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City Hall/Bow Valley College Station is a Calgary C-Train
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. It is located on the 7 Avenue
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between Macleod Trail and 3 Street S.E. It is the easternmost station downtown, and serves as a Gateway station. It was the first downtown station to have dual-side platforms (
Downtown West–Kerby station Downtown West–Kerby station is a Calgary CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the free-fare zone on the 7 Avenue transit-only corridor. It is the only station in the downtown corridor that is exclusively for the . A pub ...
, opened in 2012, was the second). It serves both the Red Line and the Blue Line and is the eastern extent of the free-fare zone. The station is located inside of the Downtown Commercial Core on the southeastern area of the community, near the border of the Downtown East Village community. This new dual-platform station replaces the previous City Hall and Olympic Plaza stations both of which opened May 25, 1981, as part of Calgary's first LRT line from 8 Street W to Anderson. The original City Hall Station served only eastbound trains. The station was initially named 2 Street E, and was renamed City Hall in late 1987. The original Olympic Plaza Station was initially named 1 Street E. It was renamed Olympic Plaza in late 1987 in preparation for the opening of its namesake park adjacent to the station in 1988. The station was located between Macleod Trail and 1 Street SE. On May 3, 2010, the original City Hall station was closed to be demolished and rebuilt on the spot, with a new westbound platform being constructed across the street, while the original Olympic Plaza station remained open. On June 6, 2011, both City Hall platforms opened and Olympic Plaza was permanently closed and demolished shortly thereafter. After the 2011 Stampede finished, the eastbound platform (South side of 7 Avenue; adjacent to Municipal Building) was re-closed to finish construction and officially re-opened on September 19, 2011. The Westbound platform (North side of 7 Avenue; adjacent to the Library) was completely finished as of June 6, 2011, and remained open. Olympic Plaza was the last of the original 1981-built stations on 7 Avenue to be demolished. Both of the new platforms are built to 4-car length and use the same design as all other downtown stations. Notable Locations near the station include the
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Calgary City Hall Calgary City Hall (often called Old City Hall or Historic City Hall), is the seat of government for Calgary City Council, located in the city's Downtown Calgary, downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The historic building completed in 1911 ...
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, Bow Valley College and
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. Also, the United States Consulate Office is located at nearby Rocky Mountain Plaza across from Olympic Plaza (and also beside where the now-demolished station of the same name used to stand). On March 22, 2023, as part of an attempt to deal with crime along the
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system, City Hall, along with every other station between
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and Downtown West/Kerby Stations would have the lighting and cameras upgraded. On September 19 2023, Calgary Transit announced the station would rename to City Hall/Bow Valley College to simplify the commute for students and staff and better reflect the area. With 2007 data released by Calgary Transit: the former Olympic Plaza station had a ridership of 11,800 on weekdays, the old City Hall station had a ridership of 9,700 on weekdays, and the former 3 Street SE Station had a ridership of 3,400 on weekdays. With these combined, the modern City Hall station would've had an average weekday ridership of 24,900 in the year of 2007.


Around the station


Major destinations

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Arts Commons Arts Commons (Formerly EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts) is a multi-venue arts centre in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada, located in the Olympic Plaza Cultural District. Occupying a full city block, Arts Commons is a multi-level complex m ...
* Bow Valley College *
Calgary City Hall Calgary City Hall (often called Old City Hall or Historic City Hall), is the seat of government for Calgary City Council, located in the city's Downtown Calgary, downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The historic building completed in 1911 ...
* Central Library *
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Communities

* Downtown Commercial Core * Downtown East Village


Major streets

* 3 Street SE * 5 Street SE * 7 Avenue S * 9 Avenue S *
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* Stephen Avenue (8 Avenue SW)


See also

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Blue Line (Calgary) The Blue Line, also known as Route 202, is a light rail public transportation, transit (LRT) line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Partnered with the Red Line (Calgary), Red Line, and future Green Line (Calgary), Green Line it makes up Calgary's CTra ...
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Calgary City Hall Calgary City Hall (often called Old City Hall or Historic City Hall), is the seat of government for Calgary City Council, located in the city's Downtown Calgary, downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The historic building completed in 1911 ...
* Bow Valley College


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