King Edward station

King Edward is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves the neighbourhoods of Riley Park–Little Mountain and South Cambie.^[2] The station is within walking distance of BC Children's Hospital, Nat Bailey Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.

King Edward
SkyTrain station
King Edward station entrance in 2019
General information
Location	4099 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates	49°14′57″N 123°6′57″W
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Split platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Accessible	Yes
Architect	VIA Architecture
Other information
Station code	KE
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 17, 2009
Passengers
2023[1]	2,023,000  20.9%
Rank	29 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station Broadway–City Hall towards Waterfront Canada Line Oakridge–41st Avenue towards Richmond–Brighouse or YVR–Airport

An outbound train departing King Edward station; the outbound platform is located below the inbound platform.

History

King Edward station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.^[3] The station is named for nearby King Edward Avenue, which in turn is named after King Edward VII.^[4]

Structure and design

Like Burrard and Granville stations, King Edward station has a distinctive platform design. The inbound track to Waterfront is stacked above the outbound track to Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport.

Services

The station is served by the #15 bus providing local surface service along Cambie Street, by the #25 bus operating east to Brentwood Town Centre station and west to the University of British Columbia, and by the #33 bus operating east to 29th Avenue station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information

Entrances

King Edward station is served by a single entrance at the northwest corner of Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue.^[5]

Transit connections

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to King Edward station:^[5]

Bay	Location	Routes
1	King Edward Avenue Westbound	25 UBC
2	Cambie Street Northbound	15 Olympic Village Station 33 UBC N15 Downtown (NightBus service)
3	King Edward Avenue Eastbound	25 Brentwood Station
4	Cambie Street Southbound	15 Cambie 33 29th Avenue Station N15 Cambie (NightBus service)

See also

• Royal eponyms in Canada