Conestoga station explained

Conestoga
Style:GRT
Address:Waterloo, Ontario
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.4981°N -80.5292°W
Platforms:Side platforms
Tracks:2
Bus Stands:10
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1996 (bus terminal)
(LRT)

Conestoga station is located beside the King Street entrance on the westerly side of Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario.[1] This facility operates as a major transit terminal for Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, with all of the routes that it serves terminating here.[2] Perth County Connect buses, serving Stratford, Perth County and London, also serve the station via a stop on King Street.[3]

Conestoga is also the northern terminus of the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system,[4] which opened on June 21, 2019.

Access to the LRT platforms is primarily from the north, where both a stairway and ramp lead down to the bus terminal; the King Street sidewalk can also be reached. Sidewalk access is also available from the south end of the platforms.

The station's feature walls consist of ceramic tiles in a pattern of red, orange, blue, teal, and yellow.

The station features the artwork Continuum by Catherine Paleczny about the continuum of communities and the progression of time.[5]

Bus services

Grand River Transit

Perth County Connect

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand River Transit bus platforms at Conestoga Mall. GRT. 2016-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903163156/http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_ConestogaMall.pdf. 2015-09-03. dead.
  2. Web site: 2015 -2016 Kitchener-Waterloo Route Map . Grand River Transit . 2016-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810141918/http://www.grt.ca/en/routesSchedules/resources/2015-16-transit-map-KW-side-July20-2016.pdf . 2016-08-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: Perth County Connect is officially in service! . Grand River Transit . Twitter . 16 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal . About ION . GrandLinq Contractors . 2016-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161212171326/http://www.rideion.ca/conestoga-mall-transit-terminal.html . 2016-12-12 . dead .
  5. Web site: Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier" . . Samantha . Beattie . February 16, 2017 . January 3, 2018 .