Canadas government celebrated the completion of the upgrades to new westminster skytrain station. The upgrades are happening at stations along the expo line, and while the stations were considered state of the art when the system officially launched in january 1986 and subsequent extensions in 198788 and 19951996, the time has come for necessary upgrades. The public transit authority has plans to perform a retrofit of columbia station in new westminster on skytrains expo line. A building proposal next to the future 160 street station of skytrains expo line could provide fleetwood with a mixeduse community hub.
The time that the pico station was built, the expo line didnt exist. Some vancouver commuters who bide their time on the expo line texting friends, listening to streaming music or playing mobile games might make for cheerier travel companions this week. The renovations include new escalators, elevators and stairs, the newly opened west station entrance, an expanded east stationhouse and bike parkade. A shuttle train will operate every 10 minutes between waterfront, burrard, granville and stadiumchinatown stations. Expo line passengers connecting at stadiumchinatown should allow for 510 minutes extra travel time. The millennium line platforms opened at commercialbroadway in august, 2002. Blue line or boarding at hill st7th st and arriving at 23rd stfigueroa st for access to the expo line. In addition to columbia station, a platform to platform interchange between the. Translinks commercial drivebroadway skytrain station is a. Commercialbroadway station phase 2 summary of station upgrades, image via translink.
One route operates between waterfront station and king george station and the second route operates between waterfront station and production wayuniversity station. Expo line trains will terminate at stadiumchinatown station, operating with a normal 5 minute frequency. Customers can transfer to the millennium line at commercialbroadway station, lougheed town centre station and production way. Randeep sarai, member of parliament for surrey centre, the honourable peter fassbender, minister of community, sport and cultural development and minister responsible for translink, mayor jonathan x. Were constantly working on our system, and as part of the translink maintenance and repair program, commercialbroadway station s receiving upgrades to meet the needs of our growing region improvements include an additional platform for expo line trains, a widened crossing over the grandview cut and a new pedestrian walkway over broadway.
Downtown santa monica station in preparation of the opening of expo phase 2 in this area. Washingtonsan pedrogrand station upgradesrevised june. Vancouver to start surrey skytrain station upgrade march 14, 2017 surrey central station is one of seven stations on the expo line targeted for upgrades to ensure that rapid transit meets the transport needs of residents in the region for years to come. First new realtime next train countdown signs installed. New westminster skytrain station to get face lift and upgrades over the past several years, translink has been busy upgrading the expo line as part of its ontrack stateofgood repair program. New pedestrian walkway over broadway, connecting the platform to the millennium line platforms and the westbound 99 b line stop. Burrard is an underground station on the expo line of metro vancouvers skytrain rapid transit system. The most recent upgrades to the station came in 2015 when. As part of the continuing blue line station improvements, the washington, san pedro and grand stations will be closed over three weekends. Metro to close two expo line stations for upgrades. Streetscape improvements planned near westside expo line.
Largest skytrain station upgrade in history opens to. Part of a seven station upgrade on the expo line, the twophase project will enhance capacity, accessibility, integration, safety, security, and passenger comfort. Ridership on the expo line is continually increasing, and plans are being developed for upgrading capacity to meet future ridership levels. New east platform serving westbound expo line trains. To many people, metro vancouver looks like one big transitoriented development. The expo line platforms opened for the first time in december, 1985 right before expo 86.
Permanent queuing system and bus shelter for the 99 b line stop. The station area upgrades include deep power washing, painting, upgrades to the signage and installation of new digital customer information kiosks. These folks are all clustered around the brand new downtown santa monica expo line station, either getting on. Metrotown skytrain station upgrades via architecture. Whether youre a first time rider and would like to find out how to get started or if you travel frequently and need to plan your trip out on the town, use this app to find all of the convenient ways to get there when you go metro.
The austrian architecture firm architektengruppe ubahn was responsible for designing the station. New westminster skytrain station upgrades completed. In the three decades since, the region has extended the original expo line from vancouver to surrey and built the millennium line to reach as far as coquitlam with 60 km of track. New westminster skytrain station to get face lift and upgrades. The line connected vancouver with the cities of burnaby and new westminster, with the terminus stations at waterfront and new westminster station. Still, making compact, diverse and peopleoriented communities isnt without its challenges. Translink planning overhaul of skytrains columbia station. As part of the approved phase 1 investments in the mayors 10year vision, upgrades for the 22nd street bus exchange were identified. New westminster skytrain station upgrades complete canada. Translink to upgrade old signage, audio system on skytrain. These folks are all clustered around the brand new downtown santa monica expo line station, either. The longawaited upgrades to translinks busiest station in. New westminster station was built in 1985 as part of the original skytrain system now known as expo line, providing a transportation link to expo 86 being held in the city of vancouver. The company had already announced in january 2018 that it was leasing a fourstory, 128,000squarefoot building under construction near the expo line station at 8777 washington blvd.
Whats more, starting saturday, the station will allow passengers heading westbound to downtown vancouver to get on or off on either side of the skytrain car. Metrotown is the secondbusiest skytrain station on translinks system, with more than 50,000 passenger trips per day. The station is located in downtown vancouver on burrard street, where melville and dunsmuir streets meet, and is the western terminus of the r5 hastings st that provides service to simon fraser university. Beyond that, the expo line continues to king george station in surrey, whereas the millennium line loops back via lougheed highway to. The skytrain was conceived as a legacy project of expo 86. Two expo line stations will be out of service between lattcortho institute station and 7th stmetro center starting june 22 through late august 2019. The station upgrade one of seven planned under translinks expo line upgrade strategy is expected to be complete by the summer of 2014. Weekend station closures will start from friday, 9pm through monday, 5am. The main expo line service between waterfront and king george stations remained in place, operating at the same frequency levels.
Beyond that, the expo line continues to king george station in surrey, whereas the millennium line loops back via lougheed highway to vccclark station in vancouver. Go metro android update with expo line added, and iphone app update by lanchi lam, may 1, 2012. Surrey central skytrain station was the last of these upgrade projects and included the addition of a new elevator, three new escalators, a new staircase with better lighting, as well as two new. Largest skytrain station upgrade in history opens to public on saturday. Were now arriving at the newly upgraded commercialbroadway skytrain station. The expo line, the regions first rail rapid transit line, opened in 1985. The largest skytrain station upgrade in history opens to.
Translink has launched a bidding process to seek a contractor that will perform a feasibility study and create conceptual designs for possible future upgrades to the station, which was completed in 1989 as the secondphase extension of the expo line between new. Pico station getting an upgrade by nicholas slayton. New blue improvements project construction update the source. Main streetscience world station is the second of seven stations on the expo line to be upgraded by translink with funding from the federal and provincial governments. These exercises will be limited to the rail station and its immediate area where noisescommands may be heard by the surrounding community. Skytrain upgrade aims for better access the globe and mail. Downtown stretch of expo line, 2 stations to shut down for.
Well have an update for our iphone app now at version 2. Other forthcoming station upgrades include passenger communications systems upgrades, with a thousand new speakers along the millennium line, 320 speakers in stations and at designated entrances, and upgrades to the ageing speakers on the expo line. Explore three stations on the expo line, the first line built in metro vancouvers skytrain system. Translink, as part of its expo line capacity upgrades program, aimed to substantially reorganize and expand metrotown station to meet growing ridership demand. Other ontrack projects include the upgrading of main streetscience world skytrain station, and the replacement of all the power rails on the expo line. It is the third of seven stations on the expo line to be upgraded by translink with funding from the federal and provincial governments. Expo line to resume service to pico and 7th stmetro. After months of construction, metros expo line will return to full service at pico station and 7th stmetro center on saturday morning.
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