Mill Woods stop

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Mill Woods
Edmonton Light Rail Transit stop
Mill Woods Station August 2020.jpg
General information
Coordinates 53°27′30″N113°25′50″W / 53.45833°N 113.43056°W / 53.45833; -113.43056
Owned by City of Edmonton
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 4, 2023
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Grey Nuns
toward 102 Street
Valley Line Terminus

Mill Woods stop is a tram stop in the Edmonton Light Rail Transit network in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves as the south terminus of the Valley Line. It is located on the south side of 28 Avenue NW, west of Hewes Way, between Tawa and Mill Woods Town Centre. [1] The stop was scheduled to open in 2020, with the Mill Woods Transit Centre relocated to allow easy connections between bus and train; [2] however, it opened on November 4, 2023. [3]

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Around the station

Mill Woods Transit Centre

Mill Woods Transit Centre
Mill Woods Transit Centre 2020.jpg
The former Mill Woods Transit Centre in 2020.
General information
Platforms17 bus bays [4]
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Mill Woods Transit Centre
History
Rebuilt2020/21

The Mill Woods Transit Centre is located on Hewes Way and 25 Avenue.

As a part of the Mill Woods Town Centre redevelopment plan, the transit centre was moved from its original location to a new location approximately 100 metres (330 ft) from the new LRT station site. [5] Instead of a concrete island, typical of transit centres in Edmonton, the transit centre was planned to include a promenade with shops next to the bus stops. [6] Construction of the new transit centre began in fall 2019, and it opened April 15, 2021. [7] [8]

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

To/FromRoutes
Beaumont 540
Century Park Transit Centre 56, 518, 519, 521
Charlesworth 518
Clareview Transit Centre 53
Coliseum Transit Centre 53
Downtown 523
East Knottwood513
Ellerslie Crossing518
Kenilworth Industrial53
Knottwood 509, 513
Lakewood Transit Centre 509, 512, 513
Laurel 516
Leger Transit Centre 56
Meadows Transit Centre 56, 515, 516
The Orchards 521
Roper Industrial53
Silver Berry 515
South Edmonton Common 512
Southwood 509, 517
Strathcona / Whyte Ave523
Summerside 519
Walker 519, 521
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 56
West Knottwood513

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