Coliseum Station is the 2nd surface station on the original NE
LRT line, located at 118 Ave, north of the original Cromdale LRT facility.
Coliseum Station uniquely situated partially on an overpass over 118 Ave. Like
Stadium, with CN trackage originally on either side, as well as the 118 Ave
underpass, a underground concourse is used to access the platform. This avoids
any pedestrian crossing of the LRT or CN tracks. The former home of the Edmonton
Oilers, the Northlands Coliseum, is located immediately east of the station
which is named after it. While The Coliseum has undergone a few names changes (Skyreach
Centre, Rexall Place), the LRT station has retained the same name.
Of all of the NE surface stations, so far Coliseum has seen the least amount of
changes. The platform has seen some work done for repairs due to weathering, and
the wood ties were replaced with concrete ties. However, with the Edmonton
Oilers moving to a new building in Downtown, the Coliseum is slated for
demolition and all of the Northlands area is to be redeveloped into a new
community. As part of this, there is a proposal to build two new station north
and south of the existing Coliseum Station to support these redevelopment
efforts. So far there is no timeline or funding for this proposal.
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Looking southeast towards Coliseum Station as
1028 arrives heading southbound with the station
in it's original colour. |
Same shot as the previous one, but cropped in a
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Edmonton Transit #1010 arrives heading
northbound at Coliseum. That is probably the
Edmonton Garden's to the right, behind the
station.
July 1979 |
1002 parked at Coliseum with the pantograph
down. A new crossover was being installed north
of Coliseum, so consequently the line wasn't
passable to some extra cars were staged at
Coliseum in case any change overs were needed.
2001 |
Coliseum platfrom looking south alongside a
northbound train.
2003 |
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Looking
northeast towards Coliseum from the northeast
corner of 78 St and 118 Ave.
2006 |
Entrance
to Coliseum from the northside of 118 Ave.
2007 |
Coliseum
platform looking north from the south 118 Ave
stairwell. There are some new tactile edge
tiles, but the platform is still mostly
original.
August 17, 2010 |
Coliseum
platform looking north from the south 118 Ave
stairwell. There are some new tactile edge
tiles, but the platform is still mostly
original.
August 17, 2010 |
Coliseum
platform looking south from next to the south
entrance.
August 17, 2010 |
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Coliseum
platform looking towards the south entrance.
August 17, 2010 |
Coliseum
platform looking towards the south entrance.
August 17, 2010 |
Coliseum
south entrance on the southside of 118 Ave.
October 26, 2020 |
Interior
of the south entrance with the old Edmonton
Transit "Flying E" logo still in place 23 years
after it was replaced.
October 26, 2020 |
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