Canada. It is situated at the junction between the Canamex highway system and the Trans-Canada Highway.

Calgary International Airport serves the city as well as the international traffic for Alberta and Saskatchewan. Calgary/Springbank Airport, located in the western suburb of Springbank is the second airport of the city.

The city doesn’t have intercity rail service. Its mass transit system is operated by Calgary Transit. Calgary Transit’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, known as the C-Train, consists of 42.1 km of track connecting 36 stations. Calgary Transit’s effective system of buses consists of over 160 bus routes stretching over 4,500 km.

Calgary has a unique walkway system called the 'Plus 15'. It is a series of 57 enclosed bridges at approximately 15 feet above street level that connect a majority of the buildings in downtown Calgary. This 16-km system allows pedestrians to travel from building to building, block to block often without having to walk outside


 

 
 
 


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