Kitchener Central Station

Central Station
Central Station
	Central Station Ion platforms
Location	Kitchener, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°27′12″N 80°29′58″W / 43.45333°N 80.49944°WCoordinates: 43°27′12″N 80°29′58″W / 43.45333°N 80.49944°W
Owned by	Region of Waterloo
Line(s)	CN/GO Guelph Subdivision; Ion light rail line
Platforms	1 side platform; 1 island platform; LRT: 2 side platforms
Tracks	3 intercity, 2 LRT
Bus stands	TBD
Connections	show GRT buses show GO Transit buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 21, 2019 (LRT only)
Opening	GO and Via service TBA
Services
	Victoria Park toward Fairway
show Future services
Location
	Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap

Central Station is an intermodal transit station in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.^[1] As of 2021, it is served by Ion light rail and Grand River Transit buses, with Via Rail and GO Transit train services,^[2] as well as GO Transit and other intercity coach buses, to come at a later date.

The station will replace the current Kitchener railway station and partially replace the Charles Street Terminal.

In the vicinity is the University of Waterloo's Health Sciences campus (including its School of Pharmacy), the 'One Victoria' condominium development, and the 'Kaufman Lofts' condominium (occupying the former Kaufman Footwear factory). Just north of the mainline tracks is a former industrial building, the 'Breithaupt Block', which currently houses offices of Google Canada.

Ion light rail[]

The light rail (LRT) station opened along with the start of LRT service in 2019, but as of 2016 there is no timeline for the construction of the remainder of the transit components. As a result, the intermodal facility will not open until 2022 at the earliest.^[1]

The LRT platforms are located on either side of King Street in Kitchener, on the north side of Victoria Street.^[3] North of the station, the LRT tracks become adjacent through the Moore/Breithaupt intersection and proceed within the median of King beyond, towards Waterloo. South of the station, the tracks split: southbound, they take Victoria to reach Charles Street, which they follow alongside; northbound, they continue along King to Francis Street, which connects them to Duke Street, which they follow alongside.

The platforms are connected with King Street's sidewalks at either end, and pedestrians passing through walk along the platform. The station's feature walls consist of glass tiles in a varying pattern of blues and greys and displays "Innovation District" under the station's name.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Central Station Open House Panels" (PDF). Region of Waterloo. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^ "Central Station - Innovation District". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
^ "ION stations". www.grt.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

External links[]

[May2016OpenHouse-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Central Station Open House Panels" (PDF). Region of Waterloo. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

[2] "Central Station - Innovation District". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Retrieved 2016-12-22.

[3] "ION stations". www.grt.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

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Culture	Oktoberfest Centre In The Square Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony Fairview Park Mall Farmer's Market Media Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower
Museums	Doon Heritage Village Schneider Haus TheMuseum Woodside National Historic Site
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