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Aberdeen Station (Richmond)
Encyclopedia
Aberdeen Station is a SkyTrain
station on the Canada Line
in Richmond
, British Columbia
, Canada
, in the Metro Vancouver region. It is named after the adjacent Aberdeen Centre
, the largest of Richmond's Asian-themed malls.
Aberdeen Station is located south of the intersection of № 3 Road and Cambie Road. The station is located in close proximity to numerous Asia
n-themed shopping centres along Richmond's Golden Village
, including (from north to south) Yaohan Centre
, President Plaza, Aberdeen Centre
, and Parker Place
.
).
The study suggested the following alternate names for the city's consideration: International Station, Riverside Station, Golden Village Station, Golden Plaza Station, Asia Pacific Station, and Aberdeen Station. The first two options were selected as the internal staff recommendation; on the other hand, Aberdeen Station was not recommended by the naming study in order to avoid commercial naming, although the name could be justified on the grounds that "Aberdeen Village" is the name of the planning sub-area the station is located in.
The City of Richmond's planning committee voted on April 4, 2006 in favour of renaming it Aberdeen Station, which it claimed "would be readily identifiable in the community and synonymous with economic and population growth."
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...
station on the Canada Line
Canada Line
Canada Line is a rapid transit line in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. Opened in August 2009, it is the third line in TransLink's SkyTrain metro network, servicing Vancouver, Richmond, and the Vancouver International Airport...
in Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the Metro Vancouver region. It is named after the adjacent Aberdeen Centre
Aberdeen Centre
Aberdeen Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north. It primarily serves the Asian Canadian population in the Metro Vancouver area, but is striving towards an appeal to Western...
, the largest of Richmond's Asian-themed malls.
Location
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n-themed shopping centres along Richmond's Golden Village
Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia)
Golden Village is a commercial district of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada best known for its high concentration of Asian-themed shopping malls. It is the home to the second-largest Asian community in North America....
, including (from north to south) Yaohan Centre
Yaohan Centre
Yaohan Centre is a shopping centre in the Golden Village district of Richmond, British Columbia. It caters mainly to Asian people, mainly those of Chinese and Japanese descent...
, President Plaza, Aberdeen Centre
Aberdeen Centre
Aberdeen Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north. It primarily serves the Asian Canadian population in the Metro Vancouver area, but is striving towards an appeal to Western...
, and Parker Place
Parker Place
Parker Place is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located on No. 3 Road, in the middle of Richmond's Golden Village, the main Asian district...
.
Station name
The station was originally planned to be called Cambie Station by the RAV Project Management Ltd. (RAVCO), and the City of Richmond confirmed its preference for this name in July 2005. However, a naming study conducted by the Canada Line Project Management Ltd. (renamed from RAVCO) identified some concerns with that name, among them the potential for confusion since "Cambie" is used as a street name in both Richmond and Vancouver (where Canada Line runs under Cambie StreetCambie Street
Cambie Street is a street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is named for Henry John Cambie, chief surveyor of the Canadian Pacific Railway's western division ....
).
The study suggested the following alternate names for the city's consideration: International Station, Riverside Station, Golden Village Station, Golden Plaza Station, Asia Pacific Station, and Aberdeen Station. The first two options were selected as the internal staff recommendation; on the other hand, Aberdeen Station was not recommended by the naming study in order to avoid commercial naming, although the name could be justified on the grounds that "Aberdeen Village" is the name of the planning sub-area the station is located in.
The City of Richmond's planning committee voted on April 4, 2006 in favour of renaming it Aberdeen Station, which it claimed "would be readily identifiable in the community and synonymous with economic and population growth."
Bus routes
- 403 Three Road/Bridgeport Station
- 410 Railway/22nd Street Station
- N10 Richmond-Brighouse Station/Downtown