Kingsway/Royal Alex station
{{Short description|Light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kingsway/Royal Alex
| type = Edmonton LRT station
| other_name = Kingsway / RAH
| style = Edmonton LRT
| image = Kingsway-Royal Alex LRT Station (21016195259).jpg
| address =
| coordinates = {{Coord|53|33|28|N|113|30|4|W|type:railwaystation_region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| line =
| other =
| structure = Surface
| platform = Centre platform
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| bicycle = Yes
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 600 V DC{{cite web|title=SD160 Light Rail Vehicle|url=http://www.mobility.siemens.com/shared/data/pdf/sts_usa_internet/edmonton_sd160.pdf|publisher=Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc.|accessdate=August 1, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026082217/http://www.mobility.siemens.com/shared/data/pdf/sts_usa_internet/edmonton_sd160.pdf|archivedate=October 26, 2010|date=May 2007}}
| accessible = yes
| code =
| owned = City of Edmonton
| zone =
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| passengers = {{Edmonton LRT ridership}}
| pass_year = {{Edmonton LRT ridership|year}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Edmonton LRT|line=Metro|left=NAIT/Blatchford Market|right=MacEwan|to-right=Health Sciences/Jubilee}}
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Kingsway/Royal Alex station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Metro Line. It is located adjacent to the Royal Alexandra Hospital on the north side of Kingsway. The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre, constructed at the same time, is located next to the station.{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/lrt_projects/north-lrt-stations.aspx |title=North LRT Stations |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2010-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616151650/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/lrt_projects/north-lrt-stations.aspx |archivedate=2011-06-16 }}
History
File:NAIT lrt line (7910651906).jpg
File:ETS LRV 1002, Metro Line to Health Sciences, Kingsway RAH LRT station 04-24-2023.jpg
Preliminary engineering of the line was completed in July 2009 and construction of the phase from MacEwan station to NAIT station began in the summer of 2011. The line is estimated to cost around $665 million{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/MetroLineDelayFAQOct92014.pdf |title=Metro Line Delay FAQ |publisher=City of Edmonton |date=October 8, 2014 |accessdate=October 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013181223/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/MetroLineDelayFAQOct92014.pdf |archivedate=October 13, 2014 }} and opened on September 6, 2015.{{cite web|last1=Ramsay|first1=Caley|title=After lengthy delay, Metro Line LRT opens to riders|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2206051/after-lenghty-delay-metro-line-lrt-opens-to-riders/|publisher=Global News Edmonton|accessdate=September 6, 2015|date=September 6, 2015}}
Around the station
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre
{{Infobox station
| name = Kingsway/Royal Alex
Transit Centre
| type =
| other_name = Kingsway / RAH Transit Centre
| style = Edmonton LRT
| image = File:Kingsway Royal Alex Transit Centre Night 2019.jpg
| image_caption = Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre in the early morning in 2019.
| address =
| parking = No
| accessible = Yes
| web = [https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/kingsway-rah-transit-centre.aspx Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre]
| connections =
}}
The Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre is located on the south side of 111 Avenue, east of 106 Street. The transit centre is served by ETS and St. Albert Transit (StAT). It has several amenities including bike racks, public washrooms, a large shelter and a pay phone. There is no park and ride, drop off area and no vending machines at this transit centre.{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/kingsway-rah-transit-centre.aspx |title=Kingsway/RAH Transit Centre |publisher= City of Edmonton |accessdate=29 September 2017}}
The transit centre opened on June 29, 2014 and replaced the existing transit centre that was located next to Kingsway Mall.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx |title=Brochures in PDF |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=1 September 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802085906/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-brochures-in-pdf.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/riding-with-us/trip-planning-tips/commuter-routes/ |title=Commuter Routes |publisher=City of St. Albert |accessdate=28 September 2017 |archive-date=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202608/https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/riding-with-us/trip-planning-tips/commuter-routes/ |url-status=dead }}
{{main|List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes}}
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| To/From
! colspan="2" | Routes |
|---|
| Coliseum Transit Centre
| 102 | ETS |
| Downtown
| 111, 560, 701 | ETS |
| Eaux Claires Transit Centre
| 103 | ETS |
| Jasper Place Transit Centre
| 903 | ETS |
| MacEwan University
| 560 | ETS |
| Montrose
| 102 | ETS |
| NAIT
| 102, 202, 560 | ETS, StAT |
| Northgate Transit Centre
| 9, 12 | ETS |
| Riverdale
| 111 | ETS |
| Southgate Transit Centre
| 9 | ETS |
| Spruce Grove
| 560 | ETS |
| Stadium Transit Centre
| 3 | ETS |
| St. Albert Centre Exchange
| 202 | StAT |
| St. Albert Nakî Transit Centre
| 202 | StAT |
| Westmount Transit Centre
| 3 | ETS |
The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
References
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