29th Avenue station

For the train station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, formerly named 29th Avenue, see Prospect Park station (Metro Transit).
29th Avenue
SkyTrain station
Platform level at 29th Avenue station
General information
Location2790 East 29th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates49°14′39″N 123°02′45″W / 49.244084°N 123.045931°W / 49.244084; -123.045931
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
ArchitectArchitektengruppe U-Bahn
Other information
Station codeTN
Fare zone1
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-11)
Passengers
2023[1]2,173,400 Increase 15.6%
Rank26 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Nanaimo
towards Waterfront
 Expo Line Joyce–Collingwood
towards King George or Production Way–University

29th Avenue is an at-grade station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on 29th Avenue at Atlin Street, adjacent to Slocan Park in the Renfrew Heights neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

History

29th Avenue station was opened in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line). The Austrian architecture firm Architektengruppe U-Bahn was responsible for designing the station.[2][3]

The station is located on the old right-of-way of the former Central Park Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway. This line formerly ran just west of where Nanaimo station is today and continued east to where the current New Westminster station is located.

In 2002, Millennium Line service was introduced to the station, which provided outbound service to VCC–Clark station (originally Commercial Drive) via Columbia station in New Westminster. This service was discontinued and replaced with an Expo Line branch to Production Way–University station in 2016.[4]

In January 2017, upgrades began on the station's bus exchange, which included an additional bus bay to allow all buses to use the bus loop as well as three new crosswalks to improve safety and access.[5][6] Construction was completed in February 2018.[7]

Station information

Entrances

29th Avenue station is served by three entrances.[8] The two main entrances are located at the northwest end of the station: one entrance faces 29th Avenue and the station's bus loop, while the other entrance is adjacent to Slocan Park. The third entrance is located at the southeast end of the station. This entrance is accessible by an overhead walkway and does not allow access for the disabled.

Transit connections

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

Bus bay assignments:[9]

Bay Routes Notes
1 33 UBC
2 29 Elliott
3 16 Arbutus Trolley bus service
4 26 Joyce Station
5 — Special service

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. TransLink. April 17, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Pabillano, Jhenifer (February 21, 2011). "1982 SkyTrain station concept drawings!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "U-Bahn Vancouver". Architektengruppe U-Bahn. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "SkyTrain network changes start today". CBC News. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Coling, Adrienne (January 24, 2017). "Bus stop changes at 29th Avenue Station". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Coling, Adrienne (April 21, 2017). "First phase of construction at 29th Avenue Station complete". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Bus exchange improvements at 29th Avenue Station are complete!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  8. ^ 29th Avenue Station Entrance Locations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  9. ^ 29th Avenue Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. October 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2019.