route comprises two legs connected by the downtown transit mall: the South leg () and the Northwest leg (). There are eleven stations on the South leg and nine on the Northwest leg. Total length of the line: . South leg This was the first leg of the system to be built. Seven stations on this leg opened on May 25, 1981, as the first light railway line to serve the city. From north to south, they are (renamed from Stampede in 1995), (renamed from Erlton in 1995), (renamed from 42 Avenue in 1986), , (also the site of the Haysboro LRT Storage Facility), , and (also the site of the Anderson LRT Yards). The original South line was 10.9 km long. On October 9, 2001, the line was extended south 3.4 km and two new stations were added: and , as part of the South LRT Extension Phase I. On June 28, 2004, Phase II opened adding 3 km of track and two more stations: and . A further three stations – Silverado (most likely in the area of 194th Avenue SW), 212th Avenue South, and Pine Creek (in the area around 228th Avenue SW) – are planned once the communities adjacent to their location are developed, likely beyond 2020. Northwest leg This was the third leg of the system to be built. Five stations on this leg opened on September 7, 1987. From the most central to the most northwesterly, they are , (the station name in full is "Southern Alberta Institute of Technology/Alberta University of the Arts/Jubilee Auditorium"), , , and . The original Northwest leg was 5.6 km long. On August 31, 1990, the line was extended 1 km and station was opened as the new terminus. On December 15, 2003, the line was extended 3 km again and station was opened. On June 15, 2009, the line was extended 3.6 km and (formerly Crowfoot-Centennial) was opened. It was extended further by 2.5 km to Station on August 25, 2014. Blue Line Also known as Route 202, this route is composed of two legs connected by the downtown transit mall: the Northeast leg () and the newer West leg (). The Northeast leg has ten stations and the West leg has six stations. Total length of this route: . Northeast leg This was the second leg of the system to be built. Seven stations opened on