Government Centre station
Government Centre station (formerly 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 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
Grandin station was opened in September 1989 when the LRT system was extended 0.8 km 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 opening of University station in August 1992. Grandin station is connected to the University station by the Dudley B. Menzies Bridge,[4] a dedicated LRT bridge (with a lower level for pedestrians and cyclists).
In June 2021 Edmonton City Council voted unanimously to remove the name 'Grandin' from the station, due to Bishop Vital Grandin's active involvement in Canada's residential school system and its cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples. [5]
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 system.[6]
Public art
The station's west wall features 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.[7] 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.[8]
Around the station
- Alberta Legislature Building
- Edmonton General Hospital
- Grandin School
- High Level Bridge
- High Level Bridge Streetcar
- Oliver
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[9] |
| Construction | |
| Parking | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Website | Government Centre Transit Centre |
The Government Centre Transit Centre is located on 107 Street south of 99 Avenue, adjacent to the Legislature grounds. 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.[10]
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[11][12][13]
| 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 | 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 Village Transit Station | 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
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-votes-to-rename-grandin-lrt-station-cover-mural-of-bishop-1.6057068
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/alerts_routes_schedules_maps/grandingovernment-centre-stati.aspx
- ^ "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. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Schedules & Routes". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Commuter Routes". City of St. Albert. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
