King Edward station


King Edward is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves the neighbourhoods of Riley Park–Little Mountain and South Cambie. The station is within walking distance of BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.

History

King Edward station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture. The station is named for nearby King Edward Avenue, which in turn is named after King Edward VII.

Structure and design

Like Burrard and Granville stations, King Edward station has a distinctive platform design. The inbound track is stacked above the outbound track, with the inbound platform being one level above the outbound platform.

Services

The station is served by the #15 bus providing local surface service along Cambie Street, by the #25 bus operating east to Brentwood Town Centre station and west to the University of British Columbia, and by the #33 bus operating east to 29th Avenue station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information

Station layout

Entrances

King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.

Transit connections

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to King Edward station:
BayLocationRoutes
1King Edward Avenue
westbound
25 UBC
2Cambie Street
northbound
15 Olympic Village Station
33 UBC
N15 Downtown
3King Edward Avenue
eastbound
25 Brentwood Station
4Cambie Street
southbound
15 Cambie
33 29th Avenue Station
N15 Cambie