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Greyhound is preparing to pack up and move a few blocks north next to the Via Rail station, the bus company said Monday.

The lease at the current Greyhound depot, at 10324 103 St., expires in May, but the company will vacate the site before then.

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“Greyhound plans to move into the Edmonton Via Rail train station before our current lease expires,” spokeswoman Lanesha Gipson said in an email.

“At this time, we do not have a specific move-in date. However, we are preparing to relocate our operations by the deadline.”

The company could not provide any further information about the new station because it’s still finalizing the details, Gipson said.

The old station, near Edmonton’s new Rogers Place downtown arena, will make way for a retail podium that will mark the western edge of Ice District, under development by the Katz Group and WAM Developments.

The podium will house entertainment and lifestyle retailers such as a Cineplex theatre complex. It’s expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019, with a residential tower opening a few months later.