Conestoga station

Conestoga station is located beside the King Street entrance on the westerly side of Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario. This facility operates as a major transit terminal for Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, with all of the routes that it serves terminating here. Perth County Connect buses, serving Stratford, Perth County and London, also serve the station via a stop on King Street.

Conestoga
The completed light rail station in March 2019
General information
LocationWaterloo, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°29′53″N 80°31′45″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands10
Connections
  •  201 iXpress  Fischer–Hallman
  •  202 iXpress  University
  •  6  Bridge–Courtland
  •  7  King
  •  9  Lakeshore
  •  14  Bathurst
  •  21  Elmira
  •  29  Keats–University
  •  31  Columbia
PC Connect
  •  1  K/W – Elmira – Listowel
  •  2  K/W – Stratford – St. Marys
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1996 (bus terminal)
June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (LRT)
Services
Preceding station Grand River Transit Following station
Terminus Ion Northfield
toward Fairway

Conestoga is also the northern terminus of the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system, which opened on June 21, 2019.

Access to the LRT platforms is primarily from the north, where both a stairway and ramp lead down to the bus terminal; the King Street sidewalk can also be reached. Sidewalk access is also available from the south end of the platforms.

The station's feature walls consist of ceramic tiles in a pattern of red, orange, blue, teal, and yellow.

The station features the artwork Continuum by Catherine Paleczny about the continuum of communities and the progression of time.

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