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Originally Posted by STeeLy
A train to the airport will also only be as good as the rest of the rapid transit network, the cities where visitors will actually use airport trains are also cities that tend to have a built out and robust public transit system where you could basically reach anywhere you need to and in a somewhat timely manner.
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That's the important thing. An airport rail connection is great, but in terms of priorities and bang-for-your-buck, there are things that should be higher priorities.
Keep in mind, Vancouver only got its connection to the airport for the 2010 Olympics and Toronto for the 2014 Pan-Am Games. Montreal's is finally under construction and is expected to open in 2027.
Those three cities are all significantly bigger than Calgary and their airports are significantly busier than Calgary. Toronto and Montreal's metro systems are much more mature than the CTrain system.
The Green Line going from north to south should be the top priority (although, the airport link should cost significantly less).