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Government Centre
Transit Centre
Government Centre; Transit Centre
General information
Coordinates	53°32′10″N 113°30′16″W / 53.53611°N 113.50444°W
Platforms	10 bus bays
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Government Centre Transit Centre

Route map
	Legend
	Highway 15
	50 Street
	Highway 16
	Yellowhead Trail
	102 Street
	to Lewis Farms (2028)
	Tawatinâ Bridge over
	North Saskatchewan River
	Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over
	North Saskatchewan River
	South Campus/
	Fort Edmonton Park
	Highway 14
	Whitemud Drive
	Highway 2
	Whitemud Drive
Key
	All stations are accessible
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Government Centre
Government Centre
Edmonton LRT station
General information
Coordinates	53°32′10″N 113°30′37″W / 53.53611°N 113.51028°W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Government Centre LRT Station
History
Opened	1989
Electrified	600 V DC
Passengers
2019; (typical weekday)	3,105 board; 2,914 alight; 6,019 Total
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Highway 15
	50 Street
	Highway 16
	Yellowhead Trail
	102 Street
	to Lewis Farms (2028)
	Tawatinâ Bridge over
	North Saskatchewan River
	Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over
	North Saskatchewan River
	South Campus/
	Fort Edmonton Park
	Highway 14
	Whitemud Drive
	Highway 2
	Whitemud Drive
Key
	All stations are accessible
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Government Centre station (formerly known as Grandin/Government Centre station) is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath 110 Street between 99 Avenue and 98 Avenue. The station provides service to the Government Centre part of the downtown core and the neighbourhood of Oliver. The station is connected to the Alberta Legislature Building and several other government buildings by underground walkways of the Edmonton Pedway.

History

Government Centre station was opened as Grandin station in September 1989 when the LRT system was extended 0.8 km (0.50 mi) south from the Corona station through a light rail tunnel running beneath the downtown core.^[3]

Grandin station was the southern terminus of the LRT line prior to the construction of Dudley B. Menzies Bridge^[4] and the opening of University station in August 1992.

Renaming

In June 2021, Edmonton City Council voted unanimously to remove the name 'Grandin' from the station, due to Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin's active involvement in Canada's Indian residential schools system and the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples.^[5] 'Government Centre' is currently used as the station's interim name.^[6]

Station layout

The platform is a 123-metre (403 ft 7 in)-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 eight metres (26 ft 3 in) wide. Access to the platform is from the surface by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The escalator and stairs at the south end of the platform connect to a pedway system that provides access to several government buildings near the station. This pedway is separate from, and not part of, the Edmonton pedway system.^[7]

Public art

The station's west wall featured a mural of Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, the first Catholic bishop in Alberta. It was designed by artist Sylvie Nadeau, and it was donated by the Francophone jeunesse de l'Alberta.^[8] After criticism from local First Nations activists that the Nadeau mural could be interpreted as celebratory of the Indian residential schools system, local artist Aaron Paquette was commissioned to create a second "response" mural from a First Nations cultural perspective.^[9] Following a decision by Edmonton City Council in June 2021, the mural of Grandin was covered.^[5]

Around the station

110 Street entrances to Government Centre Station, serving the neighbourhood of Oliver.

Alberta Legislature Building
Edmonton General Hospital
Holy Child School
High Level Bridge
High Level Bridge Streetcar
Oliver

Government Centre Transit Centre

The Government Centre Transit Centre is located on 107 Street south of 99 Avenue, adjacent to the Legislature grounds, and three blocks east of the Government Centre station. The transit centre is served by ETS, St. Albert Transit (StAT) and Strathcona County Transit (SCT). There are few amenities at the transit centre itself, other than a large shelter.^[11]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:^[12]^[13]^[14]

To/From	Routes
Castle Downs Transit Centre	150X	ETS
Downtown	120X, 130X, 150X, 208, 403, 413, 701	ETS, StAT, SCT
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	120X, 130X	ETS
Kingsway Transit Centre	701	ETS
MacEwan University	208, 403, 413	StAT, SCT
NAIT	413	SCT
Northgate Transit Centre	120X	ETS
Sherwood Park Bethel Transit Terminal	413	SCT
Sherwood Park Ordze Transit Centre	403	SCT
Southgate Transit Centre	701	ETS
St. Albert Centre Exchange	208	StAT
St. Albert Nakî Transit Centre	208	StAT
Strathcona / Whyte Ave	701	ETS

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.

References

^ "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "LRT Brochure" (PDF). 15 November 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^ Dudley Menzies Bridge – Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Russell, Jennie (7 June 2021). "Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop". CBC Edmonton. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ City of Edmonton [@CityofEdmonton] (9 June 2021). "City crews in collaboration w/ @artsedmonton are also working to cover up the word 'Grandin' on various signs throughout the transit network. The interim name for the LRT station will be 'Government Centre'. #Reconciliation #YegTransit" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
^ "Grandin/Government Centre Station Art". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Contentious Grandin Station mural to be revised". Edmonton Journal, 27 February 2014.
^ "Government Centre Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "Government Centre Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "Schedules & Routes". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Commuter Routes". City of St. Albert. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[1] "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[2] "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[3] "LRT Brochure" (PDF). 15 November 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

[4] Dudley Menzies Bridge – Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[renaming-5] Russell, Jennie (7 June 2021). "Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop". CBC Edmonton. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[6] City of Edmonton [@CityofEdmonton] (9 June 2021). "City crews in collaboration w/ @artsedmonton are also working to cover up the word 'Grandin' on various signs throughout the transit network. The interim name for the LRT station will be 'Government Centre'. #Reconciliation #YegTransit" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via Twitter.

[7] City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[8] "Grandin/Government Centre Station Art". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[9] "Contentious Grandin Station mural to be revised". Edmonton Journal, 27 February 2014.

[10] "Government Centre Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[11] "Government Centre Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

[12] "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[13] "Schedules & Routes". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[14] "Commuter Routes". City of St. Albert. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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-'''Government Centre station''' (formerly known as '''Grandin/Government Centre station''') is an [[Edmonton Light Rail Transit]] station in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada. It serves both the [[Capital Line]] and the [[Metro Line]]. It is an underground station located beneath 110 Street between 99 Avenue and 98 Avenue. The station provides service to the Government Centre part of the [[downtown Edmonton|downtown core]] and the neighbourhood of [[Oliver (Edmonton)|Oliver]]. The station is connected to the [[Alberta Legislature Building]] and several other government buildings by underground walkways of the [[Edmonton Pedway]].
+'''Government Centre station''' (formerly known as '''Grandin/Government Centre station''') is an [[Edmonton LRT]] station in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada. It serves both the [[Capital Line]] and the [[Metro Line]]. It is an underground station located beneath 110 Street between 99 Avenue and 98 Avenue. The station provides service to the Government Centre part of the [[downtown Edmonton|downtown core]] and the neighbourhood of [[Oliver (Edmonton)|Oliver]]. The station is connected to the [[Alberta Legislature Building]] and several other government buildings by underground walkways of the [[Edmonton Pedway]].
 ==History==
-Government Centre station was opened as Grandin station in September 1989 when the LRT system was extended 0.8&nbsp;km south from the [[Corona station (Edmonton)|Corona station]] through a light rail tunnel running beneath the [[downtown Edmonton|downtown core]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transit/whats_new/LRT_Brochure_2004.pdf |title=LRT Brochure |date=15 November 2004|access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104201709/http://www.edmonton.ca/transit/whats_new/LRT_Brochure_2004.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2007 }}</ref>
+Government Centre station was opened as Grandin station in September 1989 when the LRT system was extended {{Convert|0.8|km|abbr=on}} south from the [[Corona station (Edmonton)|Corona station]] through a light rail tunnel running beneath the [[downtown Edmonton|downtown core]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transit/whats_new/LRT_Brochure_2004.pdf |title=LRT Brochure |date=15 November 2004|access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104201709/http://www.edmonton.ca/transit/whats_new/LRT_Brochure_2004.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2007 }}</ref>
 Grandin station was the southern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the LRT line prior to the construction of [[Dudley B. Menzies Bridge]]<ref>[http://www.pcl.com/projects/Archived/E30032/index.aspx Dudley Menzies Bridge – Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021537/http://www.pcl.com/projects/Archived/E30032/index.aspx |date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> and the opening of [[University station (Edmonton)|University station]] in August 1992.
 ===Renaming===
-In June 2021, [[Edmonton City Council]] voted unanimously to remove the name 'Grandin' from the station, due to Bishop [[Vital-Justin Grandin]]'s active involvement in Canada's [[Indian residential schools]] system and the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples.<ref name="renaming">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Jennie|title=Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-votes-to-rename-grandin-lrt-station-cover-mural-of-bishop-1.6057068|website=CBC Edmonton|date=7 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> 'Government Centre' is currently used as the station's interim name.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=CityofEdmonton|author=City of Edmonton|number=1402669039743168512|date=9 June 2021|title=City crews in collaboration w/ @artsedmonton are also working to cover up the word ‘Grandin’ on various signs throughout the transit network. The interim name for the LRT station will be ‘Government Centre’. #Reconciliation #YegTransit|access-date=12 June 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In June 2021, [[Edmonton City Council]] voted unanimously to remove the name 'Grandin' from the station, due to Bishop [[Vital-Justin Grandin]]'s active involvement in Canada's [[Indian residential schools]] system and the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples.<ref name="renaming">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Jennie|title=Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-votes-to-rename-grandin-lrt-station-cover-mural-of-bishop-1.6057068|website=CBC Edmonton|date=7 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> 'Government Centre' is currently used as the station's interim name.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=CityofEdmonton|author=City of Edmonton|number=1402669039743168512|date=9 June 2021|title=City crews in collaboration w/ @artsedmonton are also working to cover up the word ‘Grandin’ on various signs throughout the transit network. The interim name for the LRT station will be ‘Government Centre’. #Reconciliation #YegTransit|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
 ==Station layout==
-The platform is 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 eight metres wide. Access to the platform is from the surface by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The escalator and stairs at the south end of the platform connect to a pedway system that provides access to several government buildings near the station. This pedway is separate from, and not part of, the [[Edmonton Pedway|Edmonton pedway]] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/LRT_design_guidlines_2011.pdf#page=700 |title=LRT Design Guidelines 2011 |author=City of Edmonton |date=July 2011 |publisher=City of Edmonton |page=700 |access-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509162238/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/LRT_design_guidlines_2011.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2015 }}</ref>
+The platform is a {{Convert|123|m|ftin|adj=on}}-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 {{Convert|8|m|ftin|spell=in}} wide. Access to the platform is from the surface by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The escalator and stairs at the south end of the platform connect to a pedway system that provides access to several government buildings near the station. This pedway is separate from, and not part of, the [[Edmonton Pedway|Edmonton pedway]] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/LRT_design_guidlines_2011.pdf#page=700 |title=LRT Design Guidelines 2011 |author=City of Edmonton |date=July 2011 |publisher=City of Edmonton |page=700 |access-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509162238/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/LRT_design_guidlines_2011.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2015 }}</ref>
 ===Public art===
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 *Edmonton General Hospital
-*Grandin School
+*Holy Child School
 *[[High Level Bridge (Edmonton)|High Level Bridge]]
 *[[High Level Bridge Streetcar]]
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 The '''Government Centre Transit Centre''' is located on 107 Street south of 99 Avenue, adjacent to the Legislature grounds, and three blocks east of the Government Centre station. The transit centre is served by ETS, [[St. Albert Transit]] (StAT) and [[Strathcona County Transit]] (SCT). There are few amenities at the transit centre itself, other than a large shelter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/government-centre-transit-centre.aspx |title=Government Centre Transit Centre |publisher= City of Edmonton |access-date= 28 September 2017}}</ref>
-The following bus routes serve the transit centre:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx |title=Brochures in PDF |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.strathcona.ca/departments/transit/schedules-routes |title=Schedules & Routes |publisher=Strathcona County |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/riding-with-us/trip-planning-tips/commuter-routes/ |title=Commuter Routes |publisher=City of St. Albert |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>
+The following bus routes serve the transit centre:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx |title=Brochures in PDF |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=7 November 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802085906/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.strathcona.ca/departments/transit/schedules-routes |title=Schedules & Routes |publisher=Strathcona County |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/riding-with-us/trip-planning-tips/commuter-routes/ |title=Commuter Routes |publisher=City of St. Albert |access-date=2 December 2018 |archive-date=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202608/https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/riding-with-us/trip-planning-tips/commuter-routes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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v t e Edmonton LRT stations
List of Edmonton LRT stations
Capital Line	Clareview Belvedere Coliseum Stadium Churchill Central Bay/Enterprise Square Corona Government Centre University Health Sciences/Jubilee McKernan/Belgravia South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Southgate Century Park
Metro Line	Blatchford Gate NAIT/Blatchford Market Kingsway/Royal Alex MacEwan Churchill Central Bay/Enterprise Square Corona Government Centre University Health Sciences/Jubilee
Valley Line	102 Street Churchill Quarters Muttart Strathearn Holyrood Bonnie Doon Avonmore Davies Millbourne/Woodvale Grey Nuns Mill Woods