Edmonton Transit Service Capilano Transit Centre
Opened | 1977-78ish |
Location | 98 Ave/ 57 St |
LRT Lines Served | None |
Platform | 2 islands, with perimeter stops |
Passenger Access | N/A |
Park and Ride | No |
1978 1988 |
Capilano Transit Centre is located behind Capilano Mall in
East Edmonton, bordered by residential to the North, West, and Southwest, and
commercial and heavy industry to the East and Southeast.
Pinning down a date for the transit centre has been elusive so far. The 1978
aerial images show the future location of the transit centre as still being a
parking lot for the Capilano Mall. 2 buses are seen facing West on 98 Ave, West
of 57 Ave. As noted on the transit centre index page, on pre-Horizon 2000 maps
"Major Transfer Points" could be on road transfer locations or transit centres.
Both had a list of routes served, but for on road transfers an arrow pointed at
the intersection. For transit centres the arrow pointed at a box. Starting with
the 1977 Ride Guide Capilano is shown with the box icon and a list of routes,
and this continues with the 1977/78 Ride Guide (probably issued in Fall 1977)
and the 1978 and beyond Ride Guides. Cleary, the transit centre didn't exist in
early 1978. My current assumption is it was built some time soon after in
1978-79.
The transit centre was pretty much standard for the time. It has a concrete bus
driveway and passenger platforms. The provision of bus shelters seems to have
been minimal with only 2 on the middle platform noted. All passenger platforms
have buses facing West, with a total of 7 bus bays, 3 each on each platform in
the transit centre and 1 bus stop on the street with space for 2 routes at a
time. 9 buses maximum could probably fit within the foot print. Drivers use a
washroom that is in the Capilano Mall.
In the early 2000's a new passenger shelter structure was built and the typical
ETS clock tower erected. Being an early example or a new or upgraded transit
centre receiving the clock tower, it originally featured the clock face before
being replaced with the digital display.
Like many other transit centres, during the summer of 2017 the bus driveway and
passenger platforms were rebuilt with help from the Federal PFIT grant and
Provincial funding. PTIF provided $970,000 of the $2,000,00 cost.