NAIT/Blatchford Market station
NAIT station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Metro Line. 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.[4][5][6] NAIT station is the northern terminus of the Metro Line.[6]
The station was closed for four months from April 28 to August 30, 2019 due to construction on the Capital Line which shares track with southern sections of the Metro Line.[7] Because of delays that the construction is expected to cause, Edmonton Transit operated five car trains on the Metro Line.[7] Since the NAIT station island platform is only 3 cars long, these larger trains were unable to fit alongside the platform, hence the temporary closure.
The station is currently being replaced by two different stations; NAIT and Blatchford Market, which construction was started on in 2020, which is located on the Blatchford lands.[8]
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.[9] 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 current platform at NAIT Station will only accommodate three-car trains. This is because it is a temporary station.
Around the station
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Alberta Aviation Museum
- Kingsway Mall
- Spruce Avenue
- Westwood
References
- ^ a b Ramsay, Caley (September 6, 2015). "After lengthy delay, Metro Line LRT opens to riders". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "SD160 Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "2019 LRT Passenger Count Report" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "North LRT Fact Sheet" (PDF). City of Edmonton. February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "North LRT to NAIT". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Heidenreich, Phil (March 25, 2019). "City of Edmonton to suspend LRT services to NAIT campus for 4 months". Global News. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ Alberta, Government of. "Metro Line Extension, Blatchford". majorprojects.alberta.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Metro Line Delay FAQ" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
