Churchill station (Edmonton)

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Churchill
Edmonton Light Rail Transit station
Churchill LRT station platform facing Clareview and NAIT, 11-04-2023.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°32′39″N113°29′21″W / 53.54417°N 113.48917°W / 53.54417; -113.48917
Owned by City of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeunderground and at-grade
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Churchill LRT Station
History
Opened
  • 1978 (underground)
  • 2023 (at-grade)
Electrified600 V DC [1]
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)		9,834 board
9,814 alight
19,648 Total [2]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Stadium
toward Clareview
Capital Line Central
toward Century Park
MacEwan
toward NAIT/Blatchford Market
Metro Line Central
toward Health Sciences/Jubilee
102 Street
Terminus
 Valley Line Quarters
toward Mill Woods

Churchill station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Capital Line, Metro Line, and Valley Line. An underground station beneath Churchill Square serves the Capital and Metro Lines and is a part of the Edmonton Pedway system.

Contents

An at-grade surface platform for the Valley Line is above the underground station at Rue Hull (99 Street) and 102 Avenue, and was opened on November 4, 2023. [3]

The at-grade platform facilitates transfers between the Metro and Capital lines below grade, and the Valley Line and Festival Line at the surface level. By 2040 Churchill LRT Station is expected to be one of the major hubs of the Edmonton LRT system, with four out of the five lines currently approved by the City passing through the station.

History

Churchill station opened on April 22, 1978 when the LRT system first began operations. [4]

A tragedy occurred in August 1988 when Cathy Greeve, a 29-year-old mother of two, was found strangled to death in one of the washrooms at the station. [5]

In November 2006, Churchill became the first LRT station in Edmonton to have an exclusive advertisement campaign, with all ad space, as well as many other parts of the station, being used for advertisements for Enmax.

The Churchill connector, which connects the Valley Line and above-ground lines to the Churchill station, under construction in 2020 Churchill Connector, Edmonton.jpg
The Churchill connector, which connects the Valley Line and above-ground lines to the Churchill station, under construction in 2020

Station layout

The underground station has a 129-metre-long (423 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. At just under 8 m wide (26 ft), the underground platform is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines. Access to the platform is from the concourse level by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The concourse level is part of the Edmonton pedway system. [6]

The system control centre for the Capital and Metro lines is located on the Churchill Station concourse level. The Edmonton Transit System Customer Services centre, complete with lost and found, was also located in the station before moving to City Hall in February 2013, [7] then to the Edmonton Tower in early 2017. At one time, windows allowed pedestrians to view the control centre, but these were removed in 2008.

Public art

The underground Churchill station includes two pieces of public art. The first, "Ridden Down" is an abstract sculpture using welded steel that was installed in 1996. The second is a mural entitled "New Year's Eve". [8]

Lines

Unlike the Capital and Metro Line platforms, the Valley Line platforms are at surface level ChurchillStationValleyLinePlatforms August2022.jpg
Unlike the Capital and Metro Line platforms, the Valley Line platforms are at surface level

The station serves as a transfer point for the Metro Line, Capital Line, and Valley Line. [9] [10]

Safety and Security

Churchill station is monitored by CCTV cameras. It is equipped with operator alert systems which allow passengers to contact the train operator in the event of an emergency. Likewise, Churchill station is equipped with blue emergency help phones which connect with ETS Security. It is patrolled by transit peace officers. [11]

The most serious incidents include:

Around the station


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