Production Way–University is an elevated station on the Expo and Millennium Lines of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrainrapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Production Way in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Initially a Millennium Line station, a reorganization of SkyTrain service patterns in 2016 made Production Way–University a terminus for a branch of the Expo Line.
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.[2]
In 2016, SkyTrain service was reconfigured in anticipation of the opening of the Evergreen Extension; 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 stations – later extended to Lafarge Lake–Douglas station when service began on the Evergreen Extension – instead of the previous service between VCC–Clark and Waterfront stations.[3]
ServicesEdit
Production Way–University station is a major transfer point for Simon Fraser University, 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 spaces include a convenience store and several restaurants.[citation needed] The station also has a 220-space parking lot.[citation needed]
Proposed gondolaEdit
The SFU Community Trust has proposed extending the TransLink system from this station through the installation of a tri-cable gondola lift that would travel up Burnaby Mountain to the SFU Transit Exchange. The proposed lift would use a 30-passenger Doppelmayr Garaventa 3S Gondola, the same model as the Whistler BlackcombPeak 2 Peak Gondola. 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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Station informationEdit
As there is no crossover at the station itself, terminating Expo Line trains proceed to a crossover located 650 metres (2,130 ft) west of the station to reverse.
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. A secondary entrance is located adjacent to the stations bus exchange.[7]
^TransLink. Production Way–University Station Entrance Locations(PDF) (Map). Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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Production Way University is an elevated station on the Expo and Millennium Lines of Metro Vancouver s SkyTrain rapid transit system The station is located at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Production Way in Burnaby British Columbia Canada Initially a Millennium Line station a reorganization of SkyTrain service patterns in 2016 made Production Way University a terminus for a branch of the Expo Line Production Way UniversitySkyTrain stationPlatform level at Production Way UniversityGeneral informationLocation3298 Production Way BurnabyCoordinates49 15 12 N 122 55 05 W 49 25337 N 122 91815 W 49 25337 122 91815Owned byTransLinkPlatformsCentre platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParking220AccessibleYesArchitectHotson Bakker ArchitectsOther informationStation codePWFare zone2HistoryOpenedAugust 31 2002Passengers2022 1 1 251 400Rank32 of 53ServicesPreceding station TransLink Following stationLougheed Town Centretowards Waterfront via Columbia Expo LineLougheed branch TerminusLake City Waytowards VCC Clark Millennium Line Lougheed Town Centretowards Lafarge Lake DouglasProduction Way entranceBus exchange entrance Contents 1 History 2 Services 2 1 Proposed gondola 3 Station information 3 1 Station layout 3 2 Entrances 3 3 Transit connections 4 ReferencesHistory EditProduction 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 2 In 2016 SkyTrain service was reconfigured in anticipation of the opening of the Evergreen Extension 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 stations later extended to Lafarge Lake Douglas station when service began on the Evergreen Extension instead of the previous service between VCC Clark and Waterfront stations 3 Services EditProduction Way University station is a major transfer point for Simon Fraser University 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 spaces include a convenience store and several restaurants citation needed The station also has a 220 space parking lot citation needed Proposed gondola Edit The SFU Community Trust has proposed extending the TransLink system from this station through the installation of a tri cable gondola lift that would travel up Burnaby Mountain to the SFU Transit Exchange The proposed lift would use a 30 passenger Doppelmayr Garaventa 3S Gondola the same model as the Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola 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 4 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 5 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 6 Station information EditAs there is no crossover at the station itself terminating Expo Line trains proceed to a crossover located 650 metres 2 130 ft west of the station to reverse Station layout Edit T Platform 1Inbound Expo Line terminus Millennium Line towards VCC Clark Lake City Way Island platform doors will open on the leftPlatform 2Outbound Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake Douglas Lougheed Town Centre and Expo Line towards Waterfront Lougheed Town Centre C Concourse Compass vending machines and fare gatesS Street level Entrance ExitEntrances Edit 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 A secondary entrance is located adjacent to the stations bus exchange 7 Transit connections Edit See also List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver Bays 1 to 3 are located inside the loop while bay 4 is located on Lougheed Highway westbound Bay Route number Destination1 145 SFULoading only2 110 Metrotown Station136 Lougheed StationN9 Coquitlam StationNightBus3 110 Lougheed Station136 Brentwood Station4 145 Production Way StationUnloading onlyN9 DowntownNightBusReferences Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Production Way University station 2022 Transit Service Performance Review SkyTrain Stations Summaries tableau com TransLink April 27 2023 Archived from the original on May 15 2023 Retrieved May 15 2023 Taggart Jim July 1 2001 Vancouver s Millennium Line Canadian Architect Archived from the original on March 31 2019 Retrieved March 31 2019 Coling Adrienne September 19 2016 Everything Evergreen New SkyTrain operating pattern for Expo and Millennium Lines The Buzzer Blog TransLink Archived from the original on October 5 2016 Retrieved November 12 2017 Gondola aired Simon Fraser University February 19 2009 Retrieved August 20 2009 Burnaby Mtn gondola shelved by TransLink CBC News January 11 2012 Retrieved April 1 2019 Chan Kenneth December 31 2018 Planned SFU gondola needs funding says TransLink CEO Daily Hive Retrieved April 1 2019 TransLink Production Way University Station Entrance Locations PDF Map Retrieved March 31 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Production Way University station amp oldid 1172696858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
