Broadway-City Hall Station
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Broadway – City Hall Station is a station on the SkyTrain's
Canada Line
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
. This station has a large double-height ceiling over the platform area.
The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street
and West Broadway
, with its entrance at the southeast corner of the intersection. It serves a number of nearby landmarks: Vancouver City Hall
, City Square Mall
, Vancouver General Hospital
and related facilities; as well as surrounding Fairview and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods.
operating east to Commercial–Broadway Station
and west to the University of British Columbia
(UBC).
If the Millennium Line
is extended from its current terminus at VCC–Clark Station west to Arbutus Street or UBC, this station will become a transfer point to the new service. A "knock-out" panel was installed on the station's mezzanine level to provide a cross connection to the Millennium Line platforms (either under 10th Avenue or under Broadway).
The Crossroads development on the northwest corner of Broadway and Cambie has been required by the City of Vancouver to provide space for an entrance to the Broadway – City Hall Station. No funding exists to build this connection and it may be years before it is built.
9 Broadway Station/Boundary
15 Cambie
15 Downtown
50 Waterfront Station
99 B-Line Broadway Station
99 B-Line UBC
N9 Coquitlam Station
N9 Downtown
N15 Cambie
N15 Downtown
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...
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 Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, 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
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. This station has a large double-height ceiling over the platform area.
The station is located at the intersection of Cambie Street
Cambie 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 ....
and West Broadway
Broadway (Vancouver)
Broadway is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Vancouver's numbered avenue grid system, it runs in place of a 9th Avenue, between 8th and 10th. The street has four lanes for most of its course...
, with its entrance at the southeast corner of the intersection. It serves a number of nearby landmarks: Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver City Hall is home to Vancouver City Council in Vancouver, British Columbia. Located at 453 West 12th Avenue, the building was ordered by the Vancouver Civic Building Committee, designed by architect Fred Townley and Matheson, and built by Carter, Halls, Aldinger and Company...
, City Square Mall
City Square Mall
City Square Shopping Centre is a mall across the street from City Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located in the heart of the heritage district of central Vancouver, on the northwest corner of 12th Avenue and Cambie Street....
, Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the largest facility in the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre group of medical facilities...
and related facilities; as well as surrounding Fairview and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods.
Services
The station is served by a number of bus routes, including the #9 trolleybus route providing east-west local service along Broadway, the #15 serving Cambie Street, and the 99 B-Line99 B-Line
The 99 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway, a major east-west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia to Commercial–Broadway Station on the SkyTrain system...
operating east to Commercial–Broadway Station
Commercial–Broadway Station
Commercial–Broadway Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line and Millenium Line and an at-grade portion of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system...
and west to the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
(UBC).
If the Millennium Line
Millennium Line
The Millennium Line is the second rapid transit line built in the SkyTrain light metro rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink. Millennium Line uses the colour yellow on route maps, wayfinding and station signage.-History:When...
is extended from its current terminus at VCC–Clark Station west to Arbutus Street or UBC, this station will become a transfer point to the new service. A "knock-out" panel was installed on the station's mezzanine level to provide a cross connection to the Millennium Line platforms (either under 10th Avenue or under Broadway).
The Crossroads development on the northwest corner of Broadway and Cambie has been required by the City of Vancouver to provide space for an entrance to the Broadway – City Hall Station. No funding exists to build this connection and it may be years before it is built.
Bus routes
9 Alma/UBC9 Broadway Station/Boundary
15 Cambie
15 Downtown
50 Waterfront Station
99 B-Line Broadway Station
99 B-Line UBC
N9 Coquitlam Station
N9 Downtown
N15 Cambie
N15 Downtown