Surrey Central Station
Encyclopedia
Surrey Central Station is a station in Surrey, British Columbia
, on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain
rapid transit
system.
(formerly Surrey Place Mall) and the Surrey Campus of Simon Fraser University. A live webcam of the station has been set up across the street at eSecureData.com Inc.
Surrey Central Station was one of three new stations opened on March 28, 1994 when the Expo Line was extended into downtown Surrey. The name "Surrey Central" was given after an ad was placed in the local paper calling to residents in coming up with an appropriate name. Winners received a City of Surrey mug, a letter of thanks, and a T-Shirt with a vision of Surrey on the front of it.
Previous to the SkyTrain, "Surrey Central" was a bus loop known as "Whalley Exchange" as the area was and is still commonly known today as "Whalley".
Over the years, the area has earned itself a reputation for being unsafe and as a centre for crime, both for violence and drug trafficking. Officers from both the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service, and Transit Security Department can be found patrolling the bus loop and SkyTrain platform, in an effort to reduce crime and disorder. Surrey RCMP also make occsaional patrols of the Station.
In an effort to combat the station's rundown image, and to show off experimental urban design, the City of Surrey and TransLink agreed to have Surrey Central Station participate in the GVTA's Urban Transit Village program. The Transit Villages are defined by TransLink as "a new approach to station design and access." While the original schedule called for construction to be completed by Spring of 2007, nothing beyond design plans have been completed. The Surrey Central plan specifically called for four improvements on Stations Access, Streets, King George Boulevard, and Land Use.
, North Delta, Ladner
, Tsawwassen, and Langley
, the highest number of any connection point in the system.
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
, on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's 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.
Location
Surrey Central Station is located in downtown Surrey just east of the North Surrey Recreation Centre and near to the Central City Shopping CentreCentral City Shopping Centre
Central City Shopping Centre is a shopping mall and office tower complex in Whalley, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, which is owned by Blackwood Partners Management Corporation. It is near Surrey Central Station of the SkyTrain system in the Whalley neighbourhood...
(formerly Surrey Place Mall) and the Surrey Campus of Simon Fraser University. A live webcam of the station has been set up across the street at eSecureData.com Inc.
ESecureData.com Inc.
eSecureData, founded in 2004, is a dedicated hosting service company that is based in the city of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada. The company was founded by Reg Natarajan, who currently serves as its CEO.-Dedicated servers:...
History
Previous to the SkyTrain, "Surrey Central" was a bus loop known as "Whalley Exchange" as the area was and is still commonly known today as "Whalley".
Over the years, the area has earned itself a reputation for being unsafe and as a centre for crime, both for violence and drug trafficking. Officers from both the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service, and Transit Security Department can be found patrolling the bus loop and SkyTrain platform, in an effort to reduce crime and disorder. Surrey RCMP also make occsaional patrols of the Station.
In an effort to combat the station's rundown image, and to show off experimental urban design, the City of Surrey and TransLink agreed to have Surrey Central Station participate in the GVTA's Urban Transit Village program. The Transit Villages are defined by TransLink as "a new approach to station design and access." While the original schedule called for construction to be completed by Spring of 2007, nothing beyond design plans have been completed. The Surrey Central plan specifically called for four improvements on Stations Access, Streets, King George Boulevard, and Land Use.
Services
Surrey Central Station is a connection point for twenty-one TransLink bus routes that service Surrey, White RockWhite Rock, British Columbia
White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
, North Delta, Ladner
Ladner, British Columbia
Ladner was created as a fishing village on the banks of the Fraser River. It is a part of the Municipality of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and a suburb of Vancouver....
, Tsawwassen, and Langley
Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...
, the highest number of any connection point in the system.
Bus routes
Bus bay assignments;- 1 - Unloading
- 2 - 320 Langley Centre/Fleetwood
- 3 - 332 Guildford, 335 Fleetwood
- 4 - 501 Langley Centre, 509 Walnut Grove, 590 Langley South, N19 Downtown
- 5 - 323 Newton Exchange, 324 Newton Exchange
- 6 - C71 Scott Road Station, C73 Guildford
- 7 - 325 Newton Exchange, 393 Newton Exchange
- 8 - 316 Scottsdale, 326 Guildford
- 9 - 321 New Westminster Station
- 10 - 321 Newton Exchange/White Rock Centre/White Rock South
- 11 - 395 Willowbrook, 502 Langley Centre/Aldergrove/Brookswood
- 12 - C74 Fraser Heights
- 13 - 314 Scott and 96th Avenue, 314 Scott Road Station, 329 Scottsdale