Edmonds station (SkyTrain)
| Company type | SkyTrain station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Burnaby , Canada |
Area served | Metro Vancouver |
Edmonds is a ground-level station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit network. It is situated close to where Griffiths Drive meets 18th Avenue, just south of Kingsway within the Edmonds neighbourhood of Burnaby, British Columbia.
Located one block to the east is the SkyTrain maintenance and storage facility that supports both the Expo and Millennium lines, connected through several track switches.
History
The station commenced operations in 1985 as part of the initial SkyTrain network, now known as the Expo Line. In 2002, Millennium Line service started here, offering outbound trips to VCC–Clark station via Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued in 2016 and replaced by an Expo Line branch extending to Production Way–University.
Services
- Edmonds bus loop provides transfers to multiple TransLink routes serving Burnaby and New Westminster, succeeding the former Edmonds Loop located at Kingsway and Edmonds.
- Due to its closeness to the maintenance facility, Edmonds acts as the departure point for certain early morning outbound Expo trains heading towards King George station and Production Way–University station.
- The station also serves as a temporary end-of-line when trains are removed from service following morning peak periods.
Entrances
The primary entrance is positioned near the northeast end of the platform and is directly connected to the inbound platform (Platform 1). Passengers accessing the outbound platform (Platform 2) must use an overhead pedestrian bridge; however, escalators are not available.
Prior to the installation of fare gates, a secondary entrance southeast of the main access point allowed entry to the inbound platform by repurposing an emergency exit. Access to the outbound platform remained exclusively via the main overhead walkway.
Transit connections
Edmonds station includes an off-street bus exchange located at the northeast terminus of 18th Avenue. The bus bay assignments are as follows:
| Bay | Routes | Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unloading only | |
| 2 | 133 | Holdom Station |
| 3 | 119 | Metrotown Station |
| 4 | 106 | New Westminster Station |
| 5 | 112 | New Westminster Station |
| 6 | 116 | Metrotown Station |
| 7 | 147 148 |
Metrotown Station Royal Oak Station |
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