Valley Line (Edmonton)

Valley Line
Valley Line
	A Valley Line train heading east on 102 Avenue in Downtown Edmonton
Overview
Locale	Edmonton
Termini	102 Street; Mill Woods;
Stations	12 (Phase 1); 16 (Phase 2); 28 (Total);
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Edmonton LRT
Operator(s)	Edmonton Transit Service
Depot(s)	Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility
History
Planned opening	Phase 2: 2028;
Opened	Phase 1: November 4, 2023;
Technical
Line length	13.1 km (8.1 mi); (27 km at full build-out)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade, elevated, street running
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Overhead line
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) maximum
Route map
Route map
	Legend
0Phase 2 (2028)
	Highway 216
	Anthony Henday Drive
	Aldergrove/Belmead
	(182 Street)
	Glenwood/Sherwood
	(95 Avenue)
	Alex Decoteau
	(106/105 Street)
	Capital and
	Metro lines
	Tawatinâ Bridge over
	North Saskatchewan River
	Highway 14
	Whitemud Drive
	All stations are accessible
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The Valley Line is a low-floor urban light rail line in Edmonton, Canada. The 13.1-kilometre (8.1 mi) line runs southeast from downtown at 102 Street stop to Mill Woods Town Centre at Mill Woods stop and connects to the Capital and Metro lines at Churchill station, downtown. The line is being constructed in phases, with phase 1 being the current open 12-station portion between 102 Street and Mill Woods that commenced operations on November 4, 2023. The second phase, consisting of the 14-kilometre (8.7 mi), 16-station portion between 102 Street and Lewis Farms, began construction in 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2028.^[5]^[6]^[3]^[7] Upon completion, the entire Valley Line is expected to serve more than 100,000 commuters daily,^[8] nearly matching the current Capital Line and Metro Line in terms of capacity and ridership.

Unlike the other trains in the system, the Valley Line operates low-floor Bombardier Flexity Freedom trains, which were first designed for Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto.^[9] Forty other new low-floor light rail vehicles were ordered in 2021 from Hyundai Rotem for the Valley Line, to be put in service when phase 2 to Lewis Farms opens.^[10]

^ "Valley Line – West". Edmonton.ca. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ "Gerry Wright Biography" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Valley Line West LRT". majorprojects.alberta.ca. Government of Alberta. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "FLEXITY Freedom" (PDF). Bombardier Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
^ "Valley Line (SE to West LRT): Mill Woods to Lewis Farms". Edmonton Transit System. 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "Valley Line LRT Animation". City of Edmonton. December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "Edmonton Valley Line West LRT celebrates first construction season". Mass Transit. May 22, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "EllisDon -Edmonton Valley Line LRT".
^ "Bombardier Wins Order to Supply Light Rail Transit System for City of Edmonton's Valley Line in Canada". Bombardier Transportation. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Cook, Dustin (November 10, 2021). "City of Edmonton selects Hyundai Rotem Company to provide 40 light-rail vehicles for Valley Line West LRT". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[Valley_Line_-_West-1] "Valley Line – West". Edmonton.ca. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[2] "Gerry Wright Biography" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[valleylinewest-3] "Valley Line West LRT". majorprojects.alberta.ca. Government of Alberta. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[4] "FLEXITY Freedom" (PDF). Bombardier Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

[ValleyPage-5] "Valley Line (SE to West LRT): Mill Woods to Lewis Farms". Edmonton Transit System. 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[ValleyVideo-6] "Valley Line LRT Animation". City of Edmonton. December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[7] "Edmonton Valley Line West LRT celebrates first construction season". Mass Transit. May 22, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[8] "EllisDon -Edmonton Valley Line LRT".

[Bombardier-9] "Bombardier Wins Order to Supply Light Rail Transit System for City of Edmonton's Valley Line in Canada". Bombardier Transportation. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[10] Cook, Dustin (November 10, 2021). "City of Edmonton selects Hyundai Rotem Company to provide 40 light-rail vehicles for Valley Line West LRT". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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