Coliseum station (Edmonton)
Coliseum station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. It is located at 78 Street and 118 Avenue, near Northlands Coliseum, and is built on an overpass above 118 Avenue (Alberta Avenue).
History[edit]
The station is one of the original five stations, and opened on April 22, 1978.
Although Coliseum was never a terminus of the LRT line, all trains started and ended their runs at Coliseum when the fleet of LRT rail cars was maintained at the Cromdale garage nearby. The fleet is now housed at the D.L. MacDonald Transit Yard, which was completed in December 1983.[3]
Station layout[edit]
The station has a 124-metre-long (407 ft) centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. The platform is just under eight metres wide, which is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines.[4]
Public art[edit]
The public art for Coliseum Station is a mural entitled "People on the Move" painted by Works 2 Works students.[5]
Future developments[edit]
The Coliseum station sits adjacent to Northlands exhibition lands. Plans to redevelop the lands include relocating the existing Coliseum station further north.[6] More detailed plans and public engagement are scheduled for late 2019.[6]
Around the station[edit]
- Northlands Coliseum
- Bellevue
- Edmonton Expo Centre
- Eastwood
- Elmwood Park
- K-Days (July)
- Northlands Park
Coliseum Transit Centre[edit]
Coliseum Transit Centre | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Platforms | 13 bus bays[7] |
| Construction | |
| Parking | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Website | Coliseum Transit Centre |
The Coliseum Transit Centre is located on the west side of the LRT station. It is connected to the north end of the station by a pedestrian underpass below the station. This transit centre has few amenities, only having a pay phone.[8] More amenities are available in the neighboring LRT station including washrooms and a snack shop.[9]
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[10]
| To/From | Routes |
|---|---|
| Abbottsfield Transit Centre | 8, 102 |
| Belvedere Transit Centre | 2-Owl, 53 |
| Capilano Transit Centre | 53 |
| Clareview Transit Centre | 2-Owl, 53 |
| Downtown | 2-Owl, 5, 8 |
| Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre | 102 |
| Mill Woods Transit Centre | 53 |
| Montrose | 102 |
| NAIT | 8, 102 |
| Northgate Transit Centre | 123 |
| Stadium Transit Centre | 2-Owl |
| Waste Management Centre | 589 |
| Westmount Transit Centre | 5 |
The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
References[edit]
- ^ "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
- ^ "LRT Brochure" (PDF). November 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Coliseum Station Art". City of Edmonton. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Cook, Dustin (23 April 2019). "City moves forward with 'transit villages' plan for Northlands site". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Coliseum Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Coliseum Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Coliseum LRT Station". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
