Central Station is an
Edmonton LRT station in
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the
Capital Line and the
Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath
Jasper Avenue
Jasper Avenue is an arterial road in central Edmonton, Alberta, and is the city's main street. Jasper Avenue has no official street number but is aligned with 101 Avenue with the majority of its length. Jasper Avenue is a major public transi ...
between 100 Street and 101 Street.
History
Central LRT Station was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978. 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 the
Edmonton Tower. The building now serves as an entrance for users requiring an elevator to get to the station platform.
Rehabilitation of the station, which included repairs to the roof structure and waterproofing of the station, began in April 2012 and was completed in 2014 at a cost of $21.2 million.
Station layout
The station has a 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 , 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
The Edmonton Pedway system is a pedestrian network connecting office buildings, shopping centres, and parkades in Downtown Edmonton, downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It consists of approximately of year-round climate-controlled Underground ci ...
system.
There is direct underground access to ATB Place, Rice Howard 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.
Around the station
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Commerce Place
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Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
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Edmonton House
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Enbridge Centre
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Hotel Macdonald
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Manulife Place
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McLeod Building
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Rice Howard Place
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ATB Place
References
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Edmonton LRT stations
Railway stations in Canada opened in 1978
Capital Line
Metro Line
Railway stations located underground in Canada