Oak–VGH is a planned underground station for the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system.[1][2] It will be located at the southwest corner of the intersection of West Broadway and Laurel Street near Vancouver General Hospital in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Originally scheduled to open in 2025,[3][4] the station's projected opening has been pushed back twice; as of May 2024, it is scheduled to open in late 2027.[5][6]
Oak–VGH  | |||||||||||
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| SkyTrain station | |||||||||||
.jpg) Oak–VGH station site in September 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Vancouver | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°15′48″N 123°07′28″W / 49.263328°N 123.124357°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Planned | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2027 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Fairview–VGH (planning) | ||||||||||
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During planning, the station was known as Fairview–VGH.[7] On September 17, 2020, the station was renamed to include reference to the nearby Oak Street, only one block west of the station.[8]
References
edit- ^ Chan, Kenneth (March 22, 2018). "These are the 6 stations of the Broadway Subway in Vancouver (VISUALS)". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (September 17, 2020). "These are the finalized station names of the Broadway Subway". Daily Hive. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (March 16, 2018). "It's official: Broadway Subway and Surrey LRT will be built in $7-billion transit plan". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (March 4, 2021). "A new look at the station layouts of the Broadway Subway". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (November 24, 2022). "Broadway Subway opening delayed to 2026". Daily Hive Vancouver. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (May 24, 2024). "Broadway Subway opening further delayed until Fall 2027". Daily Hive Vancouver. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Chan, Kenneth (July 3, 2019). "These are the proposed station names for SkyTrain's Broadway Extension". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Saltman, Jennifer (September 17, 2020). "TransLink reveals permanent names for Broadway Subway stations". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
External links
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