Edmonton Transit Service Castle Downs Transit Centre
Opened | 1981 |
Location | Castle Downs Road, North of 153 Avenue |
LRT Lines Served | Future NLRT |
Platform | Center island with perimeter stops and street stops |
# Of Bus Bays | 11 |
Park and Ride | No |
Castle Downs Transit Center is located in Northwest Edmonton
near Beaumaris Lake. The original overall design is similar to Lakewood Transit
Centre with very minimal facilities, consisting of a concrete island and
standard bus shelters. Drivers were provided with a portable-type washroom which
wasn't tied into City services.
The transit centre differs from Lakewood in that the centre island is only 3 bus
bays long (vs. 6 bays at Lakewood). Additional bus bays are provided along
Castle Downs Road and around the outside perimeter of the bus driveway.
The first upgrades to this terminal occurred in 2002 with the installation of a
shelter formerly from the original Clareview Station platform, and later an
upgraded washroom.
During 2016/ 17 the bus driveway (basically all of the concrete) was replaced,
and finally during Fall 2017/ Winter 2018 with Federal PTIF
and Provincial GreenTRIP grants a new building was built to replace the
former Clareview shelter.
This transit centre is along the planned alignment of the future NLRT extension
towards St. Albert.