{{short description|Light rail station and bus terminal in Waterloo, Ontario}} {{Infobox station | name = Conestoga | symbol_location = | symbol = | style = GRT | image = Conestoga Station - March 2019.jpg | caption = The completed light rail station in March&nbsp;2019 | address = Waterloo, Ontario | country = Canada | coordinates = {{coord|43|29|53|N|80|31|45|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline}} | platforms = Side platforms | tracks = 2 | train_operators = | bus_stands = 10<ref name=layout /> | bus_operators = | bus_routes = | connections = {{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; <!--Hides borders and improves row spacing--> |title={{rint|waterloo|bus}} GRT buses | 1 = {{RouteBox|201 iXpress||#{{rcr|GRT|iXpress}}|white}} Fischer–Hallman | 2 = {{RouteBox|202 iXpress||#{{rcr|GRT|iXpress}}|white}} University | 3 = {{RouteBox|6||#142FA9}} Bridge–Courtland | 4 = {{RouteBox|7||#142FA9}} King | 5 = {{RouteBox|9||#142FA9}} Lakeshore | 6 = {{RouteBox|14||#142FA9}} Bathurst | 7 = {{RouteBox|21||#142FA9}} Elmira | 8 = {{RouteBox|29||#142FA9}} Keats–University | 9 = {{RouteBox|31||#142FA9}} Columbia }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; <!--Hides borders and improves row spacing--> |title={{rint|bus}} PC Connect | 1 = {{RouteBox|1||orange|white}} K/W – Elmira – Listowel | 2 = {{RouteBox|2||orange|white}} K/W – Stratford – St. Marys }} | structure = | parking = | bicycle = | accessible = Yes | architect = | architectural_style = | status = | code = | zone = | opening = | opened = 1996 (bus terminal) <br> {{Start date|2019|06|21}} (LRT) | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | rebuilt = | electrified = | former = | original = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_rank = | services = {{adjstn|system1=GRT|line1=Ion|right1=Northfield}} }} '''Conestoga station''' is located beside the King Street entrance on the westerly side of Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario.<ref name=layout>{{cite web|url=http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_ConestogaMall.pdf|title=Grand River Transit bus platforms at Conestoga Mall|author=|date=|work=|publisher=GRT|accessdate=2016-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903163156/http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_ConestogaMall.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> This facility operates as a major transit terminal for Grand River Transit (GRT) buses, with all of the routes that it serves terminating here.<ref name=routemap>{{cite web |url=http://www.grt.ca/en/routesSchedules/resources/2015-16-transit-map-KW-side-July20-2016.pdf |title=2015 -2016 Kitchener-Waterloo Route Map |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Grand River Transit |accessdate=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810141918/http://www.grt.ca/en/routesSchedules/resources/2015-16-transit-map-KW-side-July20-2016.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perth County Connect buses, serving Stratford, Perth County and London, also serve the station via a stop on King Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth County Connect is officially in service! |url=https://twitter.com/GRT_ROW/status/1328381314853007360 |website=Grand River Transit |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=16 November 2020}}</ref>

Conestoga is also the northern terminus of the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rideion.ca/conestoga-mall-transit-terminal.html |title=Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal |author= |date= |work=About ION |publisher=GrandLinq Contractors |accessdate=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212171326/http://www.rideion.ca/conestoga-mall-transit-terminal.html |archive-date=2016-12-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which opened on June 21, 2019.

thumb|left|''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.<ref name=Record-2017-02-16>{{cite web |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7144774-ion-public-art-costs-more-than-anticipated-but-will-make-region-friendlier-/ |title=Ion public art costs more than anticipated but will make region "friendlier" |publisher=Waterloo Region Record |first=Samantha |last=Beattie |date=February 16, 2017 |accessdate=January 3, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Bus services== left|thumb|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

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==External links== {{Commonscat|Conestoga station}} * {{url|https://www.grt.ca/en/about-grt/conestoga-station.aspx|Conestoga station on GRT website}}

{{GRT Terminals}} {{Waterloo, Ontario}}

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