Conestoga
The completed light rail station in March 2019
General information
LocationWaterloo, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°29′53″N 80°31′45″W / 43.49806°N 80.52917°W / 43.49806; -80.52917
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands10[1]
Connections
  •  201 iXpress  Fischer–Hallman
  •  202 iXpress  University
  •  6  Bridge–Courtland
  •  7  King
  •  9  Lakeshore
  •  14  Bathurst
  •  21  Elmira
  •  29  Keats–University
  •  31  Columbia
Bus interchange PC Connect
  •  1  K/W – Elmira – Listowel
  •  2  K/W – Stratford – St. Marys
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1996 (bus terminal)
June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (LRT)
Services
Preceding station Grand River Transit Following station
Terminus Ion Northfield
toward Fairway

Conestoga station is located beside the King Street entrance on the westerly side of Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario.[1] This facility operates as a major transit terminal for Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, with all of the routes that it serves terminating here.[2] Perth County Connect buses, serving Stratford, Perth County and London, also serve the station via a stop on King Street.[3]

Conestoga is also the northern terminus of the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system,[4] which opened on June 21, 2019.

Continuum

Access to the LRT platforms is primarily from the north, where both a stairway and ramp lead down to the bus terminal; the King Street sidewalk can also be reached. Sidewalk access is also available from the south end of the platforms.

The station's feature walls consist of ceramic tiles in a pattern of red, orange, blue, teal, and yellow.

The station features the artwork Continuum by Catherine Paleczny about the continuum of communities and the progression of time.[5]

Bus services

Bus platforms at Conestoga station

Grand River Transit

Perth County Connect

References

  1. ^ a b "Grand River Transit bus platforms at Conestoga Mall" (PDF). GRT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  2. ^ "2015 -2016 Kitchener-Waterloo Route Map" (PDF). Grand River Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  3. ^ "Perth County Connect is officially in service!". Grand River Transit. Twitter. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Archived from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  5. ^ Beattie, Samantha (February 16, 2017). "Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier"". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved January 3, 2018.[permanent dead link]

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