Mission City station explained

Mission City
Type:West Coast Express station
Style:TransLink (BC)
Address:33200 North Railway Avenue
Mission, British Columbia
Country:Canada
Line:Canadian Pacific Railway
Structure:At grade
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:3
Parking:254
Bicycle:Yes; bicycle lockers
Owned:BC Transit, TransLink
Zone:5 (train only)
Passengers:135,000
Pass Year:2019[1]
Pass Rank:6 of 8
Pass Percent:3.9
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services at Mission station

Mission City is the eastern terminus station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. The station is located on the north side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks in Mission on North Railway Avenue. The station opened in 1995, when the West Coast Express began operating. 254 park and ride spaces are available at the station.

History

The first Mission City CPR station was built in 1882, at a site near St. Mary's Mission, further to the east. Subsequent railway stations were located at Mission City Junction on the western end of Railway Avenue, at the foot of Grand Street,[2] slightly to the west of the current commuter rail station. First station at the junction was in 1885 and a second railway station was built in 1892 in the "Y" of the tracks.[3] The most recent 1909 CPR station building, which had been recognized as a municipal historic site in 1982, was destroyed by fire in 1999.

Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway have a track sharing agreement, with all freight trains operating eastbound through the station on the CPR tracks.[4]

Services

Mission City is served by five West Coast Express trains per day in each direction: five in the morning to Vancouver, and five in the evening to Mission. In addition, rail service is supplemented by TransLink's 701 bus route. Eight of its daily trips (two in the morning, two in the afternoon, and four in the evening), are extended between Coquitlam Central station and Mission City station, running non-stop between Haney Place Exchange and Mission City station. Service does not run on weekends.

Bus routes

See also: Central Fraser Valley Transit System. Bus bay assignments are as follows:[5] [6]

BayRouteNotes
BC Transit31 Valley Connector
32 West Heights
33 Cedar Valley
34 East Side
35 Hatzic
39 Shopper Shuttle
TransLink
701 Coquitlam Central StationLimited express service on weekdays only when West Coast Express service not operating
TransLink
HandyDART service

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Transit Service Performance Review – Rail Summaries – Port Coquitlam Station . TransLink . public.tableau.com . August 2, 2020.
  2. Web site: Canadian Pacific Railway Station . Profiles of Historic Sites . Mission District Historical Society . The CPR Train Station once stood in the "Y" formed by CPR lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20160319151958/http://www.heritage-places.com/profiles/CPRStation.html . March 19, 2016 . December 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Timeline of Significant Event in Mission's History . Local History . Mission Museum . March 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402032242/http://www.missionmuseum.com/timeline.php . April 2, 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: A Mission to Mission . OKthePK . March 7, 2016.
  5. BC Transit . Mission bus routes . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829151151/https://www.bctransit.com/images/map/centralfraservalley/1529718986610 . August 29, 2022 . December 14, 2022 . live.
  6. TransLink . Mission City Station . April 2018 . December 14, 2022.