Nanaimo station
| Company type | Rapid transit station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver , Canada |
Nanaimo station is a partly elevated stop on Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit network, specifically served by the Expo Line. Situated along Nanaimo Street between Vanness Avenue and East 24th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, the station derives its name from the nearby city of Nanaimo located on Vancouver Island. Positioned atop a hill, it provides vistas overlooking Downtown Vancouver.
History
Nanaimo station commenced operations in 1985 as a component of the initial SkyTrain system, currently known as the Expo Line. The architectural design was created by the Austrian firm Architektengruppe U-Bahn.
It represents the westernmost station on the Expo Line constructed above the former Central Park Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway, which extended westward to the present location of New Westminster station.
In 2002, the Millennium Line began servicing Nanaimo station, offering outbound trips to VCC–Clark station through Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued in 2016 and supplanted by an Expo Line branch running to Production Way–University station.
TransLink initiated plans for a significant renovation of Nanaimo’s bus exchange and entrance plaza starting in late 2018, aiming to improve passenger safety and accommodate future growth. Construction work on expanding the bus loop started in January 2019; although originally slated for completion by late 2019, it was postponed until early 2020. By July 2020, most of the upgraded bus exchange was finalized.
Entrances
The station features a single access point located at its western end, reachable from Nanaimo Street just south of East 24th Avenue, opposite Vanness Avenue.
Transit connections
The bus bay allocations are as follows:
| Bay | Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Brentwood Station | |
| 2 | 25 UBC | Service to UBC Exchange |
| 3 | 7 Dunbar | Trolley bus route |
| 4 | — | HandyDART service |