King George is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the south end of the Surrey City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of the outbound termini of the Expo Line, the other being Production Way–University station. The station is located on King George Boulevard at Holland Commons, just north of Fraser Highway.
King George  | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) West entrance to the King George stationhouse | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 9904 King George Blvd Surrey, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°10′58″N 122°50′41″W / 49.1827°N 122.8446°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  R1 King George Blvd | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | KG | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 28, 1994 | ||||||||||||
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| 2023[1] | 4,616,500  30.1% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 9 of 53 | ||||||||||||
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The station is within walking distance to Holland Park and Surrey Memorial Hospital. A number of mixed-use developments continue to be built near the station, such as the King George Hub development, which displaced the park and ride facility that had once served the station.[2]
History
editKing George station was opened in 1994 as part of the second extension of the Expo Line into Surrey; the other stations included on this extension were Gateway and Surrey Central. The station is named for nearby King George Boulevard, which in turn is named after King George VI, who visited the municipality of Surrey in 1939.[3]
Since opening in 1994, it has served as an outbound terminus of the Expo Line. The tracks continue beyond the station for about a block before they terminate and are used to store extra cars and to allow outbound trains to switch tracks for their ensuing inbound runs; plans call for the line to be extended deeper into Surrey, following Fraser Highway.[4]
In 2022, an Expo Line extension from King George station to 203 Street in Langley City was approved.[5] Construction on the 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) extension was scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed by 2028.[5]
Between April 27 and June 9, 2024, King George station was temporarily closed to allow for replacement work on two switches and a section of third rail between King George and Surrey Central stations.[6][7] During this time, various repairs and upgrades were completed on the station, including platform work to accommodate Alstom Mark V trainsets.[6]
Station information
editEntrances
edit- East entrance: is accessible from Whalley Boulevard and includes a designated passenger drop-off area. Bus connections at this entrance serve Fleetwood, Langley and White Rock.[8]
- West entrance: is located on King George Boulevard and provides access to bus routes serving Guildford, Newton, North Delta and White Rock.[8]
Transit connections
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King George station is a major connection point for the TransLink bus network for Delta, Langley, Surrey and White Rock.
As of January 2024[update], the following routes serve King George station:[9]
| Bay | Location | Routes |
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| 1 | King George Boulevard Southbound |
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| 2 | King George Boulevard Northbound |
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| 4 | King George Boulevard Northbound |
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| 5 | King George Boulevard Southbound |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Reid, Amy (September 21, 2018). "Phase three of 'King George Hub' development gets the green light". Surrey Now-Leader. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ Bollwitt, Rebecca (January 19, 2011). "King George VI in Vancouver". Miss604. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (December 9, 2018). "TransLink could open new 16-km SkyTrain in Surrey by 2025". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Chan, Kenneth (July 14, 2022). "16-km-long Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension receives full provincial and federal approval". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Tung, Allen (March 25, 2024). "SkyTrain's King George Station to temporarily close for track maintenance, starting Apr. 27". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "King George SkyTrain Station reopens after maintenance work". CBC News Vancouver. June 9, 2024. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b King George Station Entrance Locations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ King George Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Route 345 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Route 394 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Route 395 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
External links
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Media related to King George station at Wikimedia Commons