Stadium LRT Station Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | City of Edmonton | GEC

[The_Cat]

At least the entrance to the LRT station could accommodate the large crowds after events.

 

[dkazzed]

Probably just fixtures -- benches, Arc vending machine, a few more tap stations, etc. I wonder if them not installing ticket validators is a holdup as well.

I personally think they should normally allow dual sided loading except when crowd management is required after games.

 

[EdwardEdm]

I personally think they should normally allow dual sided loading except when crowd management is required after games.

I don't think the door bank selector on the U2 allows that.

 

[BASE]

Used this station tonight for the Style experience event. When you have to cross the track it certainly doesn’t feel any more convenient shuffling along a with a big crowd to the end of the platform and around.

The station itself is fine enough and hopefully it does handle bigger crowds better although my experience tonight didn’t seem much better.

 

[Avenuer]

If the west platform was open the flow would be much better leaving the game if going southbound, but I’m not sure what the holdup is with opening it.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

The west platform isn't open yet??

 

[Avenuer]

The west platform isn't open yet??

It wasn't when I last took the LRT from there a week ago.

 

[dkazzed]

If the west platform was open the flow would be much better leaving the game if going southbound, but I’m not sure what the holdup is with opening it.

With about 3/4 of the crowd going southbound after games, it will work much better for sure. Who knows what the holdup is at this point.

 

[CplKlinger]

The project website says this was completed in November 2022, can anyone say if the new platform is open now?

 

[soupcrate]

The project website says this was completed in November 2022, can anyone say if the new platform is open now?

The platform looks complete but the other day I saw someone try to board a train from the west side and an intercom went on telling them to use the other platform.

 

[jason403]

Platform is complete, and as previously mentioned, the north platform is not being used for boarding.

 

[Avenuer]

The north platform will only be used for Stadium major events at this time. Once the U2 cars are placed and doors on both sides can be opened, all platforms will be used full time. Thankfully the replacement of the U2s was approved this budget cycle so we should be seeing new trains within the next couple of years at the earliest.

 

[IanO]

 

[Avenuer]

 

[Edmcowboy11]

So is the west platform being used now?