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

  • 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

  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]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_station
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