Central station (Edmonton)
Central Station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath Jasper Avenue between 100 Street and 101 Street.
History
[edit]Central LRT Station was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978.[3] When the LRT first opened, Central Station was the original southern terminus.
ETS once operated a Transit Information kiosk at 100A Street and Jasper Avenue, above the station; however, it has since been relocated to the Edmonton Tower. The building now serves as an entrance for users requiring an elevator to get to the station platform.
Rehabilitation of the station, which included repairs to the roof structure and waterproofing of the station, began in April 2012 and was completed in 2014 at a cost of $21.2 million.[4]
Station layout
[edit]The station has a 125-metre-long (410 ft) centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. At just under 8 m wide (26 ft), the platform is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines. Access to the platform is from the concourse level by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The concourse level is part of the Edmonton pedway system.[5]
There is direct underground access to ATB Place, Rice Howard Place, and Commerce Place from the station at the concourse level.
The station includes a mural installed to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Edmonton's LRT system.[6]
Around the station
[edit]- Commerce Place
- Downtown
- Edmonton House
- Enbridge Centre
- Hotel Macdonald
- Manulife Place
- McLeod Building
- Rice Howard Place
- ATB Place
References
[edit]- ^ "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
- ^ The other four stations were Churchill, Stadium, Coliseum and Belvedere stations.
- ^ Kornik, Slav (February 11, 2014). "Edmonton transit celebrates completion of Central Station renovation". Global News. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). p. 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Central Station Art :: City of Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
