Kingsway/Royal Alex station

Kingsway/Royal Alex
General information
Other names	Kingsway / RAH
Coordinates	53°33′28″N113°30′4″W / 53.55778°N 113.50111°W / 53.55778; -113.50111
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	September 6, 2015 [1]
Electrified	600 V DC [2]
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	2,357 board 2,514 alight 4,871 Total [3]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station NAIT/Blatchford Market Terminus Metro Line MacEwan toward Health Sciences/Jubilee
Route map Legend CN lines Clareview Highway 15 50 Street 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard Belvedere CN lines Highway 16 Yellowhead Trail Wayne Gretzky Drive Blatchford Gate Coliseum NAIT/Blatchford Market 118 Avenue Kingsway/​Royal Alex CN Spur End MacEwan Stadium 102 Street to Lewis Farms (2028) Churchill Quarters Central Bay/Enterprise Square Tawatinâ Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Corona Muttart Government Centre Strathearn Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Holyrood University Bonnie Doon Health Sciences/Jubilee Avonmore McKernan/​Belgravia Mill Creek Belgravia Road Davies South Campus/ Fort Edmonton Park 75 Street 111 Street southbound lane Gerry Wright OMF Southgate Highway 14 Whitemud Drive Highway 2 Whitemud Drive Millbourne/​Woodvale Century Park Grey Nuns Mill Woods Key Capital Line Valley Line Metro Line CN tracks All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Kingsway/Royal Alex station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Metro Line. It is located adjacent to the Royal Alexandra Hospital on the north side of Kingsway. The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre, constructed at the same time, is located next to the station. ^[4]

History

Kingsway/Royal Alex station under construction

Inside the LRT station

Preliminary engineering of the line was completed in July 2009 and construction of the phase from MacEwan station to NAIT station began in the summer of 2011. The line is estimated to cost around $665 million ^[5] and opened on September 6, 2015. ^[1]

Around the station

• Kingsway Mall
• Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Central McDougall
• Centre for Education
• Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
• Spruce Avenue
• Victoria School of the Arts

Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre

Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre in the early morning in 2019.
General information
Other names	Kingsway / RAH Transit Centre
Platforms	9 bus bays [6]
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
History
Opened	June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29) [7]
Location

The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre is located on the south side of 111 Avenue, east of 106 Street. The transit centre is served by ETS and St. Albert Transit (StAT). It has several amenities including bike racks, public washrooms, a large shelter and a pay phone. There is no park and ride, drop off area and no vending machines at this transit centre. ^[8]

The transit centre opened on June 29, 2014 and replaced the existing transit centre that was located next to Kingsway Mall. ^[7]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre: ^{[9] [10]}

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes

To/From	Routes
Coliseum Transit Centre	102	ETS
Downtown	111, 560, 701	ETS
Eaux Claires Transit Centre	103	ETS
Jasper Place Transit Centre	903	ETS
MacEwan University	560	ETS
Montrose	102	ETS
NAIT	102, 202, 560	ETS, StAT
Northgate Transit Centre	9, 12	ETS
Southgate Transit Centre	9	ETS
Spruce Grove	560	ETS
Stadium Transit Centre	3	ETS
St. Albert Centre Exchange	202	StAT
St. Albert Nakî Transit Centre	202	StAT
Westmount Transit Centre	3	ETS

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

References

1. Ramsay, Caley (September 6, 2015). "After lengthy delay, Metro Line LRT opens to riders". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
2. "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
4. "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
5. "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
6. "Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
7. Magi, Kim (27 June 2014). "Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre set to open Sunday". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
8. "Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
9. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
10. "Commuter Routes". City of St. Albert. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2017.