Edmonton Light Rail Transit, commonly referred to as the LRT, is a 29 station light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit Service (ETS), the 21-kilometre Capital Line starts at Clareview in Edmonton's northeast and ends at Century Park in Edmonton's south end.[1] A second route, the Metro Line to areas north of the downtown, opened on September 6, 2015.[2][3][4] The Metro Line includes a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) extension in the LRT system from Churchill LRT Station in downtown Edmonton northwest to NAIT/Blatchford Market Station.[citation needed]

Lines and stations edit

  Capital Line 21 km (13 mi) 15 stations
  Metro Line 9.4 km (5.8 mi) 10 stations (7 shared with Capital Line)
  Valley Line 13.1 km (8.1 mi) 12 stations
Station/Stop Line Opened Average daily boardings[5] Grade Parking spaces[6]
102 Street   2023 At-grade 0
Avonmore   2023 At-grade 0
Bay/Enterprise Square     1983 5,231 Underground 0
Belvedere   1978 4,029 Surface 761
Bonnie Doon   2023 At-grade 0
Central     1978 6,241 Underground 0
Century Park   2010 14,607 Surface 0
Churchill       1978 (underground)
2023 (surface)
9,834 Underground and at-grade 0
Clareview   1981 8,040 Surface 1,393
Coliseum   1978 3,444 Surface 0
Corona     1983 9,049 Underground 0
Davies   2023 Elevated 1,300
Government Centre     1989 3,105 Underground 0
Grey Nuns   2023 At-grade 0
Health Sciences/Jubilee     2006 8,446 Surface 0
Holyrood   2023 At-grade 0
Kingsway/Royal Alex   2015 2,357 Surface 0
MacEwan   2015 2,456 Surface 0
McKernan/Belgravia   2009 2,104 Surface 0
Mill Woods   2023 At-grade 0
Millbourne/Woodvale   2023 At-grade 0
Muttart   2023 At-grade 0
NAIT/Blatchford Market   2015 (original)
2024 (relocated)
2,931 Surface 0
Quarters   2023 At-grade 0
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park   2009 5,140 Surface 0
Southgate   2010 9,250 Surface 0
Stadium   1978 2,715 Surface 520
Strathearn   2023 At-grade 0
University     1992 13,672 Underground 0

References edit

  1. ^ "The Way We Move LRT for Everyone" (PDF). Edmonton Transit System and City of Edmonton. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. ^ "Metro Line (North LRT to NAIT)". City of Edmonton. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Clark, Debra (September 6, 2015). "Highly anticipated Metro LRT line opens to public". CTV News. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Edmonton opens northern Metro Line". Railway Gazette International. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Regular Park and Ride Locations". ETS. Retrieved February 26, 2021.