Province British Columbia | Structure type At grade and elevated Phone +1 604-953-3333 | |
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Location 2920 Barnet Highway, CoquitlamCanada Similar Lougheed Town Centre st, Lafarge Lake–Douglas station, Port Coquitlam railway st, Burquitlam station, Moody Centre station | ||
West coast express at coquitlam central station
Coquitlam Central is a station served by both Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain metro system and its West Coast Express commuter rail system. The station is located on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks in Coquitlam, just west of the Lougheed Highway rail overpass, near the Coquitlam Centre shopping mall. The platform is located on the south side of the tracks accessed via a pedestrian tunnel. The adjacent bus loop opened in the early 1990s, while the train station opened in 1995, when the West Coast Express began operating, connecting Vancouver with Mission, British Columbia. 601 parking spaces are available on site. All services are operated by TransLink.
Contents
- West coast express at coquitlam central station
- Buses at coquitlam central station
- History
- West Coast Express
- SkyTrain
- Transit exchange
- References
On December 2, 2016, the Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension entered revenue service at the station, providing service to VCC–Clark in Vancouver and Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Coquitlam.
Buses at coquitlam central station
History
Canadian Pacific Railway brought the first passenger train service to the area in the 1880s, with the first permanent station built at Fraser Mills in 1910, on the branch line to New Westminster. The train was a vital factor in bringing new settlement, including loggers and their families, into the Coquitlam area.
The area around Coquitlam Centre has been an important focal point for bus services since the 1970s. Prior to the early 1990s, buses converged along Pinetree Way north of the intersection of Lougheed and Barnet Highway. In the early 1990s, a bus exchange was built on the southwest corner of the intersection, in roughly the same location as the current exchange, which was built during or after construction of the adjacent West Coast Express station.
West Coast Express
Coquitlam Central is served by five West Coast Express trains per weekday in each direction: five in the morning to Vancouver, and five in the evening to Mission. In addition, there are two buses (called the "TrainBus") operating from Mission to Vancouver in the morning (after all trains) and three in the evening returning to Mission in the evening (again, after all trains), stopping at all West Coast Express stations. The station is adjacent to a major bus exchange and park-and-ride facility, which is served by local and express buses and Community Shuttle minibuses.
SkyTrain
Revenue service began at Coquitlam Central Station on December 2, 2016. It is expected to be the busiest of all Evergreen Extension stations. It provides services to nearby Lafarge Lake–Douglas station in Coquitlam and service to VCC–Clark station in Vancouver.
Transit exchange
Coquitlam Central station provides a bus exchange near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Barnet Highway. Bus bay assignments are as follows: