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
General information
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; 36 years ago (1985-12-11)
Passengers
2019[1]	3,452,000  4.6%
Rank	20 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station Edmonds towards Waterfront Expo Line New Westminster towards 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

Entrances

22nd Street station is served by a single entrance facing west. 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. Both platforms are wheelchair accessible via elevator.[9]

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]

References

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