Barlow/Max Bell station

Barlow/Max Bell station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202). It opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original Northeast line. It is located in the Southeast quadrant of Calgary, in the neighbourhood of Albert Park/Radisson Heights.

Barlow / Max Bell
CTrain station
General information
Location	2022 Memorial Drive SE
Coordinates	51°02′44″N 114°00′25″W
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Center-loading platform
Connections	27 Willowglen 33 Vista Heights/Rundle 127 Maryvale
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Rebuilt	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
Previous names	Barlow (Max Bell Arena)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station Zoo toward 69 Street Blue Line Franklin toward Saddletowne

The station is located in the median of Memorial Drive Southeast, near the intersection with 19 Street Northeast. The station is 3.9 km from the City Hall Interlocking.

The station's centre-loading (island) platform is accessed via ramps from a pedestrian tunnel under Memorial Drive. Barlow/Max Bell and Zoo are the only stations in the system that are constructed this way.

In 2005, the station registered an average transit of 1,600 boardings per weekday.^[1]

Station Upgrades

As part of Calgary Transit's plan to operate 4-car trains by the end of 2014, all 3-car platforms were extended, and Barlow/Max Bell station also received new furnishings in addition to a platform extension. Construction took place in 2014. ^[2]

Transit Connections

Bus connections as of 17 March, 2025:

• 27 - Willowglen
• 33 - Rundle Station
• 127 - Maryvale