Clareview station

Clareview station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line and is currently the northern terminus of the line. It is a ground-level station located near 42 Street and 139 Avenue, and is named for the northeast Edmonton district of Clareview.

Clareview
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°36′06″N 113°24′41″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	1372 Stalls
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Clareview LRT Station
History
Opened	1981
Rebuilt	2001
Electrified	600 V DC[1]
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	8,040 board 8,176 alight 16,216 Total[2]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station Terminus Capital Line Belvedere toward Century Park
Route map min. running time Northeast LRT to Gorman future 0 Clareview Hwy 15 (50 Street) 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard 3 Belvedere CN Lines Hwy 16 (Yellowhead Trail) Wayne Gretzky Drive 6 Coliseum 118 Avenue CN Spur End 8 Stadium Northwest LRT to St. Albert future NAIT Kingsway/Royal Alex MacEwan 12 Churchill 13 Central 15 Bay/Enterprise Square 16 Corona 18 Grandin Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River 20 University 22 Health Sciences/Jubilee 24 McKernan/Belgravia Belgravia Road 26 S. Campus/Ft. Edmonton 111 Street southbound 29 Southgate Hwy 2 (Whitemud Drive) 33 Century Park South LRT to south city limits future

As of 2018, it is the northernmost rail transit station in North America, being at approximately the same latitude as Dublin, Ireland, Manchester, England, and Hamburg, Germany.

History

The station was opened on April 26, 1981.

Major renovations to the station were completed on March 4, 2001. These renovations included a new covered station platform, two bus terminals, the addition of wheelchair ramps at station entrances, and a pedestrian underpass connecting the station to both bus terminals.[3]

Station layout

The station has a 123 metre 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 nine metres wide.[4]

Clareview Station has a park and ride facility with 1372 parking spaces.[3]

Public art

Clareview Station is decorated with a piece entitled "One Long Autumn", a gel transfer onto plexiglass imitating sepia prints.[5]

Around the station

• Clareview Campus
• Northeast Community Health Centre
• York

Clareview Transit Centre

Clareview Transit Centre
Platforms	16 bus bays (10 West, 6 East)[6]
Construction
Structure type	Covered shelter
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Clareview Transit Centre
History
Opened	2001

The Clareview Transit Centre is located on the east (known as "East Clareview") and west (known as "West Clareview") sides of the LRT station. The sides are connected to the station by a pedestrian underpass, that also connects to the LRT station. This transit centre features many amenities including park and ride, bike racks, passenger drop off area, large shelter and pay phone.[7] The LRT station adjacent includes a snack shop and washrooms.[8]

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

West:

To/From	Routes
Belvedere Transit Centre	181, 512
Brintnell	192, 193
Coliseum Transit Centre	512
Downtown	2, 512
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	149, 188, 190
Evergreen	184
Fort Saskatchewan	580
Hollick-Kenyon	381
Highlands	2
Kernohan	188
Lessard	2
Londonderry	137, 181, 188, 190
Lake District	149
MacEwan	2
McConachie	195
Northgate Transit Centre	137
North-West Industrial	137
Ozerna	190
Pilot Sound	149
Stadium Transit Centre	2, 512
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre	2, 137

East:

To/From	Routes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre	183, 185
Archbishop O'Leary	11
Belvedere Transit Centre	10, 186
Coliseum Transit Centre	10
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	187
Evergreen	302
Fraser	182, 186
Kernohan	187
Londonderry	187
Northgate Transit Centre	11, 182, 186

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
School special routes that arrive/depart from Clareview Transit Centre include routes: 10S, 11S, 153S, 181S, 186S, and 195S.[10]

References

1. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. August 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
2. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
3. "LRT Brochure" (PDF). November 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
4. 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.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-08-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Clareview Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
7. "Clareview Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
8. "Clareview LRT Station". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "School Service: ETS Trip Planner". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

Media related to Clareview station (ETS) at Wikimedia Commons