3 Street SW station

3 Street SW
File:3 Street Southwest (C-Train) 1.jpg 3rd St SW (eastbound)
General information
Location	333C - 7 Avenue SW
Coordinates
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Single side-loading platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	1981
Rebuilt	2010
Services
Preceding station Calgary Transit Following station 6 Street SW One-way operation Red Line Centre Street toward Somerset–Bridlewood Blue Line Centre Street toward Saddletowne
Future services (at 7 Avenue SW)
Preceding station Calgary Transit Following station Terminus Green Line Beltline toward Shepard
Location

3 Street SW station is a Calgary C-Train light rail station in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 3 Street SW platform is used by eastbound trains, with the nearest stations serving westbound trains being and the 4 Street SW station and the 1 Street SW station. The platforms is located on the south side of 7 Avenue S and is located within the free-fare zone serving both Routes 201 and 202.

History

The 3 Street W station, located between 3 Street and 2 Street SW and adjacent to The CORE/TD Square shopping centre that opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's original LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. The original station was closed on April 20, 2009, and demolished immediately with the new station constructed in its place. The new station opened on March 12, 2010.

On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the C-Train system, 3rd Street SW Station, along with every other station between City Hall and Downtown West-Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded.

Ridership

According to data released by Calgary Transit, the 3 Street SW Station had an average weekday daily ridership of 16,300 in the year of 2007.