22nd Street station (SkyTrain)

22nd Street is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It is located on 7th Avenue and 22nd Street in the Connaught Heights neighbourhood of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Due to its proximity to the Queensborough interchange, where the Queensborough Bridge meets with Stewardson and Marine Ways, the station serves as a hub for regional bus routes.

22nd Street
SkyTrain station
Platform level at 22nd Street station
Location	649 22nd Street, New Westminster
Coordinates	49°12′00″N 122°56′57″W
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Architektengruppe U-Bahn
Other information
Station code	TS
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	December 11, 1985
Passengers
2019[1]	3,452,000  4.6%
Rank	20 of 53
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station Edmonds toward Waterfront Expo Line New Westminster toward King George or Production Way–University

History

22nd Street station was opened in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line). The Austrian architecture firm Architektengruppe U-Bahn was responsible for designing the station.[2][3]

In 2002, Millennium Line service was introduced to the station, which provided outbound service to VCC–Clark station (originally Commercial Drive) via Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued and replaced with an Expo Line branch to Production Way–University station in 2016.[4]

In February 2019, upgrades began on the station's bus exchange, which included adding enhanced lighting and a larger waiting area to reduce overcrowding.[5][6] In April 2019, TransLink installed its first-ever charging station for its future fleet of battery electric buses at the station's bus exchange.[7] Construction on the $2.8-million upgrade was completed in July 2019.[8]

Services

• 22nd Street bus loop is the terminus for a number of various regional bus routes serving Vancouver, Surrey, North Delta, Richmond and Langley.
• Local connections to Queensborough Landing and Uptown New Westminster are also available at this station.

Station information

Station layout

	Side platform; doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Inbound	← ■ Expo Line towards Waterfront (Edmonds)
	Platform 2 Outbound	■ Expo Line towards King George and Production Way–University (New Westminster) →
	Side platform; doors will open on the right
C	Concourse	Compass vending machines and fare gates
S	Street level	Entrance; bus loop

Entrances

22nd Street station is served by a single entrance facing west.[9] The entrance, along with the bus loop that surrounds the stationhouse, is at a level slightly below 7th Avenue and is connected to the street by a ramp and stairs. An up escalator is provided for the westbound (inbound) platform only; passengers accessing the eastbound (outbound) platform must climb up a full flight of stairs.

Transit connections

22nd Street station offers an off-street transit exchange with on-street stops for HandyDart and bus drop-offs eastbound on 7th Avenue. Bus bay assignment is as follows:[10]

Bay	Routes	Notes
1	418 Kingswood	Peak hours only
2	Battery-powered buses only
3	104 Annacis Island
4	410 Brighouse Station
5	101 Lougheed Station
6	100 Marpole Loop
7	128 Braid Station	Via 8th Avenue
	155 Braid Station	Via Hospital and 6th Street
8	340 Scottsdale
	388 Carvolth Exchange	Peak hours only
9	Unloading only/HandyDART

References

1. "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. Pabillano, Jhenifer (February 21, 2011). "1982 SkyTrain station concept drawings!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
3. "U-Bahn Vancouver". Architektengruppe U-Bahn. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
4. "SkyTrain network changes start today". CBC News. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
5. Pillai, Tanushree (February 5, 2019). "Upgrades coming to 22nd Street bus exchange!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
6. Chan, Kenneth (February 7, 2019). "Construction begins on new bus exchange for SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
7. Chan, Kenneth (April 26, 2019). "TransLink installs its first electric-battery bus charger outside SkyTrain station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
8. Chan, Kenneth (July 9, 2019). "TransLink completes renovation of SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station bus loop". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
9. 22nd Street Station Entrance Location (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
10. 22nd Street Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. July 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.