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The Metro Line is a light rail line on the Edmonton LRT system. The line operates from northwest Edmonton to south Edmonton, and began operation on September 6, 2015. The line consists of ten stations, three of which are exclusive to the line and the remaining seven are shared with the Capital Line .
Government Centre station (formerly known as Grandin/Government Centre 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 110 Street between 99 Avenue and 98 Avenue.
The City of Edmonton prioritized completion of the Metro Line to NAIT for 2014, followed by expanding the system to the southeast and west. [55] City council approved funding to begin preliminary engineering on the Valley Line from Mill Woods to Lewis Farms in June 2011.
A second route, the Metro Line to areas north of the downtown, opened on September 6, 2015. [2] [3] [4] The Metro Line includes a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) extension in the LRT system from Churchill LRT Station in downtown Edmonton northwest to NAIT/Blatchford Market Station. [citation needed]
The Capital Line is a light rail line on the Edmonton LRT system. The line operates from northeast Edmonton to the south. Operated by the Edmonton Transit Service, the line provides access to Downtown Edmonton and the University of Alberta. The Capital Line currently consists of fifteen stations, six of which are underground. Seven stations are ...
In the future, the Metro Line will be extended by one station and Blatchford Gate will replace NAIT/Blatchford Market as the northern terminus of the line. The two new stations are being constructed in response to the planned community of Blatchford, which is being built on the land of the former Edmonton City Centre Airport. The redevelopment ...
Transport in Edmonton is fairly typical for a Canadian city of its size, involving air, rail, road and public transit. With very few natural barriers to growth and largely flat to gently rolling terrain bisected by a deep river valley, the city of Edmonton has expanded to cover an area of nearly 768 km 2 (297 sq mi), of which only two-thirds is built-up, while the metropolitan area covers ...
Central LRT Station was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978. [3] When the LRT first opened, Central Station was the original southern terminus . ETS once operated a Transit Information kiosk at 100A Street and Jasper Avenue, above the station; however, it has since been relocated to the Edmonton Tower .