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
Coordinates	53°27′27″N 113°30′59″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	1230 Stalls
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Century Park LRT Station
History
Opened	2010
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	14,607 board 14,002 alight 28,609 Total[1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station Southgate toward Clareview Capital Line Terminus Southgate toward NAIT Metro Line
Route map min. running time Northeast LRT to Gorman future 0 Clareview Hwy 15 (50 Street) 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard 3 Belvedere CN Lines Hwy 16 (Yellowhead Trail) Wayne Gretzky Drive 6 Coliseum 118 Avenue CN Spur End 8 Stadium Northwest LRT to St. Albert future NAIT Kingsway/Royal Alex MacEwan 12 Churchill 13 Central 15 Bay/Enterprise Square 16 Corona 18 Grandin Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River 20 University 22 Health Sciences/Jubilee 24 McKernan/Belgravia Belgravia Road 26 S. Campus/Ft. Edmonton 111 Street southbound 29 Southgate Hwy 2 (Whitemud Drive) 33 Century Park South LRT to south city limits future

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

• Blue Quill
• Century Park
• Ermineskin
• Keheewin
• Skyrattler
• Steinhauer
• Sweet Grass

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
Platforms	16 bus bays[6]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Century 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]

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, Edmonton	39, 339	ETS
Heritage Valley Transit Centre	700	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. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
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.

External links

Media related to Century Park station (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons