Midnight Tour of the West Edmonton Mall LRT Station

ATTENTION: This event is an April Fool's Joke. No one from the EOC will be going to the fictional LRT Station underneath West Edmonton Mall. Thank you. - Sun, Mar 31 2013

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Midnight Tour of the West Edmonton Mall LRT Station

ATTENTION: This event is an April Fool's Joke. No one from the EOC will be going to the fictional LRT Station underneath West Edmonton Mall. Thank you. (3/31/2013)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:
Event Type:Learn
Event Location: WEST EDMONTON MALL #2888-8882 - 170 St Edmonton‎ AB‎ T5T 3J7 Canada
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Mar 31 2013  11:55 PM
Registration Cut Off: Fri, Mar 29 2013 8:00:00 PM
Event Duration:2.5 hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Event Coordinator(s): Larry C
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Member Cost:Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 13+ DO NOT USE
Maximum Group Size:19
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 22 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

With the expansion of the Edmonton LRT in full swing and the connection of the North LRT NAIT portion of the line with Churchill Station in November 2012, the eyes of the City of Edmonton Transit Planning Commission have finally turned westward.The forward thinking designers of the mall anticipated this very day back in 1981during mall construction and deep below the mall sits a fully operational Multi-Level LRT station waiting for our City of Champions Transportation Department to break through the concrete membrane at the end of the platform and simply connect the tracks.
The station designed by the award winning British firm that was most recently responsible for the 2010 restoration of King's Cross Station in London England. This firm, Gambol and Japes have created a venue in the style of the greater London Underground stations complete with Fish and Chips Shop, a pub, trick & joke shop as well as shoe shine stands and numerous kiosks awaiting the arrival of the first train and the eager mall visitors. While the current LRT system can best be described as a “suburban” system, the LRT Network Plan calls for a change in approach to an “urban” LRT system. LRT would retain a dedicated right-of-way with priority, so the trains would not mix with traffic or stop at intersections. The urban approach improves connections between the LRT and city life. Diving beneath the surface just east of the Misericordia Hospital to hook up with the subterranean station located beneath the mall. The city anticipates this lines completion in late 2014
We'll meet up at the old submarine platform located on the food court side of the bridge near the sailing ship Santa Maria. Look for the EOC Yellow hat or check out my picture in the volunteer section of the web site.

Please arrive between 9:30 & 9:45 p.m. as the journey to the platform takes a while, as we'll be leaving the platform at exactly 9 & 3/4 hrs!

Enter through any doors of mall. Ask directions to the sail boat. I'll have the yellow EOC ball cap to help you locate us. You can also check out my picture in the volunteer section.

Required Items to Bring:
Your camera
Memory card
Fully charged battery

Dress comfortably,it will be very warm on the walk using the many non operational escalators leading downwards beneath the mall. Headlamps, construction style hard hats, sturdy walking shoes, $ for shopping and refreshments before and after the tour.

More information		Recommended Items to Bring:
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Camera, memory card & fully charged battery, Your friends are never going to believe this!

How to Get There:
Event Directions:Take the Whitemud freeway or Anthony Henday. Follow the signs marked to WEST EDMONTON MALL.

Notes:
If you intend on taking photographs, attendance of one of the previous basic camera events (Basic Point & Shoot or Basic DSLR) is preferential but not manditory
If you have a good working knowledge of your camera (what the differrent settings do) you will be fine
- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

 
Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!