Conestoga station

Conestoga
Conestoga
	The completed light rail station in March 2019
General information
Location	Waterloo, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°29′53″N 80°31′45″W / 43.49806°N 80.52917°W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	10
Connections	GRT buses 201 iXpress Fischer–Hallman; 202 iXpress University; 6 Bridge–Courtland; 7 King; 9 Lakeshore; 14 Bathurst; 21 Elmira; 29 Keats–University; 31 Columbia; PC Connect 1 K/W – Elmira – Listowel; 2 K/W – Stratford – St. Marys;
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1996 (bus terminal) ; June 21, 2019 (LRT)
Services

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.

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

Grand River Transit

iXpress 201 Fischer–Hallman
iXpress 202 University
Route 6 Bridge–Courtland
Route 7 King
Route 9 Lakeshore
Route 14 Bathurst
Route 21 Elmira
Route 29 Keats–University
Route 31 Columbia

Perth County Connect

Route 1 Listowel
Route 2 St. Mary's

References

^ ^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.
^ "2015 -2016 Kitchener-Waterloo Route Map" (PDF). Grand River Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
^ "Perth County Connect is officially in service!". Grand River Transit. Twitter. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Archived from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
^ 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]}

External links

Conestoga station on GRT website

[layout-1] "Grand River Transit bus platforms at Conestoga Mall" (PDF). GRT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-23.

[routemap-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.

[Record-2017-02-16-5] 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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