Kingsway/Royal Alex LRT Station

Kingsway/Royal Alex
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°33′28″N 113°30′4″W / 53.55778°N 113.50111°WCoordinates: 53°33′28″N 113°30′4″W / 53.55778°N 113.50111°W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 6, 2015[1]
Electrified	600 V DC[2]
Services
Preceding station   Edmonton Transit System   Following station NAIT Terminus Metro Line MacEwan 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

Kingsway/Royal Alex Station is a LRT station on the Metro Line in Edmonton, Alberta. It is located adjacent to the Royal Alexandra Hospital on the north side of Kingsway. The Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre, constructed at the same time, is located next to the station.^[3]

History

Preliminary engineering of the line was completed in July 2009 and construction of the phase from the MacEwan Station to NAIT Station began in the summer of 2011. The line is estimated to cost around $665 million^[4] and opened on September 6, 2015.^[1]

Around the station

• Central McDougall
• Centre for Education
• Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
• Kingsway Mall
• Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Spruce Avenue
• Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts

Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre

Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre
Platforms	10 bus bays
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Transit Centre
History
Opened	June 29, 2014[5]

The Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre is located on the south side of 111 Avenue, east of 106 Street. The transit centre is served by ETS and St. Albert Transit (StAT).^[6]

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

Destination	Routes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre	8	ETS
Belvedere Transit Centre	127	ETS
Downtown	12, 125, 201	ETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	9	ETS
Northgate Transit Centre	12, 130	ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre	8	ETS
Montrose	143	ETS
Jasper Place Transit Centre	125	ETS
Southgate Transit Centre	9	ETS
St. Albert	202	StAT
University Transit Centre	130	ETS
Westmount Transit Centre	127	ETS

References

1. Ramsay, Caley (September 6, 2015). "After lengthy delay, Metro Line LRT opens to riders". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
2. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
4. "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
5. Magi, Kim (June 27, 2014). "Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre set to open Sunday". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
6. http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/alerts_routes_schedules_maps/new-kingsway-rah-transit-centre.aspx
7. http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/transit/Kingsway_RAH_June2014.pdf