Block Line station

{{short description|Light rail station in Kitchener, Ontario}}

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| name = Block Line

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| style = GRT

| image = Block Line Station Jul 2018.jpg

| caption = Station structurally complete, July 2018

| address = Kitchener, Ontario

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{coord|43.42260|-80.46263|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

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| platforms = Centre platform

| tracks = 2

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| bus_operators = Grand River Transit

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| connections = {{RouteBox|201 iXpress||#{{rcr|GRT|iXpress}}|white}} Fischer-Hallman
{{RouteBox|6||#013ca6|white}} Bridge-Courtland
{{RouteBox|22||#013ca6|white}} Laurentian West
{{RouteBox|26||#013ca6|white}} Trillium
{{RouteBox|33||#013ca6|white}} Huron

| structure = At-grade

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| accessible = Yes

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| opened = {{Start date|2019|06|21}}

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Block Line is a stop on the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system.{{cite web |url=http://rideion.ca/block-line.html |title=Block Line |work=About ION |publisher=GrandLinq Contractors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212171412/http://www.rideion.ca/block-line.html |archive-date=December 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }} It is located alongside Courtland Avenue in Kitchener, just north of Block Line Road. It opened on June 21, 2019.

Access to the platform is from the south, from the Block Line sidewalk; and from the north, from the Courtland and Hillmount intersection.

file:Three Sisters Block Line.jpg

The station features the artwork Three Sisters by Haudenosaunee/ Anishinaabe artists Lindsey Lickers and Katharine Harvey, having a digitally printed glass wall with images narrating the history and culture of the First Peoples.{{cite web |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7144774-ion-public-art-costs-more-than-anticipated-but-will-make-region-friendlier-/ |title=Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier" |publisher=Waterloo Region Record |first=Samantha |last=Beattie |date=February 16, 2017 |accessdate=January 3, 2018 }}

St. Mary's High School is located about {{convert|500|m|ft}} southwest of the station, and the recreational facilities of the Peter Hallman Ball Yard and the Activa Sportsplex are also nearby.

With the adjustment of bus routes following the launch of light rail service in June 2019, several routes require buses to perform U-turns to stop at the station. This is stated to be a temporary measure until bus bays and a bus terminal are built.{{cite news |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9406572-transit-buses-plan-unique-u-turns-to-serve-kitchener-ion-station/ |title=Transit buses plan 'unique' U-turns to serve Kitchener Ion station |first=Jeff |last=Outhit |date=June 3, 2019 |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record}}