King Edward station

King Edward
King Edward
SkyTrain station
	King Edward station entrance in 2019
Location	4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates	49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°WCoordinates: 49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Split platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	VIA Architecture
Other information
Station code	KE
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 17, 2009
Passengers
2019	2,367,000 6.7%
Rank	26 of 53
Services

An outbound train departing King Edward station; the outbound platform is located below the inbound platform.

King Edward is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves the neighbourhoods of Riley Park–Little Mountain and South Cambie. The station is within walking distance of BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.

History[]

King Edward station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.^[2] The station is named for nearby King Edward Avenue, which in turn is named after King Edward VII.^[3]

Structure and design[]

Like Burrard and Granville stations, King Edward station has a distinctive platform design. The inbound track (to Waterfront) is stacked above the outbound track (to Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport), with the inbound platform being one level above the outbound platform.

Services[]

The station is served by the #15 bus providing local surface service along Cambie Street, by the #25 bus operating east to Brentwood Town Centre station and west to the University of British Columbia, and by the #33 bus operating east to 29th Avenue station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information[]

Station layout[]

S	Street level	Entrance/Exit
C	Concourse	Compass vending machines and fare gates
T1	Platform 1 Inbound	← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Broadway–City Hall)
	Side platform; doors will open on the left
T2	Platform 2 Outbound	■ Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport (Oakridge–41st Avenue) →
	Side platform; doors will open on the right

Entrances[]

King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.^[4]

Transit connections[]

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to King Edward station:^[5]

Bay	Location	Routes
1	King Edward Avenue westbound	25 UBC
2	Cambie Street northbound	15 Olympic Village Station 33 UBC N15 Downtown (night bus service)
3	King Edward Avenue eastbound	25 Brentwood Station
4	Cambie Street southbound	15 Cambie 33 29th Avenue Station N15 Cambie (night bus service)

References[]

^ "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ Snyders, Tom; O'Rourke, Jennifer (2001). Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names. Vancouver, B.C.: Arsenal Pulp Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781551520773.
^ "King Edward Station Entrance Location" (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "King Edward Station Map" (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.