Saddletowne station

Saddletowne Station is a CTrain light rail station on the Northeast leg of the Blue Line located in Saddle Ridge, Calgary, Alberta. Opened on August 27, 2012, as part of a 2.9-km extension.^[1]

Saddletowne
CTrain station
A train at Saddletowne in May 2017
General information
Coordinates	51°07′32″N 113°56′53″W
Owned by	Calgary Transit
Platforms	Center-loading platform
Connections	23 52 Street East 59 Savanna 60 Taradale 61 Martindale 68 68 Street East 71 Taracove 85 Martin Crossing 100 Airport/North Pointe 119 Freeport 128 Cornerstone/Redstone 136 Corner Meadows 145 Skyview Ranch/Cityscape/Redstone 157 Stoney Industrial/North Pointe 159 Saddlebrook MO MAX Orange Brentwood
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	141 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Services
Preceding station CTrain Following station Martindale toward 69 Street Blue Line Terminus

It is the current terminus of the N.E. line and is located in the northwest corner of Saddletowne Circle N.E., a large roundabout where the Saddleridge Town Centre a commercial and activity centre, with planned medium-density residential development and community facilities.^[2] The station has a Park and Ride with a 141-stall capacity.

The station is a center-loading, walk-on island platform.

Construction on the extension started in the spring of 2010 and completed, for its grand opening block party, on August 25, 2012.^[3] The extension was delayed by almost one year, as it was initially planned to open in late 2011.

In its first year of service, Saddletowne served an average of 8,730 boardings per day.^[4]

The 100 bus rapid transit route arrives at the station, providing a transit connection to Calgary International Airport.^[5]

Station Upgrades

Calgary Transit, in collaboration with Shaw Communications, announced on November 16, 2016 that 8 new locations for Public Wi-Fi services would be added to the Calgary C-Train system. These new locations would add public Wi-Fi to 18 new stations; including Saddletowne Station. These changes ere done as they would improve transit experience for their users, which would improve customer commitment.^[6]

Around the station

Major destinations

• YMCA Genesis Centre / Saddletowne YMCA
• Nelson Mandela High School
• Saddletowne Crossing (Shopping Plaza)

Communities

Residential

• Martindale
• Saddle Ridge
  • Savanna (major sub-community of Saddle Ridge)
• Taradale
  • Saddletowne (major sub-community of Taradale, and from where the station derives its name)

Streets

• 52 Street NE / Falconridge Blvd
• 80 Avenue NE
• 88 Avenue NE
• Saddletowne Circle

Transit Connections

Bus connections as of 17 March, 2025:

• 23 - 52 Street E
• 59 - Savanna
• 60 - Taradale
• 61 - Martindale
• 68 - 68 Street E
• 71 - Taradale
• 80 - Homestead
• 85 - McKnight-Westwinds Station
• 100 - Airport
• 119 - Freeport
• 128 - Cornerstone / Redstone
• 136 - Corner Meadows / Cornerbrook
• 145 - Skyview / Redstone
• 157 - Stoney / North Pointe
• 159 - Saddlebrook
• MO - MAX Orange (Brentwood)