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===LRT===<!-- This section is linked from [[University of Alberta]] --> {{Main|Edmonton LRT}} {{Edmonton LRT}} <gallery class="right" widths="190" heights="160"> File:Edmonton Siemens-Duewag U2 Car 1002.jpg|Siemens/DÜWAG [[Siemens–Duewag U2|U-2]] car at [[University station (Edmonton)|University Station]] File:ETS Car1039 SD160.jpg|Siemens [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-160]] at [[South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station]] File:Valley Line LRVs.jpg|[[Alstom|Bombardier/Alstom]] [[Flexity Freedom]] LRVs undergoing testing on the [[Valley Line (Edmonton)|Valley Line]] </gallery> ETS operates a 37.4 km light rail system composed of 29 stations in three lines.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2020-09-30|title=LRT Stations|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/lrt-station-locations.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.edmonton.ca}}</ref> The [[Capital Line]] runs roughly north–south, between [[Clareview station]] in northeast Edmonton and the [[Century Park station (Edmonton)|Century Park station]] on the south side, with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade with surface road crossings.<ref name=":3" /> The [[Metro Line]] shares track with the Capital Line in some sections, and services the central and north-central area of the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lazzarino |first=Dave |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/01/21/edmontons-metro-line-now-set-to-open-in-spring |title=Edmonton's Metro Line now set to open in spring |newspaper=Edmonton Sun |date=21 January 2015 |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> The [[Valley Line (Edmonton)|Valley Line]], which opened on November 4, 2023, runs from [[Mill Woods stop|Mill Woods]] in the southeast to [[102 Street stop|102 Street]] and 102 Avenue in the downtown core.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast LRT set to open Nov. 4 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-s-valley-line-southeast-lrt-to-open-1.7006127 |access-date=24 October 2023 |work=CBC |date=24 October 2023}}</ref> {{As of|2021}} the Metro Line is being extended to the community of [[Blatchford, Edmonton|Blatchford]], while the Valley Line is being extended west to the community of [[Potter Greens, Edmonton|Lewis Farms]]. ETS operates three different models of [[light rail vehicles]] (LRV): The [[Siemens]]–[[Duewag]] [[Siemens–Duewag U2|U-2]], which started service when the original line opened in 1978; the Siemens [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD-160]], which began operation in 2008;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2020-09-30|title=ETS Statistics|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/ets-statistics.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.edmonton.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton Light Rail Transit System – Railway Technology|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/edmonton-light-rail-transit-system/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.railway-technology.com}}</ref> and the [[Alstom|Bombardier/Alstom]] [[Flexity Freedom]], which is exclusively used on the Valley Line.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=A Look at Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast|url=https://railway-news.com/a-look-at-edmontons-valley-line-southeast/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Railway-News}}</ref>
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