MacEwan Station is a future LRT

Edmonton Light Rail Transit

Edmonton Light Rail Transit, more commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit System , the 20.5-kilometre route starts in Edmonton's northeast suburbs and ends at Century Park in Edmonton's south end.The ETS designates the LRT as Route...

 station on the planned line to NAIT

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

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 of the Edmonton

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 LRT

Light Rail Transit

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 system. The station is expected to be in service by April 2014 and will be located between 103 Street and 104 Street near 105 Avenue, and immediately across 105 Street from the Grant MacEwan University City Centre Campus.

Construction on the first phase of the project that will link the station with Churchill Station

Churchill (ETS)

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 began in the fall of 2009 with completion set for 2014.

It was announced on August 31, 2009, that the Katz Group

Katz Group of Companies

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 had bought the land adjacent to the site for the MacEwan Station, with the intention to build a new NHL arena

Edmonton Downtown arena

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. It is still unclear how this will affect the name of the station.