MacEwan station

MacEwan station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Metro Line. It is located across from MacEwan University on 105 Avenue between 103 and 104 Street. The station opened on September 6, 2015.[1]

MacEwan
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°32′52″N 113°29′57″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)	3,609 board 3,390 alight 6,999 Total[3]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station Kingsway/Royal Alex toward NAIT Metro Line Churchill 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

Construction on the first phase of the project that links the station with Churchill station began in the fall of 2009 with completion originally set for early 2014.[4]

It was announced on August 31, 2009, that the Katz Group had bought the land adjacent to the site for the MacEwan Station, with the intention to build Rogers Place, a new NHL arena.[5] That development became known as the Ice District.

Around the station

• Bell Tower
• Boyle Street Education Centre
• Central McDougall
• CN Tower
• Chinatown
• Downtown
• Epcor Tower
• McCauley
• MacEwan University City Centre Campus
  • Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness
• Ice District
  • Rogers Place

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. "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-13. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
5. Downtown arena has big potential