Langara–49th Avenue station explained

Langara–49th Avenue
Symbol Location:vancouver
Symbol:canada
Type:SkyTrain station
Style:TransLink (BC)
Style2:SkyTrain
Address:6488 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Structure:Subway
Platform:Side platforms
Tracks:2
Architect:VIA Architecture
Opened:August 17, 2009
Accessible:yes
Code:LG
Owned:TransLink
Zone:1

Langara–49th Avenue is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It is located at the intersection of West 49th Avenue and Cambie Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The station serves the southern portion of the Oakridge neighbourhood, primarily the Langara community that surrounds the station, and is within walking distance of Langara College and the Langara Golf Course.

History

Langara–49th Avenue station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[1] The station is named for nearby 49th Avenue and the Langara community, which in turn is named after the Spanish admiral Juan de Lángara.[2] [3]

Services

Passengers exiting from this station are able to transfer to the #15 bus, which provides local surface service on Cambie Street, and the #49 bus, which travels east to Metrotown station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information

Entrances

Langara–49th Avenue station is served by a single entrance located at the northeast corner of Cambie Street and 49th Avenue.[4]

Transit connections

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver. The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Langara–49th Avenue:[4]

BayLocationRoutes
1Cambie Street
249th Avenue
49 UBC
349th Avenue
49 Metrotown Station
4Cambie Street
  • 15 Cambie
  • N15 Cambie (NightBus service)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada Line Stations . VIA Architecture . May 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426155934/http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/ . April 26, 2019 . live . mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Areas of the city . City of Vancouver . May 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401175553/https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/areas-of-the-city.aspx . April 1, 2019 . live . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Coat of Arms . Langara College . May 20, 2019.
  4. TransLink . Langara–49th Avenue Station . September 2018 . June 6, 2022.