Richmond–Brighouse station
Richmond–Brighouse  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6222 No. 3 Road, Richmond | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°10′5″N 123°8′11″W / 49.16806°N 123.13639°WCoordinates: 49°10′5″N 123°8′11″W / 49.16806°N 123.13639°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | RB | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 17, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2011[1]) | 18,761 | ||||||||||
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Richmond–Brighouse is the southern terminus railway station of the Canada Line, part of the SkyTrain system in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in the Metro Vancouver region.
Location
The station is located within Richmond's commercial heart, close to the Richmond Centre shopping mall and Richmond City Hall. The station is within a short walking distance of such amenities as Richmond Public Market, Richmond Hospital, and the Minoru civic complex, as well as other nearby office, commercial, and residential buildings.
Services
A bus loop serves as a terminus for the many bus routes that already served the area, and enables a convenient transfer to the Canada Line. This loop replaced the one previously at Richmond Centre.
- Bus bay assignments;[2]
- 1 - 301 Newton Exchange, 430 Metrotown Station
- 2 - 401 One Road, 407 Gilbert, N10 Downtown
- 3 - 403 Bridgeport Station, 405 Cambie, 410 22nd Street Station, C94 Richmond Oval
- 4 - Unloading only for 301, 401 and C96
- 4A - 401 Garden City, 410 Railway, Unloading only for 430
- 5 - 402 Two Road
- 5A - 404 Ladner Exchange
- 6 - 405 Five Road, 407 Bridgeport
- 7 - 402 Two Road, 403 Three Road, 404 Ladner Exchange, N10 Richmond-Brighouse Station
Station name
Richmond City Council proposed that the name Brighouse be used as the name of the station, since Brighouse is a historic name for the surrounding neighbourhood, thus reflecting the area's heritage. The area was named Brighouse after an early settler, Samuel Brighouse, who was one of "The Three Greenhorns" of Vancouver. From 1920 until 1941, the area was the location of a horse-racing track known as Brighouse Racetrack.[3]
References
- ↑ "2011 SkyTrain Station Counts". TransLink. Retrieved January 2013.
- ↑ Map of Richmond–Brighouse Station
- ↑ "Brighouse Elementary School".