Davies station

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Davies
Edmonton Light Rail Transit station
Davies LRT station 04-13-2023.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°30′0″N113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W / 53.50000; -113.44417
Owned by City of Edmonton
Platforms Centre-loading platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1300
AccessibleYes
Architect DIALOG [1]
History
OpenedNovember 4, 2023
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Avonmore
toward 102 Street
Valley Line Millbourne/Woodvale
toward Mill Woods

Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of its Valley Line extension. [2] It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial. [3] The station is the first elevated rail station utilized by the Edmonton Transit Service, and includes a 1,300 stall park and ride and a new transit centre. [4] The station was scheduled to open in 2020; [4] but opened on November 4, 2023. [5]

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On January 22, 2018, the Edmonton Arts Council announced a large-scale public art installation, by world-renowned artist Shan Shan Sheng, would become part of Davies station. [6] The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses. [7]

Around the station

Davies Transit Centre

The Davies Transit Centre is located on the west side of 75 Street. It has several amenities including bike racks, drop off area, public washrooms, a large shelter and an emergency phone. [8]

The transit centre opened on September 4, 2022 and replaced the Millgate Transit Centre on 86 Street.

The following bus routes serve the transit centre: [9]

To/FromRoutes
Burnewood 506
Capilano Transit Centre 501
Meadows Transit Centre 504, 506
Pylypow Industrial505
Southgate Transit Centre 6
Strathcona / Whyte Ave501
Strathcona Industrial503

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

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