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Marine Drive station

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Structure type
  
Elevated

Station code
  
MD

Province
  
British Columbia

Tracks
  
2

Platforms
  
Side platforms

Disabled access
  
Yes

Opened
  
17 August 2009

Owner
  
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Marine Drive station

Location
  
8430 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Address
  
Vancouver, BC V5X 0C7, Canada

Similar
  
Canada Line, Langara–49th Avenue station, Oakridge–41st Avenue station, Richmond–Brighouse station, Sea Island Centre station

Skytrains at marine drive station


Marine Drive is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Canada line trains at marine drive station


Location

The station is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Southwest Marine Drive and Cambie Street. It serves the residential areas of Marpole and the Vancouver South Slope. There are also some shops located across the street from the station.

Marine Drive station is the only Canada Line station in Vancouver city with above-ground station platforms. Around 64th Avenue, just a few blocks north of the station, the line transitions to a cut-and-cover tunnel and remains underground all the way to the northern terminus at Waterfront station. South of Marine Drive station, the line crosses the Fraser River on the North Arm Bridge, a purpose-built bridge similar to the Skybridge for the Expo Line.

Services

The trolleybuses running along Main Street (#3), Granville Street (#10) and Oak Street (#17) — as well as the former trolleybus route on Cambie Street (#15) — have their southern termini located at a newly constructed bus exchange at Marine Drive station, enabling easy transfers for passengers traveling between Vancouver, Richmond, and the Vancouver International Airport. In addition, passengers will also be able to connect to the #100 bus, which runs along Marine Drive.

Bus routes

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Marine Drive station:

  • 3 Downtown (via Main Street)
  • 10 Downtown (via Granville Street)
  • 15 Olympic Village Station (via Cambie Street, then continues Downtown as #50 Waterfront Station)
  • 17 Downtown (via Oak Street)
  • 100 Marpole Loop
  • 100 22nd Street Station
  • N15 Downtown
  • References

    Marine Drive station Wikipedia