Century Park station (Edmonton)

Century Park station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line and the Metro Line during peak hours. It is a ground-level station located at 111 Street near 23 Avenue, and is named after the transit-oriented development Century Park, located on the former Heritage Mall site next to the station. Century Park is currently the southern terminus of both the Capital Line and the Metro Line.

Century Park
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates53°27′27″N 113°30′59″W
Owned byCity of Edmonton
Platformscentre platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking1230 Stalls
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
WebsiteCentury Park LRT Station
History
Opened2010
Traffic
Passengers (2017)
(typical weekday)		13,533 board
13,182 alight
26,715 Total[1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Southgate
toward Clareview
 Capital Line Terminus
Southgate
toward NAIT
 Metro Line

The station was officially opened on April 24, 2010, with regular service commencing on April 25, 2010.[2][3]

Station layout

The station has a 123 metre long centre loading platform that can accommodate two trains at the same time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is exactly nine metres wide.[4] It also has a grade separated pedestrian overpass connecting the platform to the Century Park Transit Centre and the Century Park development. A 1,230 stall park and ride lot is adjacent to the station.

"Continuum"

Public art

Titled "Continuum", Century Park Station is decorated with three suspended wire spheres covered in maple leaves.[5]

Around the station

Century Park Transit Centre
Century Park Transit Centre
An overview showing the transit centre in front of the LRT station and the connecting pedestrian bridge
Platforms16 bus bays[6]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
WebsiteCentury Park Transit Centre

The Century Park Transit Centre is located on the east side of 111 Street, adjacent to the LRT station. The transit centre has climate controlled waiting rooms, public washrooms, a drop off area, park & ride, a convenience store, a pay phone and covered bicycle parking.[7] It is connected to the station by an elevator-equipped pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street and the Blue Quill neighbourhood.

Originally named the "Kaskitayo Transit Centre", the transit centre was renamed to "Heritage Transit Centre" in 2000 and again to "Century Park Transit Centre" in 2010.[8]

The Century Park Transit Centre offers connections to much of South Edmonton, as well as the Edmonton International Airport and the city of Leduc.

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[9][10]

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes
To/From Routes
Allard 47, 347 ETS
Ambleside 24, 324 ETS
Blackburne 48 ETS
Beaumont 540 ETS
Chappelle 331 ETS
Charlesworth 79 ETS
Downtown 9 ETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre 9 ETS
Edmonton International Airport 747 ETS
Ellerslie Crossing 78 ETS
Harry Ainlay 46 ETS
Heritage Valley 39, 339 ETS
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre 9 ETS
Lakewood Transit Centre 74 ETS
Leduc 1 Leduc Transit
Leger Transit Centre 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 36, 37 ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre 23, 74, 77, 78, 79 ETS
NAIT 9 ETS
Northgate Transit Centre 9 ETS
The Orchards 77 ETS
Rutherford 39, 47, 49, 339 ETS
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre 30, 36, 43 ETS
South Edmonton Common 74 ETS
Southgate Transit Centre 9, 17, 40, 41, 44, 45, 74, 301 ETS
South Terwillegar 35, 37 ETS
Summerside 79 ETS
Twin Brooks 44 ETS
Walker 77 ETS
Windermere 25 ETS
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 23 ETS
Yellowbird 40, 46 ETS

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
School special routes that arrive/depart from Century Park Transit Centre include routes: 17S, 23S, 39S, 40S, 41S, 43S, 44S, 46S, 79S, and 347S.[11]

References
  1. "2017 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). Edmonton Transit System. March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. "Edmonton Opens Two New LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. "LRT south extensions unveiled". CBC.ca. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Century Park Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. "Century Park Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. "Route 1 Schedule and Map". Leduc Transit. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. "School Service: ETS Trip Planner". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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