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King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.<ref name="station-map">{{cite map |publisher=TransLink |title=King Edward Station |url=https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/king_edward_station.pdf |date=September 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> |
King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.<ref name="station-map">{{cite map |publisher=TransLink |title=King Edward Station |url=https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/king_edward_station.pdf |date=September 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> |
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 King Edward station entrance in 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Split platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | VIA Architecture | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 17, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[1] | 2,023,000  20.9% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 29 of 53 | ||||||||||
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King Edward is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves the neighbourhoods of Riley Park–Little Mountain and South Cambie.[2] The station is within walking distance of BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.
History
[edit]King Edward station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[3] The station is named for nearby King Edward Avenue, which in turn is named after King Edward VII.[4]
Structure and design
[edit]Like Burrard and Granville stations, King Edward station has a distinctive platform design. The inbound track to Waterfront is stacked above the outbound track to Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport.
Services
[edit]The station is served by the #15 bus providing local surface service along Cambie Street, by the #25 bus operating east to Brentwood Town Centre station and west to the University of British Columbia, and by the #33 bus operating east to 29th Avenue station and west to the University of British Columbia.
Station information
[edit]Entrances
[edit]King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.[5]
Transit connections
[edit]The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to King Edward station:[5]
| Bay | Location | Routes |
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| 1 | King Edward Avenue Westbound |
25 UBC |
| 2 | Cambie Street Northbound |
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| 3 | King Edward Avenue Eastbound |
25 Brentwood Station |
| 4 | Cambie Street Southbound |
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See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "2023 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. TransLink. April 17, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "King Edward Station Guide: The Canada Line". thecanadaline.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Snyders, Tom; O'Rourke, Jennifer (2001). Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names. Vancouver, B.C.: Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781551520773.
- ^ a b King Edward Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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