Marine Drive is an elevated station on the

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's SkyTrain

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system. The station is located at the intersection of

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and SW Marine Drive in

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, British Columbia.

Location

The station is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Southwest Marine Drive and Cambie Street. It serves the residential areas of

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and the Vancouver South Slope. There are also some shops located across the street from the station, including Marine Gateway, a large retail hub featuring franchises such as A&W, T&T Supermarket, and a Cineplex movie theatre. Marine Drive station is the only Canada Line station in the City of Vancouver with above-ground station platforms. Near 64th Avenue, just a few blocks north of the station, the line transitions to a

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and remains underground all the way to the northern terminus at Waterfront station. South of Marine Drive station, the line crosses the Fraser River on the

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, a purpose-built bridge similar to the Skybridge for the Expo Line.

Station information

Station layout

Services

The

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es running along Main Street (#3), Granville Street (#10) and Oak Street (#17)—as well as the former trolleybus route on Cambie Street (#15)—have their southern termini located at a bus exchange at Marine Drive station, enabling easy transfers for passengers traveling between Vancouver, Richmond, and the

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. In addition, passengers can also connect to the #100 bus, which runs along Marine Drive.

Bus routes

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Marine Drive station: *3 Downtown (via Main Street) *10 Downtown (via Granville Street) *15 Olympic Village Station (via Cambie Street, then continues Downtown as #50 Waterfront Station) *17 Downtown (via Oak Street) *100 Marpole Loop *100 22nd Street Station *N8 Downtown *N15 Downtown *N20 Downtown Marine Drive Platform

References

External links

* {{TransLink Services Canada Line stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 2009 Buildings and structures in Vancouver 2009 establishments in British Columbia