MacEwan station is an

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station on the

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, Canada. It is located across from

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on 105 Avenue between 103 and 104 Street. The station opened on September 6, 2015.

History

Construction of the first phase of the project that links the station with Churchill station began in fall 2009 with completion originally set for early 2014. It was announced on August 31, 2009, that the

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had bought the land adjacent to the site for the MacEwan Station, with the intention to build

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, a new

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arena. That development became known as the

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Around the station

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* Bell Tower * Boyle Street Education Centre *

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* Chinatown *

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* Epcor Tower * McCauley *

** Edmonton Tower **

** Stantec Tower

References

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