Patterson station (SkyTrain)

Patterson
SkyTrain station
Location 4101 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Coordinates 49°13′47″N 123°00′45″W / 49.22967°N 123.012376°W / 49.22967; -123.012376Coordinates: 49°13′47″N 123°00′45″W / 49.22967°N 123.012376°W / 49.22967; -123.012376
Owned by BC Transit, TransLink
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code PT
Fare zone 2
History
Opened December 11, 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2017[1]) 5,300
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station
toward Waterfront
Expo Line

Patterson is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Patterson Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is the westernmost Expo Line station in Burnaby.

Location

The station is located at the northeastern fringe of Burnaby's Central Park, at the corner of Patterson Avenue and Central Boulevard. A stretch of the Expo Line west of the station runs through the park. Due to its proximity to Central Park, a large wooded park with trails leading to Swangard Stadium, the station is primarily used by local residents in the area.

History

Patterson station was built in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line). The station is named after pioneer Dugald Campbell Patterson, who built the original interurban stop in the 1890s, then known as Patterson's Landing.

This station is located above the old right-of-way of the former Central Park Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway. This line formerly ran just west of where Nanaimo station is today, and continued east to where the current New Westminster station is located.

On May 6, 1986, Princess Diana and Prince Charles disembarked at Patterson station after riding the SkyTrain from Waterfront station during their visit to Vancouver and Expo 86.[2]

In 2002, Millennium Line service was introduced to the station, which provided outbound service to VCC–Clark (originally Commercial–Broadway) via Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued and replaced with the Expo Line branch to Production Way–University in 2016.

Station information

Station layout

T Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Expo Line towards Waterfront (Joyce–Collingwood)
Island platform; Doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Outbound		 ■ Expo Line towards King George and Production Way–University (Metrotown) →
C Concourse Fare gates, Compass Ticket vending machines
S Street Level Entrance/Exit

Entrances

Patterson is served by four entrances. The two main entrances are located at the southeast end of the station, one entrance faces Beresford Street and the stations bus loop, while the other entrance is adjacent to Central Boulevard. Two more entrances are located at the northwest end of the station, these two entrances are located within Central Park and do not allow access for the disabled.

Transit connections

Bus bay assignments are as follows:[3]

Bay Route Number Destination
1 129 Holdom Station
2 Unloading only
3 125 BCIT[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Only when BCIT is in session
  2. ↑ Morning peak hour only

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Transit Service Performance Review" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "SkyTrain historic photos: Princess Diana visits SkyTrain and more". TransLink. January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ TransLink (January 2018). Patterson Station (PDF) (Map). Retrieved December 21, 2017.

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