Government Centre station

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Government Centre
Edmonton LRT station
Grandin LRT Station 2019.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°32′10″N113°30′37″W / 53.53611°N 113.51028°W / 53.53611; -113.51028
Owned byCity of Edmonton
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Government Centre LRT Station
History
Opened1989
Electrified600 V DC [1]
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)		3,105 board
2,914 alight
6,019 Total [2]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Corona
toward Clareview
Capital Line University
toward Century Park
Corona
toward NAIT/Blatchford Market
Metro Line University
toward Health Sciences/Jubilee

Government Centre station (formerly known as Grandin/Government Centre station) is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath 110 Street between 99 Avenue and 98 Avenue. The station provides service to the Government Centre part of the downtown core and the neighbourhood of Oliver. The station is connected to the Alberta Legislature Building and several other government buildings by underground walkways of the Edmonton Pedway.

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History

Government Centre station was opened as Grandin station in September 1989 when the LRT system was extended 0.8 km (0.50 mi) south from the Corona station through a light rail tunnel running beneath the downtown core. [3]

Grandin station was the southern terminus of the LRT line prior to the construction of Dudley B. Menzies Bridge [4] and the opening of University station in August 1992.

Renaming

In June 2021, Edmonton City Council voted unanimously to remove the name 'Grandin' from the station, due to Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin's active involvement in Canada's Indian residential schools system and the cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples. [5] 'Government Centre' is currently used as the station's interim name. [6]

Station layout

The platform is a 123-metre (403 ft 7 in)-long 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 over eight metres (26 ft 3 in) wide. Access to the platform is from the surface by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The escalator and stairs at the south end of the platform connect to a pedway system that provides access to several government buildings near the station. This pedway is separate from, and not part of, the Edmonton pedway system. [7]

Public art

The station's west wall featured a mural of Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, the first Catholic bishop in Alberta. It was designed by artist Sylvie Nadeau, and it was donated by the Francophone jeunesse de l'Alberta. [8] After criticism from local First Nations activists that the Nadeau mural could be interpreted as celebratory of the Indian residential schools system, local artist Aaron Paquette was commissioned to create a second "response" mural from a First Nations cultural perspective. [9] Following a decision by Edmonton City Council in June 2021, the mural of Grandin was covered. [5]

Around the station

110 Street entrances to Government Centre Station, serving the neighbourhood of Oliver. GrandinStation110StreetEntrancesJuly2020.jpg
110 Street entrances to Government Centre Station, serving the neighbourhood of Oliver.

Government Centre Transit Centre

Government Centre
Transit Centre
Government Centre Transit Centre 2019.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°32′10″N113°30′16″W / 53.53611°N 113.50444°W / 53.53611; -113.50444
Platforms10 bus bays [10]
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Government Centre Transit Centre

The Government Centre Transit Centre is located on 107 Street south of 99 Avenue, adjacent to the Legislature grounds, and three blocks east of the Government Centre station. The transit centre is served by ETS, St. Albert Transit (StAT) and Strathcona County Transit (SCT). There are few amenities at the transit centre itself, other than a large shelter. [11]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre: [12] [13] [14]

To/FromRoutes
Castle Downs Transit Centre 150XETS
Downtown 120X, 130X, 150X, 208, 403, 413, 701ETS, StAT, SCT
Eaux Claires Transit Centre 120X, 130XETS
Kingsway Transit Centre 701ETS
MacEwan University 208, 403, 413StAT, SCT
NAIT 413SCT
Northgate Transit Centre 120XETS
Sherwood Park Bethel Transit Terminal 413SCT
Sherwood Park Ordze Transit Centre 403SCT
Southgate Transit Centre 701ETS
St. Albert Centre Exchange 208StAT
St. Albert Nakî Transit Centre 208StAT
Strathcona / Whyte Ave701ETS

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

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  4. ↑ Dudley Menzies Bridge – Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Russell, Jennie (7 June 2021). "Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop". CBC Edmonton. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ↑ City of Edmonton [@CityofEdmonton] (9 June 2021). "City crews in collaboration w/ @artsedmonton are also working to cover up the word 'Grandin' on various signs throughout the transit network. The interim name for the LRT station will be 'Government Centre'. #Reconciliation #YegTransit" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2021– via Twitter.
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