Stadium station (Edmonton)

Stadium station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. It is a ground-level station located at 111 Avenue and 84 Street, next to Commonwealth Stadium and Clarke Stadium.

Stadium
Edmonton LRT station
Stadium station after 2022 redevelopment.
General information
Coordinates	53°33′36″N 113°28′15″W
Owned by	City of Edmonton
Platforms	Centre
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	468 Stalls
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Stadium LRT Station
History
Opened	1978
Electrified	600 V DC
Passengers
2019 (typical weekday)	2,715 board 2,669 alight 5,384 Total
Services
Preceding station Edmonton LRT Following station Coliseum toward Clareview Capital Line Churchill toward Century Park
Route map CN lines Clareview Highway 15 50 Street 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard Belvedere CN lines Highway 16 Yellowhead Trail Wayne Gretzky Drive Blatchford Gate Coliseum NAIT/Blatchford Market 118 Avenue Kingsway/Royal Alex CN Spur End MacEwan Stadium 102 Street to Lewis Farms (2028) Churchill Quarters Central Bay/Enterprise Square Tawatinâ Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Corona Muttart Government Centre Strathearn Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Holyrood University Bonnie Doon Health Sciences/Jubilee Avonmore McKernan/Belgravia Mill Creek Belgravia Road Davies South Campus/ Fort Edmonton Park 75 Street 111 Street southbound lane Gerry Wright OMF Southgate Highway 14 Whitemud Drive Highway 2 Whitemud Drive Millbourne/Woodvale Century Park Grey Nuns Mill Woods Key Capital Line Valley Line Metro Line CN tracks All stations are accessible

History

Two platforms inside the Stadium station

The station opened on April 22, 1978, and is one of the original five stations on the LRT system.

Redevelopment work on the station began in mid-May 2020. The station redevelopment includes renovating the entire station roof canopy, removing the underground concourse, adding a second platform (making the station the only two platform LRT station in Edmonton), adding new heated shelters, public washrooms, and a security office. Work on the redevelopment was completed in November 2022.

Public art

The public art at Stadium station was designed by students at the University of Alberta. It is a series of flags and flagpoles made of coloured aluminum.

Security

• In 2010, a 23-year-old woman was shot and killed at Stadium station.
• In 2012, a man was beaten to death on board the LRT between Stadium station and Belvedere Station.

Around the station

• Commonwealth Stadium
• Clarke Stadium
• Cromdale, Edmonton
• McCauley, Edmonton
• Norwood, Edmonton

Stadium Transit Centre

Stadium Transit Centre
General information
Platforms	7 bus bays
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Stadium Transit Centre

The Stadium Transit Centre is located on the east and west side of the LRT station (along 111 avenue). It is connected to the station by a pedestrian underpass below the station. This transit centre has park & ride and a drop off area. There are no public washrooms, pay phones, or vending machines at this transit centre.

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.

See also

Media related to Stadium station (Edmonton) at Wikimedia Commons