University station (Edmonton)

University station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath 112 Street at 89 Avenue on the University of Alberta campus. As of 2019, it is the busiest LRT station of the Capital and Metro lines with typical weekday traffic averaging 29,203 passengers.

University
Edmonton LRT station
General information
Coordinates	53°31′30″N 113°31′19″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	23 m (75 ft)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	University LRT Station
History
Opened	1992
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	13,672 board 15,531 alight 29,203 Total[1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station Government Centre toward Clareview Capital Line Health Sciences/Jubilee toward Century Park Government Centre toward NAIT/Blatchford Market Metro Line Health Sciences/Jubilee Terminus
Route map Legend CN lines Clareview Highway 15 50 Street 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard Belvedere CN lines Highway 16 Yellowhead Trail Wayne Gretzky Drive Blatchford Gate Coliseum NAIT/Blatchford Market 118 Avenue Kingsway/​Royal Alex CN Spur End MacEwan Stadium 102 Street to Lewis Farms (2028) Churchill Quarters Central Bay/Enterprise Square Tawatinâ Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Corona Muttart Government Centre Strathearn Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Holyrood University Bonnie Doon Health Sciences/Jubilee Avonmore McKernan/​Belgravia Mill Creek Belgravia Road Davies South Campus/ Fort Edmonton Park 75 Street 111 Street southbound lane Gerry Wright OMF Southgate Highway 14 Whitemud Drive Highway 2 Whitemud Drive Millbourne/​Woodvale Century Park Grey Nuns Mill Woods Key Capital Line Valley Line Metro Line CN tracks All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit

History

University station was opened August 23, 1992 and was the first LRT station located on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River.^[2] It is connected to Government Centre station by the Dudley B. Menzies Bridge,^[3] a dedicated LRT bridge (with a lower level for pedestrians and cyclists). With the exception of the bridge and its approaches, the LRT line between Government Centre station and University station runs through tunnels.

University station was the southern terminus of the LRT line prior to the opening of the Health Sciences station on January 3, 2006.^[4]

Station layout

Concourse level of university station, with the ticketing machines on the right.

The station has a 123-metre (404 ft) long centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. The platform is just over eight metres wide. Access to the platform is from a concourse level by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. There is also an elevator at the north end of the platform. The concourse level provides access to the surface and to the university's Housing Union Building (HUB). It is the deepest station in the system, at a depth of 23 m (75 ft) below the surface.^[5]

Public art

University station contains two sets of public art at either end of the concourse. "Tri: Making the Impossible Possible, 2003" is a suspended steel ball surrounded by a triangle, forming an optical illusion. "From Here 2003" is a series of 12 suspended aluminum sculptures. Both pieces were designed by University of Alberta students.^[6]

Around the Station

• University of Alberta
  • Dentistry/Pharmacy Building
  • Education Centre
  • Fine Arts Building
  • HUB Mall
  • Rutherford Library
  • Timms Centre
• Garneau

University Transit Centre

University Transit Centre
General information
Platforms	3 bus bays[7]
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	University Transit Centre

The University Transit Centre is located above the LRT station on the transit and bicycle-only 89 Avenue. The transit centre is served by ETS, St. Albert Transit (StAT) and Strathcona County Transit (SCT). This transit centre does not have park & ride, a drop off area, public washrooms, pay phones, or vending machines, but does have a large shelter.^[8]

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

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes

To/From	Routes
Belgravia	726	ETS
Bonnie Doon	4	ETS
Capilano Transit Centre	4	ETS
Castle Downs Transit Centre	51	ETS
Downtown	8	ETS
Hawrelak Park	51, 902	ETS
Leger Transit Centre	31	ETS
Lewis Farms Transit Centre	4, 920X	ETS
MacEwan University	8	ETS
Parkallen	723	ETS
Sherwood Park Bethel Transit Terminal	414	SCT
Sherwood Park Ordze Transit Centre	404	SCT
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre	4, 31	ETS
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre	4, 920X	ETS
Westmount Transit Centre	51, 203	ETS, StAT
Whyte Ave	4, 8, 726	ETS
Windsor Park	726	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. "LRT Brochure" (PDF). November 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
3. "Dudley Menzies Bridge - Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
4. "SLRT Newsletter" (PDF). February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
5. 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.
6. "University Station Art". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
7. "University Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
8. "University Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "Schedules & Routes". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

External links

Media related to University station (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons