Century Park LRT Station

Century Park
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates 53°27′27″N 113°30′59″W / 53.45750°N 113.51639°W / 53.45750; -113.51639Coordinates: 53°27′27″N 113°30′59″W / 53.45750°N 113.51639°W / 53.45750; -113.51639
Owned by City of Edmonton
Platforms centre platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 1230 Stalls
Bicycle facilities yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Website Century Park LRT Station
History
Opened 2010
Traffic
Passengers (2013)
(typical weekday)
11,710 board
11,810 alight
23,520 Total[1]
Services
Preceding station   Edmonton Transit System   Following station
toward Clareview
Capital LineTerminus

Century Park Station is an LRT station on the Capital Line in Edmonton, Alberta. It is a ground-level station located at 111 Street near 23 Avenue, and is named after the transit-oriented development Century Park, located on the former Heritage Mall site next to the station. Century Park is currently the southern terminus of the Capital Line.

The station was officially opened on April 24, 2010, with regular service commencing on April 25, 2010.[2][3]

Station layout

The station has a 123 metre long centre loading platform that can accommodate two trains at the same time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is exactly nine metres wide.[4] It also has a grade separated pedestrian overpass connecting the platform to the Century Park Transit Centre and the Century Park development. A 1,230 stall park and ride lot is adjacent to the station.

"Continuum"

Public art

Titled "Continuum", Century Park Station is decorated with three suspended wire spheres covered in maple leaves.[5]

Around the station

Century Park Transit Centre

Century Park Transit Centre

An overview showing the transit centre in front of the LRT Station and the connecting pedestrian bridge
Platforms 16 bus bays
Construction
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Website Century Park Transit Centre

The Century Park Transit Centre is located on the east side of 111 Street, adjacent to the LRT Station. The transit centre has climate controlled waiting rooms and public washrooms. It is connected to the station by an elevator-equipped pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street and the Blue Quill neighbourhood. East of the transit centre is the 1230 space park and ride lot.

Originally named the "Kaskitayo Transit Centre", the transit centre was renamed to "Heritage Transit Centre" in 2000 and again to "Century Park Transit Centre" in 2010.[6]

The Century Park Transit Centre offers connections to much of South Edmonton, as well as the Edmonton International Airport and the city of Leduc.

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[7]

Destination Routes
Allard 328 ETS
Ambleside 324 ETS
Blackburne 48, 338 ETS
Blackmud Creek 49 ETS
Callaghan 47 ETS
Chappelle 329, 331 ETS
Edmonton International Airport 747 ETS
Harry Ainlay High School 46 ETS
Heritage Valley 339 ETS
Leduc 1 Leduc Transit
Leger Transit Centre 24, 35, 37, 334, 337 ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre 23, 30, 74, 78, 79 ETS
The Orchards 360 ETS
Rutherford 39 ETS
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Transit Centre 30, 36, 43 ETS
Southgate Transit Centre 17, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 74, 301, 338 ETS
Twin Brooks 44 ETS
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 23 ETS
Yellowbird 40, 46 ETS

References

  1. "2013 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). Edmonton Transit System. January 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  2. "Edmonton Opens Two New LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. "LRT south extensions unveiled". CBC.ca. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  6. http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-history-statistics.aspx
  7. ETS: Century Park Transit Centre, April 2013 Archived June 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.

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