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Burquitlam station

Coordinates: 49°15′41″N 122°53′23″W / 49.26139°N 122.88972°W / 49.26139; -122.88972
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Burquitlam
SkyTrain station
General information
Location548 Clarke Road, Coquitlam
Coordinates49°15′41″N 122°53′23″W / 49.26139°N 122.88972°W / 49.26139; -122.88972
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedDecember 2, 2016
Passengers
2023[1]1,447,600 Increase 28.7%
Rank33 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Lougheed Town Centre
towards VCC–Clark
Millennium Line Moody Centre

Burquitlam station is a rapid transit station on the Millennium Line, part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system, and is located in Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on December 2, 2016, with the rest of the Evergreen Extension and is named after the Burquitlam neighbourhood in which it is located.[2][3]

The station features a transit exchange (including a direct connection to Simon Fraser University), HandyDart area, night bus service to and from Downtown Vancouver, and bike lockers and racks.[4]

Station information

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Entrances

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Burquitlam is served by a single entrance facing the north end of the station. The entrance is located on the east side of Clarke Road.

Transit connections

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Burquitlam station provides an on- and off-street transit exchange on Clarke Road, between Como Lake and Smith avenues.[4] The station is in Translink's Fare Zone 3 which means customers must pay additional fare if they cross zone boundaries using SeaBus or SkyTrain during peak hours (from start of transit service in the morning to 6:30 pm, excluding weekends and holidays). This additional amount is determined by the number of boundaries crossed. All bus and HandyDART travel is 1-zone.

Bay Location Route # Notes
1 Bus loop Unloading only
2 Bus loop 157 Lougheed Station Via Poirier Centre
3 Bus loop 151 Coquitlam Central Station
4 Clarke Road
Northbound
143 SFU Weekdays only
5 Clarke Road
Northbound
156 Braid Station
180 Moody Centre Station
N9 Coquitlam Central Station NightBus service
6 Clarke Road
Southbound
To Lougheed Station: 156, 180
N9 Downtown NightBus service

References

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  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. ^ Brown, Scott (November 7, 2016). "TransLink will open Evergreen Line on Dec. 2". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tri-Cities rejoice: The long-awaited Evergreen Line opens". CTV Vancouver. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Burquitlam Station (PDF) (Map). TransLink. December 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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