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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
12 million passengers a year so I think a very conservative estimate would be 6 million a year that might take the train showing about 16000 a day.
The two other lines get 260000 a day between them or slightly less than ten times the ridership on each line that might go to the airport. I can't imagine that 50% of people will take the train to the airport if it is available. On top of that, is your 12 million number based on flights that start or stop in Calgary or does it also include the people who transfer through Calgary without ever leaving the airport?
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I provided a source for the number, it doesn't include transfers.
Also, I wasn't saying it would be better than the existing lines, just that it would be better than the SE line. Since the existing lines are already built, it only makes sense to compare current new projects. Really, the fact the existing lines have such high ridership supports my contention that the 8th avenue subway should be first.
Also, you're comparing the ridership of an entire line to the ridership potential from one stop. It makes more sense to compare the ridership from an airport stop to the ridership from a Quarry Park or Seton stop, which was what I did above.
edited to add: Sorry, my link above was for the number of people working at the airport, passenger stats are here:
http://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/facts...tatistics.aspx