Lougheed Town Centre Station
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Lougheed Town Centre Station (sometimes abbreviated as Lougheed Station) is a station on the Millennium Line
, part of the SkyTrain
rapid transit
system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
.
, a mid-size shopping mall anchored by The Bay
, Wal-Mart
, London Drugs
, SportChek and Safeway
. A large Korean neighbourhood, referred to colloquially as Korea Town, exists in the area surrounding North Road south of Lougheed Highway. Outside the eastern exit of the station, near the passenger waiting area, are the Standing Stones of Lougheed
.
, which connects it to Coquitlam Central Station
. This and other bus connections to north Burnaby, Port Moody, and Coquitlam area make Lougheed Station a major transportation hub for the area and one of the busiest stations on the Millennium Line. Future connections include the Highway 1 Rapid Bus from Walnut Grove when the new Port Mann Bridge opens, and the Evergreen Line connecting VCC-Clark Station
and Douglas College Station
in Coquitlam (which will replace the 97 B-Line). Evergreen Line is scheduled to begin service in summer 2016.
technology for the alignment instead of Bombardier
's Advanced Rapid Transit
technology (as used on SkyTrain
's Expo and Millenium lines), rendering the roughed-in platform and the adjacent switches obsolete. However, the provincial government announced new plans for the line in 2008, including the use of SkyTrain or similar technology, so this third platform will now be used when the line opens. This will allow Evergreen Line trains to run seamlessly between VCC-Clark and Douglas College.
Construction is set to begin near summer 2012, with opening of the Evergreen Line in summer 2016. At the start of Evergreen Line operation, the Millenium Line route will be shortened and this station will become the eastern terminus of the Millenium Line. The Evergreen Line will serve the VCC-Clark to Lougheed Town Centre portion of the route.
Austin Avenue Entrance is located on the west end of the station platform. An elevator linking the street, concourse, and platform levels; however, there is no escalator between street and concourse level. Pepsi vending machines are available at concourse level.
Austin Avenue Mall Access connects the Lougheed Town Centre
mall to the concouse level of Austin Avenue entrance with a long walkway through mall parking lot. The walkway is mostly weather protected, with the exception of few pedestrian crossings.
Millennium Line
The Millennium Line is the second rapid transit line built in the SkyTrain light metro rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink. Millennium Line uses the colour yellow on route maps, wayfinding and station signage.-History:When...
, part of the SkyTrain
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...
rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Location
The station is located on Lougheed Highway and Austin Road (the station actually straddles Austin) in Burnaby, and is directly adjacent to Lougheed Town CentreLougheed Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre is a shopping mall in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, near the border with Coquitlam....
, a mid-size shopping mall anchored by The Bay
The Bay
The Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, London Drugs
London Drugs
London Drugs is a chain of Canadian retail stores with headquarters in Richmond, British Columbia. Its primary focus is on pharmaceuticals, electronics, housewares and cosmetics, with a limited selection of grocery items...
, SportChek and Safeway
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
. A large Korean neighbourhood, referred to colloquially as Korea Town, exists in the area surrounding North Road south of Lougheed Highway. Outside the eastern exit of the station, near the passenger waiting area, are the Standing Stones of Lougheed
Standing Stones of Lougheed
The Standing Stones of Lougheed are a group of five stones located beside the SkyTrain station at Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby, which is near the city of Vancouver...
.
Services
The station is served by a bus loop with routes including the 97 B-Line97 B-Line
The 97 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It connects Coquitlam Central Station on the West Coast Express system to Lougheed Town Centre Station on the SkyTrain system. It is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink. Going west,...
, which connects it to Coquitlam Central Station
Coquitlam Central Station
Coquitlam Central Station is a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. The station is located on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks in Coquitlam, just west of the Lougheed Highway rail overpass, near the...
. This and other bus connections to north Burnaby, Port Moody, and Coquitlam area make Lougheed Station a major transportation hub for the area and one of the busiest stations on the Millennium Line. Future connections include the Highway 1 Rapid Bus from Walnut Grove when the new Port Mann Bridge opens, and the Evergreen Line connecting VCC-Clark Station
VCC-Clark Station
VCC–Clark Station is a station on the Millennium Line of the SkyTrain system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named after the nearby Vancouver Community College, adjacent to Clark Drive, the station serves as the terminus of the Millennium Line...
and Douglas College Station
Douglas College Station
Douglas College Station will be a SkyTrain terminus station along the planned Evergreen Line extension to Coquitlam, in Metro Vancouver, Canada. It will be located just northeast of the Pinetree Way / Guildford Way intersection, and will serve the David Lam campus of Douglas College and Coquitlam...
in Coquitlam (which will replace the 97 B-Line). Evergreen Line is scheduled to begin service in summer 2016.
Evergreen Line extension
An unbuilt 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 the Coquitlam. The provincial government subsequently postponed the extension in the early 2000s, and in the interim TransLink decided to use light railLight rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
technology for the alignment instead of Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
's Advanced Rapid Transit
Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit
Advanced Rapid Transit or ART is the current name given to a rapid transit system manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The original versions look like small subway cars that typically run in two-, four- or six-car trains, but the latest versions are more streamlined two-car articulated...
technology (as used on SkyTrain
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...
's Expo and Millenium lines), rendering the roughed-in platform and the adjacent switches obsolete. However, the provincial government announced new plans for the line in 2008, including the use of SkyTrain or similar technology, so this third platform will now be used when the line opens. This will allow Evergreen Line trains to run seamlessly between VCC-Clark and Douglas College.
Construction is set to begin near summer 2012, with opening of the Evergreen Line in summer 2016. At the start of Evergreen Line operation, the Millenium Line route will be shortened and this station will become the eastern terminus of the Millenium Line. The Evergreen Line will serve the VCC-Clark to Lougheed Town Centre portion of the route.
Station layout
| T | Train Level | |
|---|---|---|
| C | Concourse Level | Austin Avenue entrance only, walkway access to mall. |
| S | Street Level |
Station entrances and connections
Gatineau Place / Bus Loop Entrance is located on the east end of the station, connecting the platform with bus loop at street level with elevators and both up and down escalators. Retail shops are available at this entrance. Bus and HandyDart drop-off areas are located on Gatineau Place, in front of the station plaza. See Lougheed Town Centre Station#Transit exchange for a list of other bus connections.Austin Avenue Entrance is located on the west end of the station platform. An elevator linking the street, concourse, and platform levels; however, there is no escalator between street and concourse level. Pepsi vending machines are available at concourse level.
- Transit connection is available westbound on Lougheed Highway, near the station entrance:
-
- 136 Brentwood Station
- N9 Downtown Night Bus
Austin Avenue Mall Access connects the Lougheed Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre is a shopping mall in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, near the border with Coquitlam....
mall to the concouse level of Austin Avenue entrance with a long walkway through mall parking lot. The walkway is mostly weather protected, with the exception of few pedestrian crossings.
Transit exchange
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), and about half of the connecting routes are local services within zone 3. Hence the entire bus loop is being given a common fare zone 2/3. Bus bay assignments is as follows:| Bay | Routes |
|---|---|
| 1 | 97 B-Line 97 B-Line The 97 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It connects Coquitlam Central Station on the West Coast Express system to Lougheed Town Centre Station on the SkyTrain system. It is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink. Going west,... Coquitlam Station |
| 2 | 152 Coquitlam Station (via Mariner) 152 Coquitlam Station (via Chilko) (peak only) |
| 3 | 151 Coquitlam Station (via Coquitlam Recreation Centre) |
| 4 | 101 22nd Street Station |
| 5 | 110 Metrotown Station Metrotown Station Metrotown Station is an elevated SkyTrain station on the Expo Line in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is the second-busiest station in the SkyTrain system. The station is located on the south side of Central Boulevard, east of Willingdon Avenue.... |
| 6 | C9 New Westminster Station New Westminster Station New Westminster Station is located at Columbia Street and 8th Street in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and was the original eastern terminus of SkyTrain until 1989 prior to the partial completion and opening of the phase two extension of SkyTrain to Surrey.-History:The station was... |
| 7 | 136 Brentwood Station |
| 8 | 157 Coquitlam Recreation Centre |
| 9 | 156 Braid Station (via Coquitlam Recreation Centre) |
| 10 | C24 Port Moody Station Port Moody Station Port Moody Station is a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. The station is located on the south side of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks in Port Moody, at the north foot of William Street, approximately north of St.... N9 Downtown Night Bus N9 Coquitlam Station Night Bus |