Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of the Valley Line.[2] It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial.[3] The station is the city’s first elevated rail station utilized by TransEd Partners and Edmonton Transit Service, it includes a 1,300 stall park and ride, convenience store and a new transit centre the space is maintained by TransEd Partners in a public-private partnership (P3) with the City of Edmonton.[4] The station was scheduled to open in 2020;[4] but opened fully on November 4, 2023. While part of the station opened on September 4, 2022 for bus service replacing the aging Millgate Transit Centre.[5]
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| Coordinates | 53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Edmonton | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre-loading platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1300 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | DIALOG[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 4, 2023 | ||||||||||
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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.[6] The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses.[7]
Around the station
edit- Davies Industrial
- Coronet Industrial
- McIntyre Industrial
- Roper Industrial
- W.P. Wagner High School
Davies Transit Centre
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| Platforms | 15 bus bays[8] | ||||
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| Structure type | Covered shelter | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Website | Davies Transit Centre | ||||
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| Opened | 4 September 2022 | ||||
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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.[9]
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:[10]
| To/From | Routes |
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| Burnewood | 506 |
| Capilano Transit Centre | 501 |
| Meadows Transit Centre | 504, 506 |
| 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
edit- ↑ "Valley Line LRT | DIALOG". www.dialogdesign.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Edmonton, City of (2020-10-10). "Valley Line - Southeast". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ↑ "Valley Line LRT Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- 1 2 "Valley Line LRT" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Long-awaited Valley Line Southeast LRT officially opens to passengers". CBC. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Public Art and Artists Announced for the Valley Line LRT" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Process: Davies Station Wood Roof Finishing – TransEd Valley Line LRT". Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ↑ "Davies Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Davies Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "Davies Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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