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 tracks in Coquitlam, just west of the Lougheed Highway rail overpass, near the Coquitlam Centre shopping mall. 601 parking spaces are available on site. All services are operated by TransLink.
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.

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.
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. During this period, buses converged along Pinetree Way north of the intersection of Lougheed and Barnet Highway. On September 2, 1991, 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

West Coast Express

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, which currently serves 21 TransLink bus routes and shares the record of having the most bus connections at a SkyTrain station with Surrey Central station. 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:
BayRouteNotes
1159 Braid Station
1160 Port Coquitlam Station
2160 Kootenay Loop
3188 Port Coquitlam Station
4186 Hampton Park
4186 PanoramaPeak hour service only
4189 Lafarge
5183 Moody Centre Station
6701 Haney Place / Maple Ridge East / Mission City StationWeekdays only for Mission City Station
6N9 Downtown
7R3 Lougheed Hwy to Haney PlaceRapidBus service
8151 Burquitlam Station
9--
9185 Lansdowne
9187 PanoramaPeak hour service only
9187 Parkway
10152 Lougheed Station
11169 Braid Station
11191 Princeton
12150 White Pine Beach SpecialMay to September seasonal service only
12153 Braid Station
12175 MeridianPeak hour service only
12179 Buntzen Lake SpecialJuly to September seasonal service only
13171 Fremont
13172 Riverside
14173 Cedar
14174 Rocklin