Kingsway/Royal Alex station

Kingsway/Royal Alex station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Metro Line. It is located adjacent to the Royal Alexandra Hospital on the north side of Kingsway. The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre, constructed at the same time, is located next to the station.[4]

Kingsway/Royal Alex
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°33′28″N 113°30′4″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 6, 2015[1]
Electrified	600 V DC[2]
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	2,357 board 2,514 alight 4,871 Total[3]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station NAIT Terminus Metro Line MacEwan 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

History

Preliminary engineering of the line was completed in July 2009 and construction of the phase from MacEwan station to NAIT station began in the summer of 2011. The line is estimated to cost around $665 million[5] and opened on September 6, 2015.[1]

Around the station

• Central McDougall
• Centre for Education
• Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
• Kingsway Mall
• Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Spruce Avenue
• Victoria School of the Arts

Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre

Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre in the Early Morning in 2019.
Platforms	9 bus bays[6]
Construction
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
History
Opened	June 29, 2014[7]

The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre is located on the south side of 111 Avenue, east of 106 Street. The transit centre is served by ETS and St. Albert Transit (StAT). It has several amenities including bike racks, public washrooms, a large shelter and a pay phone. There is no park and ride, drop off area and no vending machines at this transit centre.[8]

The transit centre opened on June 29, 2014 and replaced the existing transit centre that was located next to Kingsway Mall.[7]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[9][10]

To/From	Routes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre	8	ETS
Belvedere Transit Centre	125	ETS
Bonnie Doon	8	ETS
Century Park Transit Centre	9	ETS
Coliseum Transit Centre	8, 125, 143	ETS
Downtown	8, 9, 12, 309, 560	ETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	9	ETS
Jasper Place Transit Centre	125	ETS
Lakewood Transit Centre	8	ETS
MacEwan	8, 309, 560	ETS
Millgate Transit Centre	8	ETS
Mill Woods Transit Centre	8	ETS
Montrose	143	ETS
NAIT	8, 9, 143, 202, 560	ETS, StAT
Northgate Transit Centre	9, 12	ETS
Oliver Square	309	ETS
Riverdale	309	ETS
Southgate Transit Centre	9	ETS
Spruce Grove	560	ETS
Stadium Transit Centre	125	ETS
St. Albert Centre Exchange	202	StAT
St. Albert Village Transit Station	202	StAT
Wellington	12	ETS
Westmount Transit Centre	125	ETS

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
School special routes that arrive/depart from Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre include routes: 9S, 12S, and 125S.[11]

References

1. Ramsay, Caley (September 6, 2015). "After lengthy delay, Metro Line LRT opens to riders". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
2. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
4. "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
5. "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
6. "Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
7. Magi, Kim (27 June 2014). "Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre set to open Sunday". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
8. "Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "Commuter Routes". City of St. Albert. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
11. "School Service: ETS Trip Planner". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 August 2019.