Southgate station (Edmonton)

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Southgate
Edmonton LRT station
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General information
Coordinates 53°29′8″N113°31′0″W / 53.48556°N 113.51667°W / 53.48556; -113.51667
Owned by City of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Southgate LRT Station
History
Opened2010
Passengers
2019
(typical weekday)
9,250 board
9,753 alight
19,003 Total [1]
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park
toward Clareview
Capital Line Century Park
Terminus

Southgate station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It is served by the Capital Line. It is a ground-level station located next to the Southgate Centre shopping mall and the Southgate Transit Centre at 51 Avenue and 111 Street.

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The station was officially opened on April 24, 2010, with regular service commencing on April 25, 2010. [2]

Southgate LRT Station provides an important transit connection between southwest Edmonton neighbourhoods, the University of Alberta and downtown Edmonton.

Station layout

The station has a 123-metre long centre-loading platform that can accommodate two trains at the same time, one on each side of the platform. The platform is exactly nine metres wide. [3] It also has a grade-separated pedestrian overpass connecting the station to Southgate Centre and the Southgate Transit Centre to the east and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood to the west.

Immense Mode Southgate TC Immense Mode.jpg
Immense Mode

The transit centre features two 20-foot (6.1 m) brick boots, titled Immense Mode, a public art piece by Dawn Detarando and Bryan McArthur. [4]

Around the station

Southgate Transit Centre

Southgate Transit Centre
General information
Platforms18 bus bays [5]
Connections Bus-logo.svg Ebus [6]
Bus-logo.svg FlixBus [7]
Bus-logo.svg Rider Express [8]
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Southgate Transit Centre
History
OpenedNovember 22, 1977 [9]

The Southgate Transit Centre, first opened on November 22, 1977, [9] is on the east side of 111 Street, adjacent to the LRT Station. It is connected to the station by an elevator-equipped pedestrian overpass which also crosses to the west side of 111 Street and the Malmo Plains neighbourhood. This transit centre has a drop off area, a large shelter and a pay phone. It does not have park & ride, public washrooms or vending machines. [10] There are public washrooms available in the adjacent LRT station. [11]

The transit centre temporarily moved to the north side of 51 Avenue on 111 Street for 2007 and 2008, during the construction of the Southgate LRT station. [12]

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

To/FromRoutes
Aspen Gardens 702
Century Park Transit Centre 9-Owl, 705, 707, 708, 709
Davies Transit Centre 6
Downtown 9, 701
Eaux Claires Transit Centre 9
Government Centre Transit Centre 701
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre 9
Leger Transit Centre 706
Meadows Transit Centre 55
Northgate Transit Centre 9
Southpark Centre704
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre 702
Strathcona / Whyte Ave701
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 55

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

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