Burquitlam station

Burquitlam station is a rapid transit station on the Millennium Line, part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system, and is located in Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on December 2, 2016, with the rest of the Evergreen Extension and is named after the Burquitlam neighbourhood in which it is located.[2][3]

Burquitlam
SkyTrain station
General information
Location548 Clarke Road, Coquitlam
Coordinates49°15′41″N 122°53′23″W
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedDecember 2, 2016
Passengers
2022[1]1,124,700
Rank35 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Lougheed Town Centre
towards VCC–Clark
Millennium Line Moody Centre

The station features a transit exchange (including a direct connection to Simon Fraser University), HandyDart area, night bus service to and from Downtown Vancouver, and bike lockers and racks.[4]

Station information

Station layout

T Side platform; doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Inbound
 Millennium Line towards VCC–Clark (Lougheed Town Centre)
Platform 2
Outbound
 Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas (Moody Centre)
Side platform; doors will open on the right
S Street Station entrance, bus loop
Compass vending machine

Entrances

Burquitlam is served by a single entrance facing the north end of the station. The entrance is located on the east side of Clarke Road.

Transit connections

Burquitlam station provides an on- and off-street transit exchange on Clarke Road, between Como Lake and Smith avenues.[4] The station is in Translink's Fare Zone 3 which means customers must pay additional fare if they cross zone boundaries using SeaBus or SkyTrain during peak hours (from start of transit service in the morning to 6:30 pm, excluding weekends and holidays). This additional amount is determined by the number of boundaries crossed. All bus and HandyDART travel is 1-zone.

Bay Location Route # Notes
1 Bus loop Unloading only
2 Bus loop 157 Lougheed Station Via Poirier Centre
3 Bus loop 151 Coquitlam Central Station
4 Clarke Road
Northbound
143 SFU Weekdays only
5 Clarke Road
Northbound
156 Braid Station
180 Moody Centre Station
N9 Coquitlam Central Station NightBus service
6 Clarke Road
Southbound
To Lougheed Station: 156, 180
N9 Downtown NightBus service

References

  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. Brown, Scott (November 7, 2016). "TransLink will open Evergreen Line on Dec. 2". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "Tri-Cities rejoice: The long-awaited Evergreen Line opens". CTV Vancouver. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. Burquitlam Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. December 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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