Broadway–City Hall station

Broadway–City Hall
SkyTrain station
Broadway–City Hall station entrance
General information
Location	496 West Broadway, Vancouver
Coordinates	49°15′46″N 123°6′52″W / 49.26278°N 123.11444°W / 49.26278; -123.11444
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	99 B-Line
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Accessible	Yes
Architect	VIA Architecture
Other information
Station code	BC
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 17, 2009
Passengers
2022[1]	2,893,700
Rank	14 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station Olympic Village towards Waterfront Canada Line King Edward towards Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport Future services Oak–VGH towards Arbutus Millennium Line Broadway extension (opens 2026) Mount Pleasant towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas

Broadway–City Hall is an underground station on the

Broadway–City Hall station was built in 2009 and opened along with the rest of the Canada Line. The station features large double-height ceilings over the platform area and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[2]

In 2018, it was confirmed that the Millennium Line would be extended from its current terminus at VCC–Clark station west to Arbutus Street, and eventually to the University of British Columbia.^[3] When completed, Broadway–City Hall station will become a transfer point on the Broadway extension as the station was designed with a "knock-out" panel on the mezzanine level to provide a connection to the Millennium Line platforms under Broadway. Originally scheduled to open in 2025, the opening of the new platforms was pushed back to 2026 in November 2022.^[4]

Services

Broadway–City Hall station is served by a number of bus routes, including the #9 trolleybus route providing east–west local service along Broadway, the #15 serving Cambie Street, and the 99 B-Line operating east to Commercial–Broadway station and west to the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Station information

Station layout

Entrances

Broadway–City Hall is served by a single entrance at the southeast corner of Cambie Street and West Broadway.^[5] The 99 B-Line to Commercial–Broadway station stops in front of this entrance.

The Crossroads development at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and West Broadway was required by the City of Vancouver to provide space for an entrance to the station.^[6] This entrance has yet to be built.

Transit connections

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Broadway–City Hall station:^[5]

References

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