Conestoga station

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
The completed light rail station in March 2019
General information
Location	Waterloo, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°29′53″N 80°31′45″W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	10[1]
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 (2019-06-21) (LRT)
Services
Preceding station Grand River Transit Following station Terminus Ion Northfield toward Fairway
Location

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