Century Park station (Edmonton)

Century Park
LRT station
General information
Coordinates	53°27′27″N 113°30′59″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	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
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Century Park station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. 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 the Capital 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 adjacent to the station was closed in 2020, with parking now available at Heritage Valley Transit Centre.

"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
• Blue Quill
• 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
General information
Platforms	16 bus bays[6]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	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, free parking ended on March 31, 2020 , 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 2009.^[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	722	ETS
Ambleside	716, 717	ETS
Chappelle	719	ETS
Charlesworth	518	ETS
Downtown	9-Owl	ETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	9-Owl	ETS
Edmonton International Airport	747	ETS
Ellerslie Crossing	518	ETS
Heritage Valley, Edmonton	719, 721, 722	ETS
Heritage Valley Transit Centre	700X	ETS
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre	9-Owl	ETS
Leduc	1	Leduc Transit
Leger Transit Centre	56, 715, 716, 717, 718	ETS
Meadows Transit Centre	56	ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre	56, 518, 519, 521	ETS
NAIT	9-Owl	ETS
Northgate Transit Centre	9-Owl	ETS
The Orchards	521	ETS
Rutherford	721, 722	ETS
South Edmonton Common	518, 519	ETS
Southgate Transit Centre	9-Owl, 705, 707, 708, 709	ETS
South Terwillegar	715	ETS
Summerside	519	ETS
Twin Brooks	713	ETS
Walker	518, 519, 521	ETS
Windermere	717	ETS
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre	56	ETS
Yellowbird	712	ETS

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.

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. "Century Park Station :: City of Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
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. "History of ETS :: City of Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "Route 1 Schedule and Map". Leduc Transit. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

External links

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