Lansdowne is an elevated station on the

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's SkyTrain

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system. It is located in

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, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Lansdowne station is located at the intersection of Lansdowne Road and No. 3 Road. It serves

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and

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, as well as adjacent businesses and residences in the area. It is also the nearest station to the

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, and an extension of Lansdowne Road was used to facilitate pedestrian travel between Lansdowne station and the oval during the

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. The station was originally to have been located at the intersection of No. 3 Road and Alderbridge Way, and would have been known as "Alderbridge station". The name "Lansdowne" comes from the former use of the site for a

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track, named Lansdowne Park, from the 1920s until the 1960s.

Station information

Station layout

Bus routes

The following bus routes are located nearby: * 403 Three Road / Bridgeport Station * 405 Five Road / Cambie * 410

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/ 22nd Street Station * 416 Richmond–Brighouse Station / East Cambie * N10 Richmond–Brighouse Station / Downtown

References

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