NAIT LRT Station

NAIT
Edmonton LRT station
Coordinates	53°33′58″N 113°30′21″W / 53.56611°N 113.50583°WCoordinates: 53°33′58″N 113°30′21″W / 53.56611°N 113.50583°W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 6, 2015[1]
Electrified	600 V DC[2]
Services
Preceding station   Edmonton Transit System   Following station Terminus Metro Line Kingsway/Royal Alex toward Health Sciences/Jubilee
Route map Edmonton LRT Legend min. running time Northeast LRT to Gorman future 0 Clareview Hwy 15 (50 Street) 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard 3 Belvedere CN Lines Hwy 16 (Yellowhead Trail) Wayne Gretzky Drive 6 Coliseum 118 Avenue CN Spur End 8 Stadium Northwest LRT to St. Albert future NAIT Kingsway/Royal Alex MacEwan 12 Churchill 13 Central 15 Bay/Enterprise Square 16 Corona 18 Grandin/Government Centre Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River 20 University 22 Health Sciences/Jubilee 24 McKernan/Belgravia Belgravia Road 26 S. Campus/Ft. Edmonton 111 Street southbound 29 Southgate Hwy 2 (Whitemud Drive) 33 Century Park South LRT to south city limits future

NAIT Station is a LRT station on the Metro Line in Edmonton, Alberta. The station will be temporarily located north of Princess Elizabeth Avenue, on the south side of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's swimming pool and hockey arena wing, before a permanent station is ultimately built after a long-term comprehensive land use plan of the Edmonton City Centre Airport lands are finalized.^[3][4][5] NAIT Station is the northern terminus of the Metro Line.

History

Preliminary engineering of the line was completed July 2009 and construction of the phase from the MacEwan Station to NAIT began in the summer of 2011. The station was supposed to open in 2014.^[6] However, due to delays it opened on September 6, 2015.^[1]

Station layout

NAIT Station is an at-grade station with a centre platform. Unlike the other LRT stations in Edmonton, the platform at NAIT Station will only accommodate three-car trains. This is because it is a temporary station.

Around the station

• Alberta Aviation Museum
• Edmonton City Centre Airport
• Kingsway Mall
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
• Spruce Avenue
• Westwood

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 2010-10-26. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
3. "North LRT Fact Sheet" (PDF). City of Edmonton. February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
4. "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
5. "North LRT to NAIT". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
6. "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.