Clareview station


Clareview station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line and is currently the northern terminus of the line. It is a ground-level station located near 42 Street and 139 Avenue, and is named for the northeast Edmonton district of Clareview.
As of 2018, it is the northernmost rail transit station in North America, being at approximately the same latitude as Dublin, Ireland, Manchester, England, and Hamburg, Germany.

History

The station was opened on April 26, 1981.
Major renovations to the station were completed on March 4, 2001. These renovations included a new covered station platform, two bus terminals, the addition of wheelchair ramps at station entrances, and a pedestrian underpass connecting the station to both bus terminals.

Station layout

The station has a 123 metre long centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. The platform is just over nine metres wide.
Clareview Station has a park and ride facility with 1372 parking spaces.

Public art

Clareview Station is decorated with a piece entitled "One Long Autumn", a gel transfer onto plexiglass imitating sepia prints.

Around the station

The Clareview Transit Centre is located on the east and west sides of the LRT station. The sides are connected to the station by a pedestrian underpass, that also connects to the LRT station. This transit centre features many amenities including park and ride, bike racks, passenger drop off area, large shelter and pay phone. The LRT station adjacent includes a snack shop and washrooms.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:
West:
To/FromRoutes
Belvedere Transit Centre181, 512
Brintnell192, 193
Coliseum Transit Centre512
Downtown2, 512
Eaux Claires Transit Centre149, 188, 190
Evergreen184
Fort Saskatchewan580
Hollick-Kenyon381
Highlands2
Kernohan188
Lessard2
Londonderry137, 181, 188, 190
Lake District149
MacEwan2
McConachie195
Northgate Transit Centre137
North-West Industrial137
Ozerna190
Pilot Sound149
Stadium Transit Centre2, 512
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre2, 137

East:
To/FromRoutes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre183, 185
Archbishop O'Leary11
Belvedere Transit Centre10, 186
Coliseum Transit Centre10
Eaux Claires Transit Centre187
Evergreen302
Fraser182, 186
Kernohan187
Londonderry187
Northgate Transit Centre11, 182, 186

The above list does not include LRT services from the adjacent LRT station.
School special routes that arrive/depart from Clareview Transit Centre include routes: 10S, 11S, 153S, 181S, 186S, and 195S.