Southgate station (Edmonton)
Southgate station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It is served by the Capital Line. It is a ground-level station located next to the Southgate Centre shopping mall and the Southgate Transit Centre at 51 Avenue and 111 Street.
The station was officially opened on April 24, 2010, with regular service commencing on April 25, 2010.[2]
Southgate LRT Station provides an important transit connection between southwest Edmonton neighbourhoods, the University of Alberta and downtown Edmonton.
Station layout
[edit]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.[3] It also has a grade-separated pedestrian overpass connecting the station to Southgate Centre and the Southgate Transit Centre to the east and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood to the west.
The transit centre features two 20-foot (6.1 m) brick boots, titled Immense Mode, a public art piece by Dawn Detarando and Bryan McArthur.[4]
Around the station
[edit]- Southgate Centre
- Empire Park
- Harry Ainlay Composite High School
- Lendrum Place
- Malmo Plains
- Pleasantview
Southgate Transit Centre
[edit]Southgate Transit Centre | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Platforms | 18 bus bays[5] |
| Connections |  Ebus[6] FlixBus[7] Rider Express[8] |
| Construction | |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Website | Southgate Transit Centre |
| History | |
| Opened | November 22, 1977[9] |
The Southgate Transit Centre, first opened on November 22, 1977,[9] is on the east side of 111 Street, adjacent to the LRT Station. It is connected to the station by an elevator-equipped pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood. This transit centre has a drop off area, a large shelter and a pay phone. It does not have park & ride, public washrooms or vending machines.[10] There are public washrooms available in the adjacent LRT station.[11]
The transit centre temporarily moved to the north side of 51 Avenue on 111 Street for 2007 and 2008, during the construction of the Southgate LRT station.[12]
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[13]
| To/From | Routes |
|---|---|
| Aspen Gardens | 702 |
| Century Park Transit Centre | 9-Owl, 705, 707, 708, 709 |
| Davies Transit Centre | 6 |
| Downtown | 9, 701 |
| Eaux Claires Transit Centre | 9 |
| Government Centre Transit Centre | 701 |
| Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre | 9 |
| Leger Transit Centre | 706 |
| Meadows Transit Centre | 55 |
| Northgate Transit Centre | 9 |
| Southpark Centre | 704 |
| South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre | 702 |
| Strathcona / Whyte Ave | 701 |
| West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre | 55 |
The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Edmonton Opens Two New LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Immense Mode". City of Edmonton Public Art Collection. Edmonton Arts Council. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Southgate Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Edmonton-Red Deer-Calgary Locations | Ebus".
- ^ "Bus Edmonton to Calgary".
- ^ "Locations".
- ^ a b Hatcher, Colin (1983). Edmonton's electric transit: the story of Edmonton's streetcars and trolley buses. ISBN 091913033X.
- ^ "Southgate Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Southgate LRT Station". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ Macdonald, Jac (29 June 2007). "New temporary home for Southgate LRT dock". Edmonton Journal. p. B.1.
- ^ "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Southgate station (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons
