King George station explained
| King George |
| Symbol Location: | vancouver |
| Symbol: | expo |
| Type: | SkyTrain station |
| Style: | TransLink (BC) |
| Style2: | SkyTrain |
| Address: | 9904 King George Blvd |
| Borough: | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | Side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Accessible: | yes |
| Code: | KG |
| Owned: | TransLink |
| Zone: | 3 |
| Connections: | R1 King George Blvd |
| Other Services Header: | Future service |
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
King George is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the south end of the Surrey City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of the outbound termini of the Expo Line, the other being Production Way–University station. The station is located on King George Boulevard at Holland Commons, just north of Fraser Highway.
The station is within walking distance to Holland Park and Surrey Memorial Hospital. A number of mixed-use developments continue to be built near the station, such as the King George Hub development, which displaced the park and ride facility that had once served the station.[1]
History
King George station was opened in 1994 as part of the second extension of the Expo Line into Surrey; the other stations included on this extension were Gateway and Surrey Central. The station is named for nearby King George Boulevard, which in turn is named after King George VI, who visited the municipality of Surrey in 1939.[2]
Since opening in 1994, it has served as an outbound terminus of the Expo Line. The tracks continue beyond the station for about a block before they terminate and are used to store extra cars and to allow outbound trains to switch tracks for their ensuing inbound runs; plans call for the line to be extended deeper into Surrey, following Fraser Highway.[3]
In 2022, an Expo Line extension from King George station to 203 Street in Langley City was approved.[4] Construction on the 16km (10miles) extension was scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed by 2028.
Between April 27 and June 9, 2024, King George station was temporarily closed to allow for replacement work on two switches and a section of third rail between King George and Surrey Central stations.[5] [6] During this time, various repairs and upgrades were completed on the station, including platform work to accommodate Alstom Mark V trainsets.
Station information
Entrances
- East entrance: is accessible from Whalley Boulevard and includes a designated passenger drop-off area. Bus connections at this entrance serve Fleetwood, Langley and White Rock.[7]
- West entrance: is located on King George Boulevard and provides access to bus routes serving Guildford, Newton, North Delta and White Rock.
Transit connections
See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver. King George station is a major connection point for the TransLink bus network for Delta, Langley, Surrey and White Rock.
, the following routes serve King George station:[8]
| Bay | Location | Routes |
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| 1 | King George Boulevard
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| 2 | King George Boulevard
| - 345 White Rock Centre [9]
- 394 White Rock Centre [10]
- 395 Langley Centre [11]
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| 4 | King George Boulevard
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| 5 | King George Boulevard
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Phase three of 'King George Hub' development gets the green light . Reid . Amy . September 21, 2018 . Surrey Now-Leader . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015849/https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/phase-three-of-king-george-hub-development-moves-forward/ . December 10, 2018 . February 17, 2019.
- News: King George VI in Vancouver . Bollwitt . Rebecca . January 19, 2011 . Miss604 . February 17, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142341/https://miss604.com/2011/01/king-george-vi-in-vancouver.html . February 17, 2019.
- News: TransLink could open new 16-km SkyTrain in Surrey by 2025 . Chan . Kenneth . December 9, 2018 . Daily Hive . February 17, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209224310/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-skytrain-surrey-potential-timeline-december-2018 . December 9, 2018.
- Web site: 16-km-long Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension receives full provincial and federal approval . Chan . Kenneth . July 14, 2022 . Daily Hive . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714224251/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-business-case-approved-new . July 14, 2022 . October 20, 2022.
- Web site: SkyTrain’s King George Station to temporarily close for track maintenance, starting Apr. 27 . Tung . Allen . March 25, 2024 . The Buzzer Blog . TransLink . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325214816/https://buzzer.translink.ca/2024/03/skytrains-king-george-station-to-temporarily-close-for-track-maintenance-starting-apr-27/ . March 25, 2024 . June 9, 2024.
- Web site: King George SkyTrain Station reopens after maintenance work . June 9, 2024 . CBC News Vancouver . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609145713/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/king-george-station-reopens-1.7228703 . June 9, 2024 . June 9, 2024.
- TransLink . King George Station Entrance Locations . July 28, 2019.
- King George Station Map . TransLink . January 2024 . August 1, 2024 . July 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731222810/https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/king_george_station.pdf . live .
- Web site: Route 345 timetable . TransLink . December 6, 2017 . September 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165310/http://infomaps.translink.ca/Public_Timetables/136/tt345.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Route 394 timetable . TransLink . December 6, 2017 . September 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165725/http://infomaps.translink.ca/Public_Timetables/136/tt394.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Route 395 timetable . TransLink . December 6, 2017 . September 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165905/http://infomaps.translink.ca/Public_Timetables/136/tt395.pdf . dead .
