TransLink and City of Richmond break ground on new Canada Line station
TransLink and City of Richmond break ground on new Canada Line station
Construction begins today on a new Canada Line SkyTrain station that will help deliver better transit to the City of Richmond and the Capstan Village area. The future Capstan Station will provide efficient and environmentally sustainable rapid transit to a rapidly developing Richmond community.
“Capstan Station will be the cornerstone of making Capstan Village centred around zero-emission, fast, and reliable transit,” says Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “This growing urban community is projected to bring up to 16,000 new residents to Richmond, and this new transit station will help position our city as an even more attractive place to live.”
The Capstan Station will have these additional features compared to existing Canada Line stations:
- Dual escalator sets
- A larger concourse
- Increased platform length and waiting space
- Commercial retail space
- Public art
“Fast, frequent, reliable, and accessible transit is the best way to build strong communities,” says TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. “The new Capstan Station will be built right in the heart of a growing community and will help make transit the number one transportation option for so many new and current residents of Capstan Village.”
This $52-million investment, cost-shared primarily by the City of Richmond, which raised $32 million from developers through voluntary contributions, and TransLink. Projected to open in 2023, the station will provide easier access to rapid transit between Bridgeport and Aberdeen stations.
Quick facts:
- The City of Richmond and TransLink held a virtual open house in November 2020 to help determine the station’s final design.
- Capstan Station is a unique funding arrangement between TransLink, the City of Richmond, and private developers to reduce burden to Metro Vancouver taxpayers.
- This is the first funding partnership of its kind in TransLink’s history.
- This is the second time TransLink has constructed an additional SkyTrain station to serve an in-operation SkyTrain line.
- Lake City Way Station was completed after the Millennium Line opened.
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Just wondering why wasn’t the station built during the initial construction of Canada Line in 2009?
There was not enough demand for it then. Nowadays there’s more density in the area and enough demand for it. If they built it with the rest of the line, I’m sure they would lose money cause no one would use it if that makes sense.
This station was funded behind closed doors by the same private investors who are building new condominium towers in the area – hence the reason why the public was given so little of a heads up. Further development in what used to be a largely unused industrial area is to be expected eventually, but considering the current housing market and geopolitcal landscape the amount of power over city infrastructure this deal gives to private investors is quite concerning.
an extension would been more useful rather than just another stop between aberdeen and bridgeport which are already very close… this doesnt seem like it has the best interests of richmond in mind
of course, unless you own or plan to rent a new condo from the tower conveniently in the area… otherwise a useless project
Good article.