Health Sciences/Jubilee station

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Health Sciences/Jubilee
Edmonton Light Rail Transit station
HealthSciencesJubileeStationPlatformJuly2020.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°31′13″N113°31′33″W / 53.52028°N 113.52583°W / 53.52028; -113.52583
Owned by City of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre and Side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeSurface
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Health Sciences/Jubilee LRT Station
History
Opened2006
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)
8,446 board
8,056 alight
16,502 Total [1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
University
toward Clareview
Capital Line McKernan/Belgravia
toward Century Park
University Metro Line Terminus

Health Sciences/Jubilee station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. As of 2021, it is the southern terminus of the Metro Line. It is a ground-level station located at 114 Street at 83 Avenue on the University of Alberta's main campus.

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History

Health Sciences station in 2006. At the time the LRT had only one line (which is now Capital Line), running between Health Sciences and Clareview. Lrt7770.JPG
Health Sciences station in 2006. At the time the LRT had only one line (which is now Capital Line), running between Health Sciences and Clareview.

Health Sciences station opened on January 3, 2006, [2] and was the second LRT station built on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. It was also the first above ground station to be built since Clareview station which opened in 1981 and the first station built as part of the Capital Line's South expansion which added five new stations and 7.8 km of track to the system by 2010.

Station layout

The station has a 124-metre 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 exactly nine metres wide. [3] [4]

An enclosed pedway system that connects the station with the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, Kaye Edmonton Clinic and University of Alberta Hospital opened in June 2013. [5] [6]

The station's platform features text etched into the glass walls and footprint impressions in the concrete as part of the public art piece "I Witness" by Holly Newman. [7]

The station has one termination track that allows Metro Line trains to terminate but platform is off-limits to the public. It allows one 3 car Metro Line train to terminate/reverse.

Safety and security

Around the station

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