Langara–49th Avenue station

Langara–49th 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 49th Avenue and Cambie Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The station serves the southern portion of the Oakridge neighbourhood, primarily the Langara community that surrounds the station, and is within walking distance of Langara College and the Langara Golf Course.

Langara–49th Avenue
SkyTrain station
Langara–49th Avenue station entrance in 2019
Location6488 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Coordinates49°13′35″N 123°6′58″W
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectVIA Architecture
Other information
Station codeLG
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2009
Passengers
2019[1]2,687,000  5.2%
Rank24 of 53
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station
toward Waterfront
Canada Line
Langara–49th Avenue platform

History

Langara–49th Avenue station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture.[2] The station is named for nearby 49th Avenue and the Langara community, which in turn is named after the Spanish admiral Juan de Lángara.[3][4]

Services

Passengers exiting from this station are able to transfer to the #15 bus, which provides local surface service on Cambie Street, and the #49 bus, which travels east to Metrotown station and west to the University of British Columbia.

Station information

Station layout
S Street level Entrance/Exit
C Concourse Compass vending machines and fare gates
T Side platform; doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Oakridge–41st Avenue)
Platform 2
Outbound		 ■ Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport (Marine Drive) →
Side platform; doors will open on the right
B Walkway Walkway connecting the two platforms below tracks

Entrances

Langara–49th Avenue station is served by a single entrance located at the northeast corner of Cambie Street and 49th Avenue.[5]

Transit connections
See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following bus routes can be found in close proximity to Langara–49th Avenue:[6]

Bay Location Routes
1 Cambie Street
northbound		 15 Olympic Village Station
N15 Downtown (night bus service)
2 49th Avenue
westbound		 49 UBC
3 49th Avenue
eastbound		 49 Metrotown Station
4 Cambie Street
southbound		 15 Cambie
N15 Cambie (night bus service)

References
  1. "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. "Canada Line Stations". VIA Architecture. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. "Areas of the city". City of Vancouver. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. "Coat of Arms". Langara College. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. Langara–49th Avenue Station Entrance Locations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  6. Langara–49th Avenue Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. September 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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