Marine Drive station

Marine Drive is an elevated station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and SW Marine Drive in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Marine Drive
SkyTrain station
General information
Location8430 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates49°12′35″N 123°7′1″W
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMD
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2009
Passengers
2022[1]2,786,800
Rank18 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Langara–49th Avenue
towards Waterfront
 Canada Line Bridgeport
towards Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport

Location

The station is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Southwest Marine Drive and Cambie Street. It serves the residential areas of Marpole and the Vancouver South Slope. The area surrounding the station includes the Marine Gateway retail hub and a movie theatre.

Marine Drive station is the only Canada Line station in the City of Vancouver with above-ground station platforms. Near 64th Avenue, just a few blocks north of the station, the line transitions to a cut-and-cover tunnel and remains underground all the way to the northern terminus at Waterfront station. South of Marine Drive station, the line crosses the Fraser River on the North Arm Bridge, a purpose-built bridge similar to the Skybridge for the Expo Line.

Station information

Station layout
T Side platform; doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Langara–49th Avenue)
Platform 2
Outbound		 ■ Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport (Bridgeport) →
Side platform; doors will open on the right
C Concourse Compass vending machines, fare gates
S Street Level Entrance/Exit

Services

The trolleybuses running along Main Street (#3), Granville Street (#10) and Oak Street (#17)—as well as the former trolleybus route on Cambie Street (#15)—have their southern termini located at a bus exchange at Marine Drive station, enabling easy transfers for passengers traveling between Vancouver, Richmond, and the Vancouver International Airport. In addition, passengers can also connect to the #100 bus, which runs along Marine Drive.

Bus routes
See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Marine Drive station:[2]

  • 3 Downtown (via Main Street)
  • 10 Downtown (via Granville Street)
  • 15 Olympic Village Station (via Cambie Street, then continues downtown as #50 Waterfront Station)
  • 17 Downtown (via Oak Street)
  • 80 River District (via Marine Drive; peak hours only)
  • 100 Marpole Loop
  • 100 22nd Street Station
  • N8 Downtown
  • N15 Downtown
  • N20 Downtown
Station platform panorama

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. Marine Drive Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. December 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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