The first line of the C-Train opened on May 25, 1981 following three years of track work. This line, the 'South Line', ran from downtown Calgary south to Anderson Station (see South Line below for details). The other two current sections of line, the Northeast Line (running northeast) and the Northwest Line (running northwest) opened on 27 April 1985 and 7 September 1987 respectively. Since those opening dates, ten new stations have opened up: