Metrotown station

Metrotown
SkyTrain station
General information
Location	4401 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Coordinates	49.225463°N 123.003182°W / 49.225463; -123.003182
Owned by	BC Transit, TransLink
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MT
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	December 11, 1985
Passengers
2023	ERROR
Services
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Metrotown is an elevated SkyTrain station on the Expo Line in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is the second-busiest station in the SkyTrain system. The station is located between Central Boulevard and Beresford Street, east of Willingdon Avenue.

History

Metrotown station was built and opened in December 1985 as part of the original Expo Line of SkyTrain. The overhead walkway leading to Metropolis at Metrotown was added to the station in 1989 with the opening of the shopping centres. Originally, the bus loop was open-air and connected to the station via an at-grade street crossing.

The station was originally designed as a suburban station serving residential neighbourhoods and local transit connections. It experienced a major traffic increase since the opening of nearby shopping centres, and the current passenger load and circulation already surpassed the design capacity of the station. TransLink has established formal plans to retrofit and redesign the station to improve passenger flow and increase station capacity. Construction started in May 2015. On November 15, 2016, TransLink closed the pedestrian overpass that connected the station with the Metropolis shopping mall as renovations to the station progressed, with no timeline provided for the opening of a replacement overpass. The closure has led to criticism and extra travel time for many passengers. The new central stationhouse was opened to the public on March 24, 2017, and features new stairs and elevators.

Services

• Metrotown is a major connection point for the TransLink bus routes in southern Vancouver and Burnaby.
• The station is right across Central Boulevard from a bus loop and Metropolis at Metrotown and Station Square malls.
• The Crystal Mall and many other retail developments are nearby on Kingsway, one block north of the station.
• The Burnaby Public Library Bob Pritte Metrotown Branch is also two blocks away from the station in Burnaby Civic Square.
• Burnaby Civic Square, Kinnee, Maywood Park & Bonsor Park are located two blocks away from the station.
• Bonsor Recreation Complex is a community centre located in Bonsor Park.
• An ATM is available on the concourse level of the station.
• The three Metrotowers office buildings are often accessed through the station
• There is an A&W, Starbucks Coffee, and Chipotle Mexican Grill on the opposite end of the pedestrian overpass, near the mall entrance.

Station information

Station layout

T	Platform 1	← Template:TransLink (BC) box towards Template:TransLink (BC) stations (Template:TransLink (BC) stations)
	Island platform; Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	Template:TransLink (BC) box towards Template:TransLink (BC) stations and Template:TransLink (BC) stations (Template:TransLink (BC) stations) →
C	Concourse (East)	Connection to Metropolis, Station Square (closed), and bus loop Ticket vending machines, ATM
S	Street (East)	East entrance
	Street (West)	West entrance

Entrances

• East Entrance: This entrance is located on the BC Parkway, north of Beresford Street and south of Central Boulevard. It can be found at the far east end of the platform. There is no elevator for this entrance, and no escalator is available between street and concourse level. The entrance is in close proximity to Bay 9 of the Metrotown transit exchange for connections to south Burnaby community shuttle services.
• East Entrance Mall Access: This entrance connects the bus loop, Metropolis at Metrotown, and Station Square shopping centres with the concourse level through a narrow pedestrian overpass. The overpass also contains a stair access to the north side of Central Boulevard. Although up and down escalators are provided by bus loop and shopping centres, the overpass is at a slightly higher level than the concourse of the station, which results in 3 steps of stairs between the bridge and the station entrance. This entrance was closed on November 15, 2016, as part of the renovations to demolish the existing pedestrian overpass and rebuild the east entrance.
• West Entrance: This entrance is located on the west side of Metrotown Station. It has 4 escalators which opened on July 24, 2017 to replace an elevator only entrance.

• Centre Entrance: Construction on this entrance, which includes access to the station via stairs and 3 elevators, began in May 2015. It was opened, with two of its three elevators in service, on March 24, 2017.

Transit connections

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

Metrotown provides a partial off-street transit exchange on Beresford Street, and in front of the ground-level entrance to Metropolis shopping centre. Bus bay assignments are as follows:

Bay	Routes	Additional Information
1	—	(Unloading Only)
2	19 Stanley Park	Trolley bus service.
3	49 UBC	Articulated and standard bus service
4	130 Phibbs Exchange	130 Capilano U service from this bay during peak hours only from September to June
5	110 Lougheed Station 116 Edmonds Station
6	144 SFU
7	106 New Westminster Station 112 New Westminster Station (when SkyTrain not operating)
8	430 Richmond–Brighouse Station	Express
9	C6 Suncrest C7 Edmonds Station	Bay 9 is located westbound on Beresford Street, at Telford Avenue