Central LRT Station

Central
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°32′28″N 113°29′31″W / 53.54111°N 113.49194°WCoordinates: 53°32′28″N 113°29′31″W / 53.54111°N 113.49194°W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Central LRT Station
History
Opened	1978
Electrified	600 V DC[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) (typical weekday)	5,850 board 5,680 alight 11,530 Total[2]
Services
Preceding station   Edmonton Transit System   Following station Churchill toward Clareview Capital Line Bay/Enterprise Square toward Century Park Churchill toward NAIT Metro Line Bay/Enterprise Square toward Health Sciences/Jubilee
Route map Edmonton LRT Legend min. running time Northeast LRT to Gorman future 0 Clareview Hwy 15 (50 Street) 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard 3 Belvedere CN Lines Hwy 16 (Yellowhead Trail) Wayne Gretzky Drive 6 Coliseum 118 Avenue CN Spur End 8 Stadium Northwest LRT to St. Albert future NAIT Kingsway/Royal Alex MacEwan 12 Churchill 13 Central 15 Bay/Enterprise Square 16 Corona 18 Grandin/Government Centre Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River 20 University 22 Health Sciences/Jubilee 24 McKernan/Belgravia Belgravia Road 26 S. Campus/Ft. Edmonton 111 Street southbound 29 Southgate Hwy 2 (Whitemud Drive) 33 Century Park South LRT to south city limits future

Central Station is an LRT station on the Capital Line in Edmonton, Alberta. It is an underground station located beneath Jasper Avenue between 100 Street and 101 Street.

History

Central 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 City Hall. The building now serves as an entrance for users requiring an elevator to get to the station platform.

Station layout

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.^[4]

There is direct underground access to ATB Place, Scotia 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.^[5]

Around the station

• Commerce Place
• Downtown
• Edmonton House
• Hotel Macdonald
• Kelly Ramsey Building
• Manulife Place
• McLeod Building
• Scotia Place
• ATB Place

References

1. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
2. "2013 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). Edmonton Transit System. January 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
3. The other four stations were Churchill Station, Stadium Station, Coliseum Station and Belvedere Station.
4. City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). p. 700. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
5. http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/alerts_routes_schedules_maps/central-station-art.aspx