Davies | |||||||||||
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Edmonton LRT station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°30′0″N 113°26′39″W / 53.50000°N 113.44417°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Edmonton | ||||||||||
Platforms | Centre-loading platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | 1300 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | DIALOG[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | November 4, 2023 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Davies station is an elevated light rail transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of its Valley Line extension.[2] It is located south-west of the intersection of 75 Street and Wagner Road, in Davies Industrial.[3] 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.[4] The station was scheduled to open in 2020;[4] but opened on November 4, 2023.[5]
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.[6] The station's wood roof consists of 15,498 individual pieces of timber which were prepared and treated in Edmonton by local businesses.[7]