VCC–Clark station
VCC–Clark  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2102 Keith Drive, Vancouver | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°15′57″N 123°04′44″W / 49.265753°N 123.078825°WCoordinates: 49°15′57″N 123°04′44″W / 49.265753°N 123.078825°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | BC Ministry of Transportation, TransLink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 84 UBC | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | VC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 6, 2006 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2017[1]) | 3,400 | ||||||||||
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VCC–Clark is an elevated station on the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is named after the nearby Vancouver Community College (VCC) located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and serves as the western terminus of the Millennium Line.
History
VCC–Clark stations original plans called for the station to be located underground below Broadway to the south of Vancouver Community College (VCC), but the City of Vancouver wanted the line to run to the north through an emerging technology zone on the False Creek Flats.
The station was originally planned to open with the original portion of the Millennium Line in 2002, but the construction was delayed because of property issues as the station is located in a former railyard.[2] The station was slated to begin service in the fall of 2005, but testing and commissioning of the station and related facilities lasted into the fall of 2005, with trial running of trains starting in mid-November. The station officially opened on Friday, January 6, 2006. An additional bus route, 84, connects VCC–Clark to UBC to relieve the 99 B-Line bus route and the trolley buses on Broadway.
Plans originally called for the Millennium Line to extend west along the Broadway corridor from VCC–Clark station to Granville Street and 10th Avenue with three additional stations. In 2006, it was revealed that this 5 km extension was out of favour and "not a high priority anymore".[3]
Station information
Station layout
| T | Side platform; Doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | ← ■ Millennium Line termination track | |
| Platform 2 Outbound |
■ Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas (Commercial–Broadway) → | |
| Side platform; Doors will open on the right | ||
| C | Concourse | Fare gates, Compass ticketing machines |
| S | Street Level | Entrance/Exit |
Entrances
VCC–Clark is served by a single entrance located at the west end of the station. The entrance is located on the Keith Drive south of 6th Avenue.
Transit connections
VCC–Clark station is served by one bus connection: an express route to the University of British Columbia.[4]
| Bay | Routes |
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| 1 |
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References
- ↑ "2017 Transit Service Performance Review" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ↑ 24 Hours Vancouver, January 6, 2006.
- ↑ Carrigg, David (5 August 2004). "SkyTrain extension off the rails". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on 2006-10-19. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
- ↑ "VCC–Clark Station". TransLink. December 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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