King Edward station

Coordinates: 49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W / 49.24917; -123.11583
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King Edward
SkyTrain station
King Edward station entrance in 2019
General information
Location4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W / 49.24917; -123.11583
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSplit platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
AccessibleYes
ArchitectVIA Architecture
Other information
Station codeKE
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2009
Passengers
2022[1]1,673,000
Rank28 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Broadway–City Hall
towards Waterfront
 Canada Line Oakridge–41st Avenue
towards Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport
An outbound train departing King Edward station; the outbound platform is located below the inbound platform.

King Edward is an underground station on the

BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park
.

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.

King Edward VII.[4]

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.

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.[5]

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 (NightBus service)
3 King Edward Avenue
Eastbound 		25 Brentwood Station
4 Cambie Street
Southbound
  • 15 Cambie
  • 33
    29th Avenue Station
  • N15 Cambie (NightBus service)

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Edward station.
  1. ^ "2022 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. TransLink. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "King Edward Station Guide: The Canada Line". thecanadaline.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ISBN 9781551520773
    .
  5. ^ a b King Edward Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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