Belvedere (ETS)
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Belvedere Station is a station on the LRT
system (Route 201) in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. It is operated by the Edmonton Transit System
, and was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978
. At that time, Belvedere was the north east terminus
of the line.
The station underwent significant upgrades—covered station, five car platform, and a grade separated pedestrian overpass—at a cost of $6.3 million, in 1998
.
The station has a 121 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 just under eight metres wide, which is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines.
Belvedere Station won two awards, the Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta Award of Excellence and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Alberta Steel Design Award in the Architectural Category for Most Effective and Innovative Use of Structural Steel.
It is located near Fort Road
and 129 Avenue, between Clareview
Station and Coliseum
Station. The station is named for the neighbourhood of Belvedere
located just to the west. 780 parking spaces are included at the station.
Edmonton Light Rail Transit
Edmonton Light Rail Transit, more commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit System , the 20.5-kilometre route starts in Edmonton's northeast suburbs and ends at Century Park in Edmonton's south end.The ETS designates the LRT as Route...
system (Route 201) in Edmonton
Edmonton
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, Alberta
Alberta
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Canada
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. It is operated by the Edmonton Transit System
Edmonton Transit System
The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.-Service:...
, and was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978
1978 in Canada
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. At that time, Belvedere was the north east terminus
Terminal Station
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of the line.
The station underwent significant upgrades—covered station, five car platform, and a grade separated pedestrian overpass—at a cost of $6.3 million, in 1998
1998 in Canada
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.
The station has a 121 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 just under eight metres wide, which is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines.
Belvedere Station won two awards, the Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta Award of Excellence and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Alberta Steel Design Award in the Architectural Category for Most Effective and Innovative Use of Structural Steel.
It is located near Fort Road
Fort Road
Fort Road may refer to:*Fort Road, Edmonton in Edmonton, Canada*Fort Road, Kannur in Kerala, India*Fort Road, Lahore in Lahore, Pakistan*Fort Road, Singapore in Singapore...
and 129 Avenue, between Clareview
Clareview (ETS)
Clareview Station is an LRT station operated by the Edmonton Transit System in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located near 42 Street and 139 Avenue, and is named for the northeast Edmonton District of Clareview...
Station and Coliseum
Coliseum (ETS)
Coliseum Station is a surface station on the LRT system in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Edmonton Transit System, and was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978...
Station. The station is named for the neighbourhood of Belvedere
Belvedere, Edmonton
Belvedere is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the west side of the Canadian National Railway right of way close to the Belvedere LRT station....
located just to the west. 780 parking spaces are included at the station.
See also
- Edmonton Light Rail TransitEdmonton Light Rail TransitEdmonton Light Rail Transit, more commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit System , the 20.5-kilometre route starts in Edmonton's northeast suburbs and ends at Century Park in Edmonton's south end.The ETS designates the LRT as Route...
- Edmonton Transit SystemEdmonton Transit SystemThe Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.-Service:...