Davies station
Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of its Valley Line extension. It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial. 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. The station was scheduled to open in 2020; but opened on November 4, 2023.
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Edmonton Light Rail Transit station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Edmonton | ||||||||||
Platforms | Centre-loading platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | 1300 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | DIALOG | ||||||||||
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Opened | November 4, 2023 | ||||||||||
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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. The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses.