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. A second route, the Metro Line to areas north of the downtown, opened on September 6, 2015. 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.
Lines and stations
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 | Grade | Parking spaces |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- "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.
- "Metro Line (North LRT to NAIT)". City of Edmonton. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- Clark, Debra (September 6, 2015). "Highly anticipated Metro LRT line opens to public". CTV News. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "Edmonton opens northern Metro Line". Railway Gazette International. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF).
- "Regular Park and Ride Locations". ETS. Retrieved February 26, 2021.