Waterfront Station

Waterfront Station is a major public transportation facility in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 335 KB) Waterfront Station in Vancouver. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 335 KB) Waterfront Station in Vancouver. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Services

Waterfront Station is the downtown Vancouver terminus for the following services:

• The Expo SkyTrain Line to King George Station in Surrey; and the Millennium SkyTrain Line to Commercial Drive Station in east Vancouver (via Columbia station);
• The under-construction Richmond-Airport-Vancouver ("RAV") Line to Vancouver International Airport and Richmond;
• The SeaBus passenger ferry to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver;
• The West Coast Express commuter train to Mission;
• The HarbourLynx passenger ferry to Nanaimo; and
• Various bus routes, including the 98 B-Line express service to Richmond.

All of the above services—except for HarbourLynx—are operated by TransLink. HeliJet International does not serve Waterfront Station per se, but its helipad is adjacent to the SeaBus terminal and passengers can use the SeaBus's overhead walkway to get to and from Waterfront Station's main terminal building. The Expo Line is the oldest line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} The City of Parks City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada location. ... The Millennium Line is the second line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... This aerial photo shows the planned route of the RAV line. ... Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located about 15 kilometres driving distance from downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Sea Island in Richmond. ... Richmond is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... The SeaBus heading toward downtown Vancouver. ... Lonsdale Quay is a major transit hub for the North Shore area of Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. ... This page refers to the City of North Vancouver, for the surrounding District Municipality please see North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality). ... West Coast Express is British Columbias only interregional commuter rail service, linking Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver. ... Mission is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia and is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley. ... HarbourLynx is a company based in Nanaimo, British Columbia that provides passenger-only high speed ferry service between the city centres of Nanaimo and Vancouver. ... Nanaimo Harbour Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... TransLink, officially known as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is a transportation organization which services transportation needs of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). ... S-76A in Helijet livery. ...

Waterfront station is connected to the Waterfront Hotel and Canada Place by underground passage. Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

Location

Waterfront Station is located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet, just east of the north foot of Granville Street. The station is within walking distance of Gastown, the Helijet Airways helipad, and the Canada Place cruise ship terminal. Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right of the photo) from Burrard Inlet, in this view from the southeast at Burnaby Mountain. ... Gastown is an area of Vancouver, British Columbia, located between Downtown and the Downtown Eastside. ... Canada Place is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet waterfront of Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

History

Waterfront Station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was the Pacific terminus for the CPR's transcontinental passenger trains to Montréal and Toronto until circa 1979, when VIA Rail took over the railway's passenger operations and rerouted trains to Union Station (now called Pacific Central Station) near False Creek. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of VIA Rails cross-country The Canadian to Toronto, and the northern terminus of Amtraks Cascades to Seattle. ... False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. ...

Waterfront Station's transformation into a public transit facility began in 1977. That year, the SeaBus began operating out of a purpose-built floating pier that was connected to the main terminal building via an overhead walkway above the CPR tracks. The CPR's passenger platforms and some of its tracks were torn up in the early 1980s to make way for the guideway of the SkyTrain, which opened in 1985. A private ferry company, Royal SeaLink Express, ran passenger ferries from a new dock on the west side of the SeaBus terminal to Victoria and Nanaimo in the early 1990s, but ultimately folded. In the mid 1990s, platforms were built adjacent to the SkyTrain station for the new West Coast Express, which uses the existing CPR tracks. (The West Coast Express platforms are in the same location as the old CPR platforms.) In 2003, HarbourLynx began operating out of Royal Sealink's old facility at the SeaBus terminal. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... This article is about the year. ... The arms of Victoria. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Claims to fame

Waterfront Station is the home of the first Starbucks outlet in Vancouver, which opened in the 1987 and was one of the first Starbucks locations outside of Seattle, Washington. (Before opening as a Starbucks, the outlet may have been part of the Il Giornale chain owned by Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, but the editor cannot recall for certain.) For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 369. ... Howard Schultz is an American businessman and entrepreneur most widely known as chief executive officer and chairman of Starbucks. ...

The Next Station Is...

• WESTBOUND: None (terminus)
• EASTBOUND: Burrard

Overview The Burrard Station of the Skytrain system is located on the Expo Line in the short subway segment located beneath Downtown Vancouver. ...