Nanaimo station

49°14′53″N 123°03′20″W / 49.248184°N 123.05564°W / 49.248184; -123.05564

Nanaimo is a train station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located at 2450 East 24th Avenue. It is owned by TransLink and is used by the SkyTrain in the Metro Vancouver area for their Expo Line.

The station was built in 1985 and opened on December 11. Austrian company Architektengruppe U-Bahn built the station so that people were able to move around on transit during Expo 86.[1] Much of the track and the station was once home to the Central Park Line for the former British Columbia Electric Railway.[2]

It is an partially elevated station, featuring two tracks and side platforms. It is preceded by Commercial–Broadway towards Waterfront and ends at 29th Avenue towards either King George or Production Way–University. In 2024, it was ranked at #28 of the 54 busiest stations in use for the SkyTrain.[3]

On January 4, 2019, TransLink ordered upgrades for the station. This included improved safety along with a upgrades to the entrance for the station and the bus exchange. It was completed on July 9, 2020.[4][5]

The station serves as a connection for the 7 and 25 TransLink bus services.[6]

Around the station is the Filipino Plaza, Trout Lake, and Gladstone Secondary School.

References

  1. ↑ "1982 SkyTrain station concept drawings!". The Buzzer. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Case of Metro Vancouver's Lost Electric Railway". The Tyee. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2024 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Construction begins on new Nanaimo Station bus loop January 2019". Daily Hive. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "New bus exchange and plaza opens at SkyTrain's Nanaimo Station (Photos)". Daily Hive. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Nanaimo Station Map" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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