Calgary’s C-Train Development & Operating Costs
Posted by zweisystem on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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C-Train’s Development and Operating Costs
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- Total system development costs to date: $548 M
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- Original cost of vehicle acquisition/unit: $1.2 M
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- Current vehicle replacement cost: $3.9 M
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- Total costs of track construction per meter:
above ground $30,000
below ground $35,000
at grade $15,000
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- Average costs per station: $2.1 M
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- Cost of Rail Control facilities: $3.1M
- Vehicle Maintenance costs: $13.9M (2006)
- Station Maintenance costs: $2.8M (2006)
- Right of Way Maintenance costs: $2.9M (2006)
- Signals Maintenance costs: $2.4M (2006)
- Average annual power costs: $4.8M (2006)
- Annual LRV Operator wages: $6.0M (includes fringe benefits of 21.57%) (2006)
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What is interesting is that Calgary’s C-Train operating costs in, 2006, was nearly $33 million, while SkyTrain’s annual operating costsAi??Ai??during the same period wasAi??Ai??nearly $80 million and Calgary’s light rail system carries more passengers!Ai??Ai?? The Interurban, by comparison would be far cheaper to operate on an annual basis.
