King Edward station

King Edward
SkyTrain station
Location	4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates	49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W / 49.24917; -123.11583Coordinates: 49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W / 49.24917°N 123.11583°W / 49.24917; -123.11583
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Split platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	KE
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 17, 2009
Traffic
Passengers (2017[1])	6,400
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station Broadway–City Hall toward Waterfront Canada Line Oakridge–41st Avenue toward Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport

King Edward is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The station is designed to accommodate the future construction of a transit-connected development over the station entrance.

Location

The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue, with the station entrance at the northwest corner of the intersection, replacing a small strip mall. The station serves the surrounding residential area, as well as the retail area along Cambie Street. King Edward Station is also the closest station to Queen Elizabeth Park, located 400 metres to the south.

Layout

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

Station information

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 (via Cambie, Midlothian, 33rd Ave, Slocan, 29th Ave) and west to the University of British Columbia (via Cambie, 16th Ave, Wesbrook Mall).

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