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Production Way–University is an elevated station on the
Expo
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Events and venues
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* Singapore Expo, convention and exposition venue
** Expo Axis, one of the world's largest membrane roofs, constructe ...
and
Millennium Line
The Millennium Line is the second line of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by BC Rapid Transit Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, and links the cities ...
s of
Metro Vancouver
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's
SkyTrain rapid transit
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system. The station is located at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Production Way in
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...
, British Columbia, Canada. Initially a
Millennium Line
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station, a reorganization of SkyTrain service patterns in 2016 made Production Way–University a terminus for a branch of the Expo Line.
History
Production Way–University station was opened in 2002 as part of the original Millennium Line project. The station was designed by the architecture firm Hotson Bakker Architects.
In 2016, SkyTrain service was reconfigured in anticipation of the opening of the
Evergreen Extension
The Evergreen Extension (previously known as the Evergreen Line) is a extension of the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The extension runs from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby to Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Co ...
; as a result, Production Way–University station became a terminus station of an
Expo Line branch running between this station and
Waterfront station in Downtown Vancouver. At the same time, the Millennium Line service was altered with trains running between
VCC–Clark and
Lougheed Town Centre
The City of Lougheed is the second-largest shopping centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, with and over 160 shops and services. It is located in the northeast corner of Burnaby near the Coquitlam border. The centre is located adjacent to ...
stationslater extended to
Lafarge Lake–Douglas station
Lafarge Lake–Douglas is a rapid transit station on the Millennium Line, part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system, which serves as the line's outbound terminus. It is located in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and opened for service on Dece ...
when service began on the Evergreen Extensioninstead of the previous service between VCC–Clark and Waterfront stations.
Services
Production Way–University station is a major transfer point for
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
, as well as providing connections to local suburban buses. It is the terminus of the 145 bus route running to SFU, which carries just over half of all bus traffic to the university. The station's commercial space has a
Circle K convenience store, a
Subway restaurant, a pizza restaurant, and a coffee shop. The station also has a 220-space
park and ride
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.
Proposed gondola
The SFU Community Trust has proposed extending the
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* Translink (Northern Ireland)
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system from this station through the installation of a tri-cable
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supp ...
that would travel up
Burnaby Mountain
Burnaby Mountain, elev. , is a low, forested mountain in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, overlooking the upper arms of Burrard Inlet. It is the location of Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus, the Discovery Park research community, and ...
to the SFU Transit Exchange. The proposed lift would use a 30-passenger
Doppelmayr Garaventa
Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers for ski areas, urban transport, amusement parks, and material handling systems. As of 2019, the group have produced over 15,000 installations in 96 countri ...
3S Gondola, the same model as the
Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between ...
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a tricable gondola lift at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in Whistler, British Columbia, linking Whistler Mountain's Roundhouse Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain's Rendezvous Lodge. It is the first lift to join the two side-by ...
. The Trust has proposed the gondola because it felt the system is not weather-dependent like buses, cheaper to maintain, and more environmentally friendly. The provincial government commissioned a feasibility study for the proposal,
but in 2012, a business case concluded that building and operating a gondola would cost $12 million more compared to continuing to serve the SFU campus by bus. Therefore, the construction of a gondola was shelved. In December 2018, Kevin Desmond, TransLink's CEO, indicated that while a gondola to SFU had been added to the second phase of the
TransLink 10-Year Investment Plan in 2018, its construction hinged on funding from senior levels of government.
Station information
As there is no
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
at the station itself, terminating Expo Line trains proceed to a crossover located west of the station to reverse.
Station layout
Entrances
The main point of entry to Production Way–University station is located on the western side of the stationhouse at the northeast corner of Production Way and
Lougheed Highway Lougheed is an Irish variant of a surname of Scottish origins, meaning ''head of the lake''. Lougheed or Loughead may refer to:
Places
* Lougheed, Alberta, a Canadian village
* Lougheed Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Lougheed Highway, part of British ...
. A secondary entrance is located adjacent to the stations bus exchange.
Transit connections
Bays 1 to 3 are located inside the loop while bay 4 is located on Lougheed Highway, westbound.
References
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Expo Line (SkyTrain) stations
Millennium Line stations
Railway stations in Canada opened in 2002
Buildings and structures in Burnaby
Simon Fraser University
2002 establishments in British Columbia