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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Churchill Station (Edmonton)
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Churchill station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves the Capital Line, Metro Line, and Valley Line.

An underground station beneath Churchill Square serves the Capital and Metro Lines and is a part of the Edmonton Pedway system. An at-grade surface platform for the Valley Line is above the underground station at Rue Hull (99 Street) and 102 Avenue, and was opened on November 4, 2023.

History

Churchill station opened on April 22, 1978 when the LRT system first began operations.

A tragedy occurred in August 1988 when Cathy Greeve, a 29-year-old mother of two, was found strangled to death in one of the washrooms at the station.

In November 2006, Churchill became the first LRT station in Edmonton to have an exclusive advertisement campaign, with all ad space, as well as many other parts of the station, being used for advertisements for Enmax.

The Churchill connector, which connects the Valley Line and above-ground lines to the Churchill station, under construction in 2020

Station layout

The underground station has a 129-metre-long (423 ft) centre loading platform that can accommodate two five-car LRT trains at the same time, with one train on each side of the platform. At just under 8 m wide (26 ft), the underground platform is narrow by current Edmonton LRT design guidelines. Access to the platform is from the concourse level by stairs and escalators located at each end of the platform. The concourse level is part of the Edmonton pedway system.

The system control centre for the Capital and Metro lines is located on the Churchill Station concourse level. The Edmonton Transit System Customer Services centre, complete with lost and found, was also located in the station before moving to City Hall in February 2013, then to the Edmonton Tower in early 2017. At one time, windows allowed pedestrians to view the control centre, but these were removed in 2008.

Public art

The underground Churchill station includes two pieces of public art. The first, "Ridden Down" is an abstract sculpture using welded steel that was installed in 1996. The second is a mural entitled "New Year's Eve".

Lines

Unlike the Capital and Metro Line platforms, the Valley Line platforms are at surface level

The station serves as a transfer point for the Metro Line, Capital Line, and Valley Line.

Safety and security

Churchill station is monitored by CCTV cameras. It is equipped with operator alert systems which allow passengers to contact the train operator in the event of an emergency. Likewise, Churchill station is equipped with blue emergency help phones which connect with ETS Security. It is patrolled by transit peace officers.

The most serious incidents include:

  • In 1988, a woman was strangled to death in a washroom.
  • In 2012, a 49-year-old male was followed onto the LRT platform by two males, and was assaulted and thrown onto the LRT tracks.
  • In June 2022, Edmonton Police Service officers fatally shot an armed suspect.

Around the station