Southgate station (Edmonton)

Southgate station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It is served by the Capital Line and the Metro Line during peak hours. It is a ground-level station located next to the Southgate Centre shopping mall and the Southgate Transit Centre at 51 Avenue and 111 Street.

Southgate
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates53°29′8″N 113°31′0″W
Owned byCity of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
WebsiteSouthgate LRT Station
History
Opened2010
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)		9,250 board
9,753 alight
19,003 Total[1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park
toward Clareview
 Capital Line Century Park
Terminus
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park
toward NAIT
 Metro Line

The station was officially opened on April 24, 2010, with regular service commencing on April 25, 2010.[2]

Southgate LRT Station provides an important transit connection between southwest Edmonton neighbourhoods, the University of Alberta and downtown Edmonton.

Station layout

The station has a 123-metre long centre-loading platform that can accommodate two trains at the same time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is exactly nine metres wide.[3] It also has a grade-separated pedestrian overpass connecting the station to Southgate Centre and the Southgate Transit Centre to the east and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood to the west.

Immense Mode

The transit centre features two 20-foot (6.1 m) brick boots, titled Immense Mode, a public art piece by Dawn Detarando and Bryan McArthur.[4]

Around the station

Southgate Transit Centre
Southgate Transit Centre
Platforms18 bus bays[5]
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
WebsiteSouthgate Transit Centre
History
OpenedNovember 22, 1977[6]

The Southgate Transit Centre, first opened on November 22, 1977,[6] is located on the east side of 111 Street, adjacent to the LRT Station. It is connected to the station by an elevator-equipped pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood. This transit centre has a drop off area, a large shelter and a pay phone. It does not have park & ride, public washrooms or vending machines.[7] There are public washrooms available in the adjacent LRT station.[8]

The transit centre temporarily moved to the north side of 51 Avenue on 111 Street for 2007 and 2008, during the construction of the Southgate LRT station.[9]

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

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes
To/From Routes
Aspen Gardens 50, 53
Belgravia 55, 319
Bonnie Doon 80
Brander Gardens 33
Brookside 38
Capilano Transit Centre 80
Century Park Transit Centre 9, 17, 40, 41, 44, 45, 74, 301
Downtown 9, 52
Eaux Claires Transit Centre 9
Government Centre Transit Centre 52
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre 9
Lakewood Transit Centre 6, 74
Leger Transit Centre 31, 34, 38
Meadows Transit Centre 33
Millgate Transit Centre 6, 33
Mill Woods Transit Centre 6, 74
NAIT 9
Northgate Transit Centre 9
Southpark Centre 304
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre 50, 53, 55
South Edmonton Common 74
Strathcona / Whyte Ave 52
Twin Brooks 44
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 33
Yellowbird 40

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
School special routes that arrive/depart from Southgate Transit Centre include routes: 34S, 46S, 52S, 80S, 613, 616, and 804.[11]

References
  1. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
  2. "Edmonton Opens Two New LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. "Immense Mode". City of Edmonton Public Art Collection. Edmonton Arts Council. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  5. "Southgate Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. Hatcher, Colin (1983). Edmonton's electric transit: the story of Edmonton's streetcars and trolley buses. ISBN 091913033X.
  7. "Southgate Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  8. "Southgate LRT Station". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  9. Macdonald, Jac (29 June 2007). "New temporary home for Southgate LRT dock". Edmonton Journal. p. B.1.
  10. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  11. "School Service: ETS Trip Planner". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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