Edmonton Transit Service Coliseum Transit Centre

Opened April 23, 1978
Location 78 St/ 118 Ave
LRT Lines Served Capital Line
Platform Large loop with perimeter stops
Passenger Access N/A
Park and Ride No
 

Coliseum Transit Centre is located in North Edmonton, located on the original LRT line, it is named after the nearby hockey area which was originally known as the Northlands Coliseum. Although over the years the arenas name would change, that wouldn't effect the LRT Station or Transit Centre.
Prior to the opening on Coliseum Transit Centre, buses had met at 118 Ave/ 80 St.
The transit centre features a less common design seen in Edmonton with a large loop with perimeter bus bays, rather than a central island. Buses can enter/ exit via 118 Ave, or 76 St. A passenger shelter is integrated with the entrance to Coliseum LRT Station, while bus shelters are provide at the various bays around the loop.
Originally, route 5 trolley coaches and route 18 diesels did not entre the transit centre, but rather stayed on 118 Ave with their stop being under the underpass. Route 6 trolley coaches continued using the 80 St/ 118 Ave loop for a few years until their peak hour extensions were cutback. Route 5 trolley coaches operated to a loop made via 72 St, 119 Ave, and 73 St., just East of the Northlands Coliseum.
With the extension of Capilano Drive North off 118 Ave (Now Wayne Gretzky Drive), trolley wire was erected into the Coliseum Transit Centre in 1996 at which point the route 5 terminus was shifted to the transit centre itself.
During the summer of 2017 the entire busway and sidewalks were rebuilt with funding through the Federal PTIF grant and Provincial GreenTrip. While the layout remained the same, the concrete median at the 118 Ave entrance (West end) was made smaller. While I don't believe buses ever used this end to loop around, it would be easier with it reduced in size. I did see buses turning at the West end once, when a fire adjacent to Belvedere Station prevented the LRT from operating and contingency service was required from Coliseum to Clareview.

     
Looking West from the entrance to the LRT Station. Looking Northwest to the transit centre, while only 3 buses, it was all GM's at the time.