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{{Short description|Metro Vancouver SkyTrain station}}
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'''Vancouver City Centre''' is a subway station on the [[Canada Line]] of [[Metro Vancouver]]'s [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] [[rapid transit]] system. The station is located on [[Granville Street]], between West Georgia Street and [[Robson Street]] in [[Downtown Vancouver]], and serves the shopping and entertainment districts along [[Granville Entertainment District|Granville]] and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of [[Pacific Centre]] and Vancouver Centre.
'''Vancouver City Centre''' is an underground station on the [[Canada Line]] of [[Metro Vancouver]]'s [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] [[rapid transit]] system. The station is located on [[Granville Street]], between West Georgia Street and [[Robson Street]] in [[Downtown Vancouver]], and serves the shopping and entertainment districts along [[Granville Entertainment District|Granville]] and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of [[Pacific Centre]] and Vancouver Centre.


The station is within walking distance of [[Robson Square]] (home of the [[Vancouver Art Gallery]], the [[Provincial Court of British Columbia]], and a [[University of British Columbia|UBC]] satellite campus), the [[Orpheum (Vancouver)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Vancouver Library Square]], [[TD Tower (Vancouver)|TD Tower]], [[Scotia Tower (Vancouver)|Scotia Tower]] and the [[HSBC Canada Building]].
The station is within walking distance of [[Robson Square]] (home of the [[Vancouver Art Gallery]], the [[Provincial Court of British Columbia]], and a [[University of British Columbia|UBC]] satellite campus), the [[Orpheum (Vancouver)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Vancouver Library Square]], [[TD Tower (Vancouver)|TD Tower]], [[Scotia Tower (Vancouver)|Scotia Tower]] and the [[HSBC Canada Building]].
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==History==
==History==
[[Image:Image Granvillemallskytrain.jpg|thumb|left|Construction outside of [[Pacific Centre]] (right) on Granville Street in April 2008]]
[[Image:Image Granvillemallskytrain.jpg|thumb|left|Construction outside of [[Pacific Centre]] (right) on Granville Street in April 2008]]
Vancouver City Centre station opened in 2009, and is named for its central location in downtown, the city centre of Vancouver. VIA Architecture was the architecture firm responsible for designing the station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/ |title=Canada Line Stations |work=VIA Architecture|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>
Vancouver City Centre station opened in 2009 and is named for its location in the centre of downtown Vancouver. VIA Architecture was the architecture firm responsible for designing the station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/ |title=Canada Line Stations |publisher=VIA Architecture |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226090258/http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/ |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2018, [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]] announced that Vancouver City Centre station, as well as two other Canada Line stations located in downtown Vancouver, would receive an accessibility upgrade which includes additional escalators.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-downtown-vancouver-stations-escalators |title=More escalators to be installed at every Canada Line station in downtown Vancouver |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=July 9, 2018 |work=[[Daily Hive]]|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> Construction is expected to begin in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/TransLink-Maintenance-and-Repair-Program/Rail-Projects/Canada-Line-Escalator-Enhancement-Project.aspx |title=Canada Line Escalator Enhancement Project |work=TransLink|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-escalator-construction-downtown-vancouver-february-2019 |title=Construction begins on new escalators for all downtown Canada Line stations |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=February 1, 2019 |work=[[Daily Hive]]|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]] announced that Vancouver City Centre station, as well as two other Canada Line stations located in downtown Vancouver, would receive an accessibility upgrade which includes additional escalators.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-downtown-vancouver-stations-escalators |title=More escalators to be installed at every Canada Line station in downtown Vancouver |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=July 9, 2018 |work=Daily Hive |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710042023/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-downtown-vancouver-stations-escalators |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Construction is expected to begin in early 2019 with completion by the fourth quarter of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/TransLink-Maintenance-and-Repair-Program/Rail-Projects/Canada-Line-Escalator-Enhancement-Project.aspx |title=Canada Line Escalator Enhancement Project |publisher=TransLink |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124226/https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/TransLink-Maintenance-and-Repair-Program/Rail-Projects/Canada-Line-Escalator-Enhancement-Project.aspx |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-escalator-construction-downtown-vancouver-february-2019 |title=Construction begins on new escalators for all downtown Canada Line stations |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=February 1, 2019 |work=Daily Hive |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202022401/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-escalator-construction-downtown-vancouver-february-2019 |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
[[File:Vancouver City Centre Platform 2018.jpg|thumb|Platform level; inbound on the left, outbound on the right]]
[[File:Vancouver City Centre Platform 2018.jpg|thumb|Platform level; inbound on the left, outbound on the right]]
[[File:Vancouver City Centre Concourse 2018.jpg|thumb|Station entry with fare gates and Compass vending machines]]
[[File:Vancouver City Centre Concourse 2018.jpg|thumb|Station entry with fare gates and Compass vending machines]]
The station is located within short walking distance of bus stops for bus services throughout Vancouver (especially the trolleybus services on [[Granville Mall (Vancouver)|Granville Mall]]) and to the [[North Shore (Greater Vancouver)|North Shore]]. There are underground connections between Vancouver City Centre and both the Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre shopping malls. Passengers are able to transfer between Vancouver City Centre station and [[Granville Station (Vancouver)|Granville station]] (on the [[Expo Line (TransLink)|Expo Line]]) during regular retail hours by walking through [[Pacific Centre]] or Vancouver Centre and [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|The Bay]] department store, although the only direct transfer point between the Canada Line and the Expo Line is at [[Waterfront Station (Vancouver)|Waterfront station]].
The station is located within a short walking distance of bus stops for bus services throughout Vancouver (especially the trolleybus services on [[Granville Mall (Vancouver)|Granville Mall]]) and to the [[North Shore (Greater Vancouver)|North Shore]]. There are underground connections between the station and both the Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre shopping malls. Passengers are able to reach [[Granville Station (Vancouver)|Granville station]] (on the [[Expo Line (TransLink)|Expo Line]]) during regular retail hours while remaining indoors by walking through [[Pacific Centre]] or Vancouver Centre and [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudson's Bay]] department store, although the only direct transfer point between the Canada Line and the Expo Line is at [[Waterfront Station (Vancouver)|Waterfront station]].

==Station information==
==Station information==
===Station layout===
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===Entrances===
===Entrances===
*Street level entrance {{Access icon}}: located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Granville Street and West Georgia Street. Elevator access at this entrance is located south of the main entrance building.<ref>{{cite map|author=TransLink|title=Vancouver City Centre Station Entrance Locations|url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/entrance_maps/Vancouver-City-Centre.pdf?la=en&hash=957E872C7B542F9680734B98239691891A9E591D|date=|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>
*Street level entrance {{Access icon}}: located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Granville Street and West Georgia Street. Elevator access at this entrance is located south of the main entrance building.<ref>{{cite map |title=Vancouver City Centre Station Entrance Locations |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/entrance_maps/Vancouver-City-Centre.pdf?la=en&hash=957E872C7B542F9680734B98239691891A9E591D |publisher=TransLink |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>
*Concourse level entrances: have a direct connection to [[Pacific Centre]] and Vancouver Centre.
*Concourse level entrances: have a direct connection to Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre shopping malls.


===Transit connections===
===Transit connections===
{{See also|List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver}}
{{See also|List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver}}


The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Vancouver City Centre station:<ref>{{cite web|title=Granville Station & Vancouver City Centre Station Map|url=http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/stn_exch/GranvilleStn_VancouverCityCentre.pdf|publisher=TransLink|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>
The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Vancouver City Centre station:<ref>{{cite map |title=Granville & Vancouver City Centre Stations |url=https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/granville_vancouver_city_centre_station.pdf |publisher=TransLink |date=April 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>


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* 50 False Creek South
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* 240 15th Street
* 240 Lynn Valley
* 241 Upper Lonsdale (peak only)
* 241 Upper Lonsdale (peak only)
* 242 Lynn Valley (weekend early mornings)
* 246 Highland
* 246 Highland
* 247 Upper Capilano (peak only)
* 247 Upper Capilano (peak only)
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==References==
==References==
{{Commons|Category:Vancouver City Centre Station}}
{{Commons|Category:Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre station}}
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[[Category:Canada Line stations]]
[[Category:Canada Line stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2009]]
[[Category:SkyTrain stations in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Canada]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 21 August 2024

Vancouver City Centre
SkyTrain station
Street level entrance outside of Pacific Centre
General information
Location702 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Coordinates49°16′55″N 123°07′08″W / 49.28202°N 123.11875°W / 49.28202; -123.11875
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections Granville
Construction
Structure typeSubway
AccessibleYes
ArchitectVIA Architecture
Other information
Station codeVS
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2009
Passengers
2023[1]4,752,500 Increase 18%
Rank8 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Waterfront
Terminus
 Canada Line Yaletown–Roundhouse
towards Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport

Vancouver City Centre is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on Granville Street, between West Georgia Street and Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver, and serves the shopping and entertainment districts along Granville and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre.

The station is within walking distance of Robson Square (home of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, and a UBC satellite campus), the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Library Square, TD Tower, Scotia Tower and the HSBC Canada Building.

History

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Construction outside of Pacific Centre (right) on Granville Street in April 2008

Vancouver City Centre station opened in 2009 and is named for its location in the centre of downtown Vancouver. VIA Architecture was the architecture firm responsible for designing the station.[2]

In 2018, TransLink announced that Vancouver City Centre station, as well as two other Canada Line stations located in downtown Vancouver, would receive an accessibility upgrade which includes additional escalators.[3] Construction is expected to begin in early 2019 with completion by the fourth quarter of 2019.[4][5]

Services

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Platform level; inbound on the left, outbound on the right
Station entry with fare gates and Compass vending machines

The station is located within a short walking distance of bus stops for bus services throughout Vancouver (especially the trolleybus services on Granville Mall) and to the North Shore. There are underground connections between the station and both the Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre shopping malls. Passengers are able to reach Granville station (on the Expo Line) during regular retail hours while remaining indoors by walking through Pacific Centre or Vancouver Centre and Hudson's Bay department store, although the only direct transfer point between the Canada Line and the Expo Line is at Waterfront station.

Station information

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Entrances

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  • Street level entrance Disabled access: located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Granville Street and West Georgia Street. Elevator access at this entrance is located south of the main entrance building.[6]
  • Concourse level entrances: have a direct connection to Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre shopping malls.

Transit connections

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See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Vancouver City Centre station:[7]

Local North Shore NightBus
  • 4 UBC/Powell
  • 7 Dunbar / Nanaimo Station
  • 10 Granville
  • 14 UBC
  • 16 Arbutus / 29th Avenue Station
  • 17 Oak
  • 20 Victoria
  • 50 False Creek South
  • 240 Lynn Valley
  • 241 Upper Lonsdale (peak only)
  • 246 Highland
  • 247 Upper Capilano (peak only)
  • 250 Horseshoe Bay
  • 250A Dundarave
  • 253 Caulfield (peak only)
  • 254 British Properties (peak only)
  • 257 Horseshoe Bay Express
  • N8 Fraser
  • N9 Coquitlam Central Station
  • N10 Brighouse Station
  • N15 Cambie
  • N17 UBC
  • N19 Surrey Central Station
  • N20 Victoria
  • N22 Macdonald
  • N24 Lynn Valley
  • N35 SFU

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vancouver City Centre station.
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Chan, Kenneth (July 9, 2018). "More escalators to be installed at every Canada Line station in downtown Vancouver". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Canada Line Escalator Enhancement Project". TransLink. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Chan, Kenneth (February 1, 2019). "Construction begins on new escalators for all downtown Canada Line stations". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Vancouver City Centre Station Entrance Locations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Granville & Vancouver City Centre Stations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. April 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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