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Royal Oak station (SkyTrain)

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Royal Oak station
Company typeSkyTrain station
IndustryPublic transportation
Founded1985
Headquarters
Burnaby
,
Canada

Royal Oak is a raised station situated on the Expo Line within Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit network. It can be found at the intersection of Beresford Street and Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, close to Kingsway and Imperial Avenue.

History

Commissioned in 1985 as part of the initial SkyTrain infrastructure, Royal Oak station was created by the Austrian architectural group Architektengruppe U-Bahn.

Starting in 2002, the station also accommodated the Millennium Line, offering outbound trips to VCC–Clark station through Columbia station. This route was discontinued in 2016, replaced by an Expo Line extension reaching Production Way–University station.

Entrances

There is a single access point to Royal Oak station, located on the southern side at Beresford Street and Royal Oak Avenue. While an elevator is provided for accessibility, escalators to the platform are not available.

Transit connections

Royal Oak links to one bus service: a community shuttle connecting passengers to Edmonds station.

Stop number Routes
59781