Century Park station (Edmonton) explained

Century Park
Type:LRT station
Style:Edmonton LRT
Platform:Centre platform
Tracks:2
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:2010
Accessible:Yes
Owned:City of Edmonton
Web:Century Park LRT Station
Map State:collapsed

Century Park station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. 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.[1] [2]

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.[3] 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 adjacent to the station was closed in 2020, with parking now available at Heritage Valley Transit Centre.

Public art

Titled "Continuum", Century Park Station is decorated with three suspended wire spheres covered in maple leaves.[4]

Around the station

Century Park Transit Centre

Century Park Transit Centre
Style:Edmonton LRT
Platform:16 bus bays[5]
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Web: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, public washrooms, a drop off area, park & ride, free parking ended on March 31, 2020, a convenience store, a pay phone and covered bicycle parking.[6] 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.

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 2009.[7]

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:[8] [9]

See main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes.

To/FromRoutes
Allard722ETS
Ambleside716, 717ETS
Chappelle719ETS
Charlesworth518ETS
Downtown9-OwlETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre9-OwlETS
Edmonton International Airport747ETS
Ellerslie Crossing518ETS
Heritage Valley, Edmonton719, 721, 722ETS
Heritage Valley Transit Centre700XETS
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre9-OwlETS
Leduc1Leduc Transit
Leger Transit Centre56, 715, 716, 717, 718ETS
Meadows Transit Centre56ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre56, 518, 519, 521ETS
NAIT9-OwlETS
Northgate Transit Centre9-OwlETS
The Orchards521ETS
Rutherford721, 722ETS
South Edmonton Common518, 519ETS
Southgate Transit Centre9-Owl, 705, 707, 708, 709ETS
South Terwillegar715ETS
Summerside519ETS
Twin Brooks713ETS
Walker518, 519, 521ETS
Windermere717ETS
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre56ETS
Yellowbird712ETS

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmonton Opens Two New LRT Stations . April 24, 2010 . City of Edmonton . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214033124/http://edmonton.ca/city_government/news/edmonton-opens-two-new-lrt-sta.aspx# . 2011-12-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: LRT south extensions unveiled . April 16, 2010 . CBC.ca . May 30, 2012.
  3. Web site: LRT Design Guidelines 2011 . City of Edmonton . July 2011 . City of Edmonton . 700 . May 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601013049/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/LRT_design_guidlines_2011.pdf#page=700 . June 1, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Century Park Station :: City of Edmonton . 2013-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904115211/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/alerts_routes_schedules_maps/century-park-station.aspx . 2013-09-04 .
  5. Web site: Century Park Transit Centre Map. City of Edmonton . September 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Century Park Transit Centre . City of Edmonton . September 28, 2017.
  7. Web site: History of ETS :: City of Edmonton . 2013-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601142233/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-history-statistics.aspx# . 2013-06-01 . dead .
  8. Web site: Brochures in PDF . City of Edmonton . 1 September 2019 . 2 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190802085906/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx . dead .
  9. Web site: Route 1 Schedule and Map . Leduc Transit . 28 September 2017.