MAX Yellow, also known as Route 304 or the Southwest BRT, is a
bus rapid transit line in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. Part of
Calgary Transit's MAX network, it largely travels north-south along
Crowchild Trail SW,
14 Street SW, and 24 Street SW. It connects
CTrain
CTrain (previously branded C-Train) is a light rail system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Much of the system functions as a high-capacity light metro, while in the downtown free-fare zone, trains run like a modern tram with a dedicated right-of ...
stations in downtown Calgary to the southwest quadrant.
Stations and route
MAX Yellow begins in the southwest at Woodpark Boulevard. It travels northeast to the
Southwest Transitway where it meets
MAX Teal. After stopping at
Mount Royal University
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, it travels north along
Crowchild Trail
Crowchild Trail is a major expressway in western Calgary, Alberta. The segment from the 12 Mile Coulee Road at the edge of the city to 16 Avenue NW (Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1) is designated as Highway 1A by Alberta Transportation ...
to
Bow Trail. MAX Yellow terminates in
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a dense urban district in central Calgary, Alberta. It contains the second largest concentration of head offices in Canada, despite only being the country's fourth largest city in terms of population. The downtown is divided in ...
, connecting to the
Red Line,
Blue Line, and
MAX Purple.
See also
*
MAX Orange
*
MAX Teal
*
MAX Purple
*
MAX
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
*
Calgary Transit
Calgary Transit is the public transit agency which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2019, an estimated 106.5 million passengers boarded approximately 1,155 Calgary Transit vehicles. It operates light metro (LRT), ...
References
Yellow
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