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 Southgate toward Clareview Capital Line Terminus
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 2015 Kingsway/Royal Alex 2015 MacEwan 2015 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

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

• Blue Quill
• Century Park
• Ermineskin
• Keheewin
• Skyrattler
• Steinhauer
• Sweet Grass

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]

References

External links

Media related to Century Park (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons}