Edmonton station (Via Rail)

Edmonton
Location 12360 121 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates 53°34′44″N 113°31′51″W / 53.57889°N 113.53083°W / 53.57889; -113.53083Coordinates: 53°34′44″N 113°31′51″W / 53.57889°N 113.53083°W / 53.57889; -113.53083
Owned by Via Rail
Line(s) Canadian National Railway
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1 and 1 passing siding
Bus operators Greyhound
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1998
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
toward Vancouver
Canadian
toward Toronto

Edmonton railway station is on a spur off the Canadian National Railway mainline in Edmonton, Alberta. The railway station is located near the former Edmonton City Centre Airport, approximately 5.5 kilometres from the city centre. Served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week in each direction,[1] the station is unusually located on a branch of the main line, meaning that trains must either reverse into or out. The station opened in 1998 following the closure of the downtown Via Rail station which was located in the lower level of Edmonton's CN Tower.

Greyhound

Greyhound Canada's new bus station opened here on 30 May 2016.[2] Greyhound operates a shuttle bus for their passengers with tickets, to deal with the lack of public transit to the station.[3] There was no stop for the Edmonton Transit Service buses at the location until September 2017, when a shuttle service began for Greyhound ticket holders.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/rockies-and-pacific/Edmonton
  2. ↑ Bill Mah (28 April 2016). "Greyhound's new bus depot is on schedule to open May 30". Edmonton Sun.
  3. ↑ Gordon Kent (29 April 2016). "Greyhound planning shuttle to deal with lack of public transit to new Edmonton station". Edmonton Journal.
  4. ↑ Edmonton, City of (2017-11-24). "Greyhound Shuttle". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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