Oak–VGH station
Oak–VGH is a planned underground station for the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system.[1][2] It will be located at the intersection of West Broadway and Laurel Street near Vancouver General Hospital in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is scheduled to open in 2025.[3]
SkyTrain station | |||||||||||
Location | Vancouver | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 49.263328°N 123.124357°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Planned | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2025 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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During planning, the station was known as Fairview–VGH.[4] On September 17, 2020, the station was renamed to include reference to the nearby Oak Street, one block west of the station.[5]
References
- Chan, Kenneth (March 22, 2018). "These are the 6 stations of the Broadway Subway in Vancouver (VISUALS)". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- Chan, Kenneth (September 17, 2020). "These are the finalized station names of the Broadway Subway". Daily Hive. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- Chan, Kenneth (March 16, 2018). "It's official: Broadway Subway and Surrey LRT will be built in $7-billion transit plan". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- Chan, Kenneth (July 3, 2019). "These are the proposed station names for SkyTrain's Broadway Extension". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- Saltman, Jennifer (September 17, 2020). "TransLink reveals permanent names for Broadway Subway stations". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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