University of Waterloo station

University of Waterloo
Station structurally complete, November 2017
Location	Waterloo, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°28′23″N 80°32′28″W / 43.47312°N 80.54107°W / 43.47312; -80.54107Coordinates: 43°28′23″N 80°32′28″W / 43.47312°N 80.54107°W / 43.47312; -80.54107
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	GRT buses GO Transit Greyhound buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2018
Services
Preceding station   Grand River Transit   Following station Research and Technology toward Conestoga Ion Laurier–Waterloo Park toward Fairway

University of Waterloo^[1] will be a stop on the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system. It will be located on the Waterloo Spur rail line in Waterloo, between Columbia Street and University Avenue. It is scheduled to open in 2018.

Located on the campus of the University of Waterloo, the station will primarily serve students and employees of the university. The primary campus is on the west side of the station, with additional engineering buildings to the southeast and administration buildings to the northeast. In addition, a major bus terminal is planned to be built along an access road to the east, which will serve Grand River Transit, GO Transit, and Greyhound.

The station's feature wall consists of glass tiles in a pattern of black, blue, gray, and white.

Access to the platform is from both ends: from the north, directly from the bus terminal road; to the south, there is access to the Laurel Trail on the west side of the tracks only.

The southbound track is also used by freight trains on the Waterloo Spur line, which serves industrial locations in Elmira. These trains will only run in the overnight hours after LRT service has halted. To protect the station structure (and the trains themselves), a gauntlet track is in place alongside this station that offsets the freight track a small distance.

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