Oakridge–41st Avenue station explained

Oakridge–41st Avenue
Symbol Location:vancouver
Symbol:canada
Type:SkyTrain station
Style:TransLink (BC)
Style2:SkyTrain
Address:510 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver
Structure:Subway
Platform:Side platforms
Depth:6m (20feet)
Tracks:2
Architect:VIA Architecture
Opened:August 17, 2009
Accessible:yes
Code:OK
Owned:TransLink
Zone:1
Connections: R4 41st Ave

Oakridge–41st 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 41st Avenue and Cambie Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

It serves the Oakridge area—consisting of a residential neighbourhood, streetside stores along Cambie Street, and the Oakridge Centre complex—and is within walking distance of Queen Elizabeth Park. The station is located 6m (20feet) underground.[1]

History

Oakridge–41st Avenue station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[2]

Station information

Entrances

The station entrance is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of West 41st Avenue and Cambie Street, adjacent to the entrance to the Oakridge Centre shopping mall.[3]

Transit connections

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver. The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Oakridge–41st Avenue:[3]

BayLocationRoute
1Cambie Street
  • 15 Cambie
  • N15 Cambie (NightBus service)
241st Avenue
R4 41st Ave to Joyce Station
341st Avenue
41 Joyce Station
441st Avenue
R4 41st Ave to UBC
541st Avenue
41 Crown
6Cambie Street

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stories from along the Canada Line: Building Foundations for the Future . canadaline.ca . August 4, 2006 . January 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928012016/http://canadaline.ca/uploads/NewsReleases/News176.pdf . September 28, 2007.
  2. Web site: Canada Line Stations . VIA Architecture . January 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426155934/http://www.via-architecture.com/project/canada-line-stations/ . April 26, 2019 . live.
  3. TransLink . Oakridge–41st Avenue Station . January 2020 . June 7, 2022.