Kitchener City Hall is a stop on the
Region of Waterloo
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumf ...
's
Ion rapid transit
Ion, stylized as ION, is an integrated public transportation network in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Keolis and is part of the Grand River Transit (GRT) system, partially replacing GRT's Route 2 ...
system.
It is located alongside Duke Street, just east of Young Street, in downtown Kitchener. Just west of the station is its namesake,
Kitchener City Hall
Kitchener City Hall is the seat of municipal government of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It has gone through many iterations through the 20th century, culminating in the current building, which opened in 1993.
History
The original location of ...
. It opened in 2019.
The station serves northbound trains only; the nearest southbound platform is at
Victoria Park station, about away down Young and Gaukel Streets.
The station's
feature wall consists of glass tiles in a pattern of alternating horizontal stripes in two shades of green and in white; this mimics the coloration of the office tower of the namesake City Hall.
The platform is connected with Duke Street's sidewalks at either end, and pedestrians passing through walk along the platform.
Locations in the vicinity of the station include Kitchener's main Catholic precinct to the north (including St. Mary's Church and the headquarters of the
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is a school board serving the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is headquartered in Kitchener, and is currently the eighth-largest Catholic school system in Ontario.
As of November 2023, thi ...
); its former
St. Jerome's College building to the west now houses
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses ...
's Faculty of Social Work. Immediately south of the station is the 'City Centre' condominium development.
References
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Ion light rail stations
City Hall station
2019 establishments in Ontario