Coquitlam Central station

Coquitlam Central station is an intermodal rapid transit station in Metro Vancouver served by both the Millennium Line—part of the SkyTrain system—and the region's West Coast Express commuter rail system. The station is located on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks in Coquitlam, just west of the Lougheed Highway rail overpass, near the Coquitlam Centre shopping mall. 601 parking spaces are available on site.[2] All services are operated by TransLink.

Coquitlam Central
TransLink station
Location	2920 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam Canada
Coordinates	49°16′26″N 122°48′00″W
Owned by	TransLink
Operated by	Coast Mountain Bus Company and TransLink
Line(s)	Canadian Pacific Railway
Platforms	1 side platform (West Coast Express) 2 side platforms (SkyTrain)
Tracks	2 (Canadian Pacific Railway) 2 (SkyTrain)
Connections	R3 Lougheed Hwy
Construction
Structure type	At grade (West Coast Express) Elevated (SkyTrain)
Parking	601 spaces
Bicycle facilities	lockers
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	November 1, 1995 (West Coast Express) December 2, 2016 (SkyTrain)
Passengers
2019[1]	1,540,000  5.7%
Rank	37 of 53
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station Inlet Centre toward VCC–Clark Millennium Line Lincoln toward Lafarge Lake–Douglas Moody Centre toward Waterfront West Coast Express Port Coquitlam toward Mission City

On December 2, 2016, the Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension entered revenue service at the station, providing service to VCC–Clark in Vancouver and Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Coquitlam.[3][4]

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway brought the first passenger train service to the area in the 1880s, with the first permanent station built at Fraser Mills in 1910, on the branch line to New Westminster. The train was a vital factor in bringing new settlement, including loggers and their families, into the Coquitlam area.[5]

The area around Coquitlam Central station has been an important focal point for bus services since August 15, 1979, when bus services were rerouted to serve Coquitlam Centre shopping mall.[6] During this period, buses converged along Pinetree Way north of the intersection of Lougheed and Barnet Highway. On September 2, 1991,[7] a new bus exchange known as "Coquitlam Centre Transit Exchange" opened on the southwest corner of the intersection, in roughly the same location as the current exchange, which was rebuilt during construction of the adjacent West Coast Express station. Before the Evergreen Extension was opened, the bus exchange was known as "Coquitlam Station".

The train station opened in 1995, when the West Coast Express began operating, connecting Vancouver with Mission, British Columbia. The West Coast Express platform is located on the south side of the CPR tracks, accessed via a pedestrian tunnel.

Services

SkyTrain platforms at Coquitlam Central station

West Coast Express

West Coast Express station platform

Coquitlam Central is served by five West Coast Express trains per weekday in each direction: five in the morning to Vancouver, and five in the evening to Mission. In addition, there are select 701 trips arriving from Mission City in the morning, and select 701 trips operating to Mission City station in the evening. The station is adjacent to a major bus exchange and park-and-ride facility, which is served by local and express buses and Community Shuttle minibuses.

SkyTrain

Revenue service began at Coquitlam Central station on December 2, 2016. It provides services to nearby Lafarge Lake–Douglas station in Coquitlam and service to VCC–Clark station in Vancouver. Coquitlam Central station is a major bus transfer exchange. There is a track spur near the platform for a potential future extension to Port Coquitlam.

Transit exchange

Coquitlam Central station provides a bus exchange near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Barnet Highway. Bus bay assignments are as follows:[8]

Bay	Route	Notes
1	159 Braid Station
	160 Port Coquitlam Station[9]
2	160 Kootenay Loop[10]
3	188 Port Coquitlam Station
4	186 Hampton Park
	186 Panorama	Peak hour service only
	189 Lafarge
5	183 Moody Centre Station
6	701 Haney Place / Maple Ridge East / Mission City Station	Weekdays only for Mission City Station
	N9 Downtown
7	R3 Lougheed Hwy to Haney Place	RapidBus service
8	151 Burquitlam Station
9
	185 Lansdowne
	187 Panorama	Peak hour service only
	187 Parkway
10	152 Lougheed Station
11	169 Braid Station
	191 Princeton
12	150 White Pine Beach Special	May to September seasonal service only
	153 Braid Station
	175 Meridian	Peak hour service only
	179 Buntzen Lake Special	July to September seasonal service only
13[11]	171 Fremont
	172 Riverside
14[12]	173 Cedar
	174 Rocklin

References

1. "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. "Park and Ride Text Only". TransLink. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
3. "Evergreen Extension". TransLink. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
4. Brown, Scott (November 7, 2016). "TransLink will open Evergreen Line on Dec. 2". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
5. "Fraser Mills Railway Station". Art by Joy A. Kirkwood. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
6. "Robson closure disrupts service" (PDF). The Buzzer. B.C. Hydro Transportation. August 3, 1979. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
7. "Fall/Winter Transit Service Changes effective Sept 2" (PDF). The Buzzer. BC Transit. August 16, 1991. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
8. "Coquitlam Central Station". TransitDB.ca. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
9. NextBus route 160 at stop #53299
10. NextBus route 160 at stop #53357
11. TransitDB Coquitlam Central Station Bay 13
12. TransitDB Coquitlam Central Station Bay 14

External links

Media related to Coquitlam Central Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fraser Mills Station