Conestoga station
Conestoga station is located beside the King Street entrance on the westerly side of Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario.[1] This facility operates as a major transit terminal for Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, with all of the routes that it serves terminating here.[2] Perth County Connect buses, serving Stratford, Perth County and London, also serve the station via a stop on King Street.[3]
Conestoga | |||||||||||
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The completed light rail station in March 2019 | |||||||||||
Location | Waterloo, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°29′53″N 80°31′45″W | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 10[1] | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1996 (bus terminal) June 21, 2019 (LRT) | ||||||||||
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Conestoga is also the northern terminus of the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system,[4] which opened on June 21, 2019.
Access to the LRT platforms is primarily from the north, where both a stairway and ramp lead down to the bus terminal; the King Street sidewalk can also be reached. Sidewalk access is also available from the south end of the platforms.
The station's feature walls consist of ceramic tiles in a pattern of red, orange, blue, teal, and yellow.
The station features the artwork Continuum by Catherine Paleczny about the continuum of communities and the progression of time.[5]
Bus services
Grand River Transit
- iXpress 201 Fischer–Hallman
- iXpress 202 University
- Route 6 Bridge–Courtland
- Route 7 King
- Route 9 Lakeshore
- Route 14 Bathurst
- Route 21 Elmira
- Route 29 Keats–University
- Route 31 Columbia
Perth County Connect
- Route 1 Listowel
- Route 2 St. Mary's
References
- "Grand River Transit bus platforms at Conestoga Mall" (PDF). GRT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- "2015 -2016 Kitchener-Waterloo Route Map" (PDF). Grand River Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- "Perth County Connect is officially in service!". Grand River Transit. Twitter. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Archived from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- Beattie, Samantha (February 16, 2017). "Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier"". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
External links
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