Grand River Hospital station

Grand River Hospital
Station structurally complete, October 2017
Location Kitchener, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°27′26″N 80°30′44″W / 43.45730°N 80.51217°W / 43.45730; -80.51217Coordinates: 43°27′26″N 80°30′44″W / 43.45730°N 80.51217°W / 43.45730; -80.51217
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus interchange GRT buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Under construction
History
Opening 2018
Services
Preceding station   Grand River Transit   Following station
toward Conestoga
 Ion
toward Fairway

Grand River Hospital[1] will be a stop on the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system. It will be located in the median of King Street in Kitchener, between Pine and Mount Hope Streets, just north of its namesake, the KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. It is scheduled to open in 2018.

The station's feature wall consists of ceramic tiles in a solid hospital-blue. The station will also feature the artwork Spinal Column by Sandra Dunn about the LRT being the backbone of the local economy.[2]

The primary access to the platform is from the crosswalk at Pine Street; a secondary access at the west end of the platform crosses the eastbound lanes of King Street, giving access from the south side of the road.

The station will also be near Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate, a major high school, and the CTV Kitchener studios.

References

  1. ↑ "Grand River Hospital". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  2. ↑ Beattie, Samantha (February 16, 2017). "Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier"". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved January 3, 2018.


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