McKernan/Belgravia station
McKernan/Belgravia station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It is served by the Capital Line, and is the least used station on the LRT system with a typical weekday traffic averaging 4,138 riders as of 2019.[2] It is a ground-level station located on 114 Street at 76 Avenue.
The station, located between the Health Sciences/Jubilee station and the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station, provides service to the neighborhoods of Belgravia and McKernan.
History
[edit]Originally, the proposed name for the station was the 76 Avenue station. City council voted to change the name to McKernan/Belgravia on September 26, 2006 with approval from the two communities.[3][4]
The station was officially opened on April 25, 2009, with regular service commencing on April 26, 2009.[5]
The station closed for platform repairs and tile replacement in early May 2020 and reopened in late July 2020.[2]
Station layout
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The station has a 123-metre long centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car trains at the same time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is six metres wide, narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines.[6] At the time of opening, the platform was 100-metre long but was extended 23 metres in 2010 to accommodate five-car trains.[7]
A pedestrian underpass, included as part of the station design, allows passengers and other pedestrian traffic to easily cross 114 Street and connects the McKernan and Belgravia neighbourhoods.[8]
Around the station
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
- ^ a b Bourne, Kirby (May 2, 2020). "City of Edmonton gearing up for LRT maintenance and revitalization projects". Global News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Ruttan, Susan (September 27, 2006). "Contestants for mayor's job will need 100 signatures". Edmonton Journal. p. B10. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "City Council Minutes" (DOC). City of Edmonton. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ LeBlanc, Brittney (April 25, 2009). "Opening Celebrations for two new LRT stations held today". iNews880. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South LRT - Making Tracks Summer 2010" (PDF). City of Edmonton. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "South LRT — Health Sciences to Century Park Fact Sheet" (PDF). City of Edmonton. March 29, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013.
External links
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Media related to McKernan/Belgravia station (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons
