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Coordinates | 53°34′37″N113°30′37″W / 53.5769°N 113.5104°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | Side-loading platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blatchford Gate station is a non-operational Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It will serve the Metro Line and will be the northern terminus station until the line is further extended. The station is located in the northeastern section of the developing Blatchford community, and west of the Westwood neighbourhood. [2] The station was completed in December 2023 [3] [4] [5] as part of 1.6 km (0.99 mi) Metro Line Northwest Phase 1 extension. [4]
The station has not opened for passenger service, with activation deferred until the city’s Transit Service Standards (Policy C539A) are met. [6] [7]
The concept plan for the Metro Line extension was approved in 2013. Phase 1 of the extension from NAIT station to Blatchford Gate Station entered procurement in 2019. [8] Construction began in the summer of 2020 and was completed in early December 2023, more than a year ahead of its 2025 completion date. [9] The companion NAIT/Blatchford Market station opened to passengers on January 20, 2024, replacing the temporary NAIT stop and placing Phase 1 of the extension into service. Blatchford Gate remains closed pending demand thresholds defined in Policy C539A. [2] [9]
Although the station was planned to open alongside NAIT/Blatchford Market station when completed, its opening date was deferred due to lack of demand and until the criteria for the city’s transit service standard has been met. [10] [3] The area around the station is currently planned to contain various residential and mixed-use developments in the future. [11] However, there is a lack of development around the station, as current development in Blatchford is currently located at the opposite end of the neighbourhood. Developments near Blatchford Gate station are planned to be completed before the end of the decade. [12]
Future Metro Line extensions are planned to continue north of the station into Northwest Edmonton. [13] [8] [2]
The budget for Phase 1 was approximately $291 million, with funding from all three levels of government. [14] [15] Once in service, Blatchford Gate will replace NAIT/Blatchford Market as the line’s northern terminus.
Blatchford Gate will be an at-grade station with 2 side platforms. The station will be able to accommodate five-car trains. [13] The station platforms each have canopies and heated shelters. The entire extension through Blatchford will be on a transit mall with shared use paths and bike lanes running adjacent to the train tracks. [8] Unlike the Capital Line, intersections around the station are not planned to use crossing arms, flashing lights or bells, similar to the Valley Line.
Power for the station will primarily be provided by solar panels installed in the station’s canopy. When operational these solar panels will provide renewable energy to the heated shelters, mechanical components and lighting at each of the stations. [2] [16] [17] [18]