King Edward station

King Edward is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves the neighbourhoods of Riley Park–Little Mountain and South Cambie. The station is within walking distance of BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.

King Edward
SkyTrain station
King Edward station entrance in 2019
Location4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSplit platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectVIA Architecture
Other information
Station codeKE
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2009
Traffic
Passengers (2019[1])2,367,000  6.7%
Rank26 of 53
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station
toward Waterfront
Canada Line
An outbound train departing King Edward station; the outbound platform is located below the inbound platform.

History

King Edward station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[2] The station is named for nearby King Edward Avenue, which in turn is named after King Edward VII.[3]

Structure and design

Like Burrard and Granville stations, King Edward station has a distinctive platform design. The inbound track (to Waterfront) is stacked above the outbound track (to Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport), with the inbound platform being one level above the outbound platform.

Services

The station is served by the #15 bus providing local surface service along Cambie Street, by the #25 bus operating east to Brentwood Town Centre station and west to the University of British Columbia, and by the #33 bus operating east to 29th Avenue station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information

Station layout
S Street level Entrance/Exit
C Concourse Compass vending machines and fare gates
T1 Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Broadway–City Hall)
Side platform; doors will open on the left
T2 Platform 2
Outbound		 ■ Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport (Oakridge–41st Avenue) →
Side platform; doors will open on the right

Entrances

King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.[4]

Transit connections
See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to King Edward station:[5]

Bay Location Routes
1 King Edward Avenue
westbound		 25 UBC
2 Cambie Street
northbound		 15 Olympic Village Station
33 UBC
N15 Downtown (night bus service)
3 King Edward Avenue
eastbound		 25 Brentwood Station
4 Cambie Street
southbound		 15 Cambie
33 29th Avenue Station
N15 Cambie (night bus service)
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References
  1. "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. Snyders, Tom; O'Rourke, Jennifer (2001). Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names. Vancouver, B.C.: Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781551520773.
  4. "King Edward Station Entrance Location" (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. "King Edward Station Map" (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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