December 13, 2023
On the weekend of December 16-17, the Metro Line will be closed due to testing and integration of Phase 1 of the
Metro Line Northwest Extension. Testing is required to prepare for the opening of the new NAIT/Blatchford Market station which could occur in late December. During testing, motorists at the Princess Elizabeth Avenue intersection may experience minor traffic delays from the LRT gates being down for longer than usual. Onsite road signage will notify motorists of the minor delay.
The last Metro Line train will leave NAIT at 12:45 a.m. on December 16 and will start running again at 5:57 a.m. on December 18.
To support service to stations only served by the Metro Line, LRT replacement bus service will run between Churchill and NAIT stations every 15 minutes for the entire weekend.
Riders can catch LRT replacement buses at any of the bus stops marked with blue signs that say “LRT Replacement.” Locations are listed at
edmonton.ca/lrtreplacementservice.
Riders are still able to access the following LRT stations via the Capital Line: Churchill, Central, Bay/Enterprise Square, Corona, Government Centre, University and Health Science/Jubilee. Capital Line and Valley Line Southeast will continue to run on their regular weekend schedule.
The new permanent NAIT/Blatchford Market station is located in NAIT’s developing lands and will provide central access to NAIT’s growing campus. It has a longer platform than the current temporary NAIT station, increasing service capacity from three-car trains on the Metro Line up to five-car trains, to accommodate peak service and ridership growth.
