22nd Street is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It is located on 7th Avenue and 22nd Street in the Connaught Heights neighbourhood of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Due to its proximity to the Queensborough interchange, where the Queensborough Bridge meets with Stewardson and Marine Ways, the station serves as a hub for regional bus routes.
22nd Street  | |||||||||||
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| SkyTrain station | |||||||||||
 Platform level at 22nd Street station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 649 22nd Street, New Westminster | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°12′00″N 122°56′57″W / 49.20000°N 122.94917°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Architektengruppe U-Bahn | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 11, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[1] | 3,406,100  22.8% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 16 of 53 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
edit22nd Street station was opened in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line). The Austrian architecture firm Architektengruppe U-Bahn was responsible for designing the station.[2][3]
In 2002, Millennium Line service was introduced to the station, which provided outbound service to VCC–Clark station (originally Commercial Drive) via Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued and replaced with an Expo Line branch to Production Way–University station in 2016.[4]
In February 2019, upgrades began on the station's bus exchange, which included adding enhanced lighting and a larger waiting area to reduce overcrowding.[5][6] In April 2019, TransLink installed its first-ever charging station for its future fleet of battery electric buses at the station's bus exchange.[7] Construction on the $2.8-million upgrade was completed in July 2019.[8]
Services
editStation information
editEntrances
edit22nd Street station is served by a single entrance facing west. The entrance, along with the bus loop that surrounds the stationhouse, is at a level slightly below 7th Avenue and is connected to the street by a ramp and stairs. An up escalator is provided for the westbound (inbound) platform only. Both platforms are wheelchair accessible via elevator.[9]
Transit connections
edit22nd Street station offers an off-street transit exchange with on-street stops for HandyDART and bus drop-offs eastbound on 7th Avenue. Bus bay assignment is as follows:[10]
| Route | Destination | Bay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Marpole Loop | 6 | |
| 101 | Lougheed Station | 5 | |
| 104 | Annacis Island | 3 | |
| 128 | Braid Station | 7 | Via 8th Avenue |
| 155 | Braid Station | Via Hospital and 6th Avenue | |
| 340 | Scottsdale | 1 | |
| 388 | Carvolth Exchange | Peak hours only | |
| 410 | Brighouse Station | 4 | |
| 418 | Kingswood | 8 | Peak hours only |
| N/A | 2 | Electric buses only | |
| N/A | 9 | Unloading only / HandyDART |
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.
- ^ Pabillano, Jhenifer (February 21, 2011). "1982 SkyTrain station concept drawings!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "U-Bahn Vancouver". Architektengruppe U-Bahn. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "SkyTrain network changes start today". CBC News. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Pillai, Tanushree (February 5, 2019). "Upgrades coming to 22nd Street bus exchange!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (February 7, 2019). "Construction begins on new bus exchange for SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (April 26, 2019). "TransLink installs its first electric-battery bus charger outside SkyTrain station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (July 9, 2019). "TransLink completes renovation of SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station bus loop". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ 22nd Street Station Entrance Location (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ 22nd Street Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.