Lougheed Town Centre station
Lougheed Town Centre Centre platform Side platform | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Paul Merrick Architects | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LH | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 31, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2022[1] | 2,942,700 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 13 of 53 | |||||||||||||||
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Lougheed Town Centre (sometimes abbreviated as Lougheed) is an elevated station on the
The station is adjacent to a mid-size shopping mall, the City of Lougheed, formerly named "Lougheed Town Centre", from which the station drew its name. A Korean neighbourhood exists within walking distance of the south side of the station.
History
Lougheed Town Centre station was opened in 2002 as part of the original Millennium Line project. The station was designed by the architecture firm Paul Merrick Architects.[2]
An unfinished third platform had been roughed in on the east side of the station during its construction, in anticipation of a future connection for a SkyTrain extension to Coquitlam. The provincial government suspended plans for the extension in the early 2000s, and in the interim
In 2008, the provincial government announced new plans for the line, including a return to the use of SkyTrain technology. As a result, the third platform at the station would be built and used to connect to the Evergreen Extension stations. In 2012, construction began on the Evergreen Extension, which included the third platform at Lougheed Town Centre station.[3]
In 2016, SkyTrain service was reconfigured in anticipation of the opening of the Evergreen Extension; as a result, Lougheed Town Centre station became a temporary terminus station of the Millennium Line on October 22, 2016, with service running between
For the first 18 months of service on the Evergreen Extension, the third platform served eastbound trains while the southern half of the island platform served westbound trains (with Millennium Line trains running left-handed through the station); this measure allowed a cross-platform transfer between Millennium Line trains headed to VCC–Clark station and Expo Line trains headed to Waterfront station (via Columbia station). On June 25, 2018, normal right-hand running of Millennium Line trains through the station resumed, making it possible to do a cross-platform transfer between Expo Line trains headed for Production Way–University station and Millennium Line trains headed to Lafarge Lake–Douglas station.[5]
Services
The station is served by a bus loop and was the western terminus for the defunct
Station information
Station layout
| S | Street (west) |
Austin Road entrance Compass vending machines and fare gates |
| C | Concourse | Austin Road entrance only; Walkway access to mall |
| T | Side platform; doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 3 | ← ■ Millennium Line towards VCC–Clark (Production Way–University) | |
| Platform 2 | ← ■ Expo Line towards Production Way–University (Terminus) | |
| Island platform; doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 1 | ■ Expo Line towards Waterfront (Braid) → ■ Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas (Burquitlam) → | |
| S | Street (east) |
Compass vending machines and fare gates, bus loop, convenience store |
Entrances
- Austin Road entrance
: located at the west end of the station platform, with an elevator linking the street, concourse, and platform levels; however, there is no escalator between street and concourse level. - Gatineau Place entrance : located at the east end of the station, connecting the platform with the bus loop at street level via elevators and both up and down escalators. Retail shops are present at this entrance. Bus and HandyDart drop-off areas are also located on Gatineau Place, in front of the station plaza.
- Mall entrance : located on the concourse level of the Austin Road entrance. It connects to the City of Lougheed via a weather-protected walkway through the mall parking lot.
Transit connections
Lougheed Town Centre station provides an off-street transit exchange in between Gatineau Place and Lougheed Highway. The station is close to the boundary of Burnaby (fare zone 2) and Coquitlam (fare zone 3). As of April 2022[update], bus bay assignments were as follows:[7]
| Bay | Routes | Notes |
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| 1 | 66 Fraser Valley Express (BC Transit route) | Operated by the Langley Township . Separate fare required.
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| 2 | 152 Coquitlam Central Station
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| 3 | 110 Metrotown Station
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| 4 | 101 22nd Street Station
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| 5 | 157 Burquitlam Station
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Via Poirier Community Centre |
| 6 | 180 Moody Centre Station
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Via Glenayre |
| 7 | 136 Brentwood Station
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| 8 | 555 Carvolth Exchange | Express; highway coach. |
| 9 | 156 Braid Station
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Via Poirier Community Centre |
| 10 | 109 New Westminster Station
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| N9 Downtown | NightBus service | |
| N9 Coquitlam Central Station | NightBus service |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Taggart, Jim (July 1, 2001). "Vancouver's Millennium Line". Canadian Architect. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Scott (November 7, 2016). "TransLink will open Evergreen Line on Dec. 2". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Changes Coming to SkyTrain October 22". TransLink. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (June 11, 2018). "Train directions at Lougheed Town Centre Station permanently change this month". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (March 9, 2022). "BC Transit bus route from Lougheed SkyTrain to Chilliwack launching this month". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ Lougheed Town Centre Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. April 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
External links
Media related to Lougheed Town Centre station at Wikimedia Commons
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