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| Coordinates | 53°30′0″N113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Edmonton | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre-loading platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1300 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | DIALOG [1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 4, 2023 | ||||||||||
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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 the station is managed by TransEd Partners in a public-private partnership (P3) with the City of Edmonton. [4] The station was scheduled to open in 2020; [4] but opened on November 4, 2023. [5]
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]
Davies Transit Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Platforms | 15 bus bays [8] |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Covered shelter |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Website | Davies Transit Centre |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 September 2022 |
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. [9]
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: [10]
| To/From | Routes |
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| Burnewood | 506 |
| Capilano Transit Centre | 501 |
| Meadows Transit Centre | 504, 506 |
| Pylypow Industrial | 505 |
| Southgate Transit Centre | 6 |
| Strathcona / Whyte Ave | 501 |
| Strathcona Industrial | 503 |
The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.