Coliseum station (Edmonton)

Coliseum station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. It is located at 78 Street and 118 Avenue, near Northlands Coliseum, and is built on an overpass above 118 Avenue (Alberta Avenue).

Coliseum
Edmonton LRT station
General information
Coordinates53°34′14″N 113°27′30″W
Owned byCity of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteColiseum LRT Station
History
Opened1978
Electrified600 V DC[1]
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)		3,444 board
3,371 alight
6,815 Total[2]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Belvedere
toward Clareview
 Capital Line Stadium
toward Century Park

History

The station is one of the original five stations, and opened on April 22, 1978.

Although Coliseum was never a terminus of the LRT line, all trains started and ended their runs at Coliseum when the fleet of LRT rail cars was maintained at the Cromdale garage nearby. The fleet is now housed at the D.L. MacDonald Transit Yard, which was completed in December 1983.[3]

Station layout

The station has a 124-metre-long (407 ft) 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 under eight metres wide, which is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines.[4]

Public art

The public art for Coliseum Station is a mural entitled "People on the Move" painted by Works 2 Works students.[5]

Future developments

The Coliseum station sits adjacent to Northlands exhibition lands. Plans to redevelop the lands include relocating the existing Coliseum station further north.[6] More detailed plans and public engagement are scheduled for late 2019.[6]

Around the station

Coliseum Transit Centre
Coliseum Transit Centre
General information
Platforms13 bus bays[7]
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteColiseum Transit Centre

The Coliseum Transit Centre is located on the west side of the LRT station. It is connected to the north end of the station by a pedestrian underpass below the station. This transit centre has few amenities, only having a pay phone.[8] More amenities are available in the neighboring LRT station including washrooms and a snack shop.[9]

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

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes
To/From Routes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre 8, 102
Belvedere Transit Centre 2-Owl, 53
Capilano Transit Centre 53
Clareview Transit Centre 2-Owl, 53
Downtown 2-Owl, 5, 8
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre 102
Mill Woods Transit Centre 53
Montrose 102
NAIT 8, 102
Northgate Transit Centre 123
Stadium Transit Centre 2-Owl
Waste Management Centre 589
Westmount Transit Centre 5

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

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coliseum station (Edmonton).
  1. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  2. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
  3. "LRT Brochure" (PDF). November 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  4. City of Edmonton (July 2011). "LRT Design Guidelines 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  5. "Coliseum Station Art". City of Edmonton. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. Cook, Dustin (23 April 2019). "City moves forward with 'transit villages' plan for Northlands site". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. "Coliseum Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  8. "Coliseum Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  9. "Coliseum LRT Station". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  10. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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