1 Street SW station

1 Street SW Station is a stop in Downtown Calgary on the city's C-Train light rail system. The 1 Street platform is served by westbound trains only, with the nearest eastbound train platforms being Centre Street station and 3 Street SW station, both of which only serve eastbound trains. The platform is located on the north side of 7 Avenue South, west of Centre Street within the free fare zone, serving both routes 201 and 202.

1 Street SW
CTrain station
General information
Location	121C - 7 Avenue SE
Coordinates	51°02′47.6″N 114°03′51″W
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Single side-loading platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1981
Rebuilt	2010
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station 4 Street SW toward Tuscany Red Line City Hall/Bow Valley College One-way operation 4 Street SW toward 69 Street Blue Line

The original 1 Street W station opened on May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's first LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson and was located between 1 Street & 2 Street SW (across from the Scotia Center). On October 28, 2005, a new four-car platform for the 1 Street Southwest stop was finished. The platform moved to a new location between 1 Street and Centre Street, one block east of its old location. This was the first station to be refurbished as part of the 7 Avenue Refurbishment Project.

All of the 7 Avenue Refurbished Stations that followed in 2005 - 2012 use the same basic design as Centre Street where the entire sidewalk slopes up to platform level. However, the canopy design at Centre Street is slightly different from the newer stations constructed in 2005 and onwards.

The Telus Convention Centre, Glenbow Museum, and the Calgary Tower are located near these platforms, as are skyscrapers such as the Suncor Energy Centre, Scotia Centre and Bow Valley Square.

On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the C-Train system, 1st Street SW Station, along with every other station between City Hall and Downtown West-Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded.

According to data released by Calgary Transit, the 1 Street SW Station had an average weekday daily ridership of 19,000 in the year of 2007.

Around the station

Major Destinations

• Arts Commons
• Brookfield Place (skyscraper)
• Calgary Tower
• Central United Church
• Glenbow Museum
• Olympic Plaza
• Scotia Centre
• Suncor Energy Centre (skyscraper)
• Telus Convention Centre
• Telus Sky (skyscraper)
• The Bow (skyscraper)
• The CORE (shopping centre)

Communities

• Chinatown
• Downtown Commercial Core
• Downtown East Village

Major Streets

• 1 Street SE
• 1 Street SW
• 7 Avenue S
• 9 Avenue S
• Centre Street
• Stephen Avenue (8 Avenue SW)