Burquitlam station
Burquitlam station is a rapid transit station on the Millennium Line, part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system, and is located in Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on December 2, 2016, with the rest of the Evergreen Extension and is named after the Burquitlam neighbourhood in which it is located.[2][3]
SkyTrain station | |||||||||||
Location | 548 Clarke Road, Coquitlam | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°15′41″N 122°53′23″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 2, 2016 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2019[1]) | 1,441,000 | ||||||||||
Rank | 38 of 53 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station features a transit exchange (including a direct connection to Simon Fraser University), HandyDart area, night bus service to and from Downtown Vancouver, and bike lockers and racks.[4]
Station information
Station layout
T | Side platform; doors will open on the right | |
Platform 1 Inbound |
← ■ Millennium Line towards VCC–Clark (Lougheed Town Centre) | |
Platform 2 Outbound |
■ Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas (Moody Centre) → | |
Side platform; doors will open on the right | ||
S | Street | Station entrance, bus loop Compass vending machine |
Entrances
Burquitlam is served by a single entrance facing the north end of the station. The entrance is located on the east side of Clarke Road.
Transit connections
Burquitlam station provides an on- and off-street transit exchange on Clarke Road, between Como Lake and Smith avenues.[4] The station is in Translink's Fare Zone 3 which means customers must pay additional fare if they cross zone boundaries using SeaBus or SkyTrain during peak hours (from start of transit service in the morning to 6:30 pm, excluding weekends and holidays). This additional amount is determined by the number of boundaries crossed. All bus and HandyDART travel is 1-zone.
Bay | Routes |
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1 | |
2 | 157 Lougheed Station |
3 | 151 Coquitlam Central Station |
4 | 143 SFU (weekday service only) |
5 | 156 Braid Station
180 Moody Centre Station N9 Coquitlam Central Station (night bus service) |
6 | 156 Lougheed Station
180 Lougheed Station N9 Downtown (night bus service) (stop is on-street on western side of Clarke Road, across the street from Burquitlam Station) |
References
- "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- Brown, Scott (November 7, 2016). "TransLink will open Evergreen Line on Dec. 2". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Tri-Cities rejoice: The long-awaited Evergreen Line opens". CTV Vancouver. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- TransLink. "Burquitlam Station". Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.