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Originally Posted by icarus
Does anyone know the reason Calgary never built a subway? They considered it at one time and there is even an abandoned tunnel from the 1980s built in contemplation for such veering off from the main line of the tunnel south of 9th ave. The secret tunnel heads under city hall but has been sealed off. There is also a network of tunnels under certain downtown sidewalks.
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The water table is too high downtown to do so. There are allegedly plans to build the western part of the train line (up Bow Trail to Signal Hill) partially underground, as the water table isn't as high.