Davies station

Davies
Edmonton LRT station
General information
Coordinates53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W / 53.50000; -113.44417
Owned byCity of Edmonton
PlatformsCentre-loading platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1300
AccessibleYes
ArchitectDIALOG[1]
History
OpenedNovember 4, 2023
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station
Avonmore
toward 102 Street
 Valley Line Millbourne/Woodvale
toward Mill Woods

Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of its Valley Line extension.[2] It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial.[3] The station is the first elevated rail station utilized by the Edmonton Transit Service, and includes a 1,300 stall park and ride and a new transit centre.[4] The station was scheduled to open in 2020;[4] but opened on November 4, 2023.[5]

On January 22, 2018, the Edmonton Arts Council announced a large-scale public art installation, by world-renowned artist Shan Shan Sheng, would become part of Davies station.[6] The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses.[7]

  1. ^ "Valley Line LRT | DIALOG". www.dialogdesign.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. ^ Edmonton, City of (2020-10-10). "Valley Line - Southeast". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. ^ "Valley Line LRT Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Valley Line LRT" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Long-awaited Valley Line Southeast LRT officially opens to passengers". CBC. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Public Art and Artists Announced for the Valley Line LRT" (PDF).
  7. ^ "The Process: Davies Station Wood Roof Finishing – TransEd Valley Line LRT". Retrieved 2020-10-10.