Davies station

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Davies
Edmonton LRT station
Davies Station.jpg
General information
Coordinates53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W / 53.50000; -113.44417Coordinates: 53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W / 53.50000; -113.44417
Owned byCity of Edmonton
PlatformsCenter-loading platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1300
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectDIALOG[1]
History
Opening2022
Future services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Avonmore
toward 102 Street
Valley Line Millbourne/Woodvale
toward Mill Woods

Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of its Valley Line extension.[2] It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial.[3] The station will be the first elevated rail station utilized by the Edmonton Transit Service, and will include a 1,300 stall park and ride and a new transit centre.[4] The station is scheduled to open in 2022.[4] On January 22, 2018, the Edmonton Arts Council announced a large-scale public art installation, by world-renowned artist Shan Shan Sheng, would become part of Davies station.[5] The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses.[6]

Around the station

Davies Transit Centre

Davies Transit Centre
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
WebsiteDavies Transit Centre
History
OpenedSeptember 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)

The Davies Transit Centre is located on the west side of 75 Street. It has several amenities including bike racks, drop off area, public washrooms, a large shelter and an emergency phone.[7]

The transit centre opened on September 4, 2022 and replaced the Millgate Transit Centre on 86 Street.

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[8]

To/From Routes
Bonnie Doon 73
Burnewood 506
Capilano Transit Centre 501
Downtown 73
Meadows Transit Centre 506
Mill Woods Transit Centre 73
Pylypow Industrial 505
Southgate Transit Centre 6
Strathcona / Whyte Ave 501
Strathcona Industrial 503

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

References

  1. ^ "Valley Line LRT | DIALOG". www.dialogdesign.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. ^ Edmonton, City of (2020-10-10). "Valley Line - Southeast". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. ^ "Valley Line LRT Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Valley Line LRT" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Public Art and Artists Announced for the Valley Line LRT" (PDF).
  6. ^ "The Process: Davies Station Wood Roof Finishing – TransEd Valley Line LRT". Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. ^ "Davies Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Davies Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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