Templeton station

Metro Vancouver SkyTrain station
49°11′48″N 123°8′47″W / 49.19667°N 123.14639°W / 49.19667; -123.14639Owned byTransLink
Vancouver International AirportPlatformsSide platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeTMFare zoneZone 2HistoryOpenedAugust 17, 2009Passengers2023[1]1,268,700 Increase 20.8%Rank37 of 53 Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Bridgeport
towards Waterfront
 Canada Line
Airport branch
 Sea Island Centre

Templeton is an at-grade station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in Richmond, British Columbia, south of the city of Vancouver, and is built on the Grauer Lands on the eastern portion of Sea Island.

The Vancouver International Airport Authority contributed up to $300 million toward the airport branch of the Canada Line, which includes Templeton.[2] This station, along with Sea Island Centre, was built at-grade to allow for the future construction of an elevated aircraft taxiway over the Canada Line guideway.[3]

Services

Templeton station serves Vancouver International Airport's long term parking lot,[4] as well as Burkeville, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport, offices, and light industrial space at the eastern end of Sea Island, providing direct rapid transit service to YVR and Downtown Vancouver. The station also provides the most direct access to Iona Island and Iona and McDonald Beach Regional Parks in the northwest, and to the YVR's south terminal in the southwest.

Station information

Pedestrian access is on the north side of the station.

Station layout

S Street level Entrance/Exit
C Concourse Fare gates, Compass vending machines
M Mezzanine Overhead walkway connecting to the platforms
T Side platform; doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Bridgeport)
Platform 2
Outbound		 ■ Canada Line towards YVR–Airport (Sea Island Centre) →
Side platform; doors will open on the right

Entrances

Templeton is served by two entrances. The northern entrance is adjacent to Templeton Station Road, and provides access to the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport. The southern entrance is adjacent to a large parking lot.[5]

Airport surcharge

As with all stations on Sea Island—YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton—a $5.00 surcharge, the "YVR AddFare", applies to fares paid with cash, with Compass Card stored value, or with DayPasses purchased at the station for eastbound trips originating from this station to Bridgeport station or beyond. Trips using a monthly pass are exempt, as are trips using DayPasses purchased and activated off Sea Island. Trips to Templeton are not subject to the surcharge. Travel between YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton stations is free.[6][7]

Future services

In its 20-year master plan developed in 2007, YVR identified the possibilities of locating certain terminal facilities (such as passenger and baggage check-in) at the station in order to relieve congestion at existing terminal curbside spaces, and providing new long-term public and employee parking near the station.[8] Self-service passenger check-in kiosks have been installed at Templeton station, alongside several other stations on the Canada Line.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2023 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. TransLink. April 17, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Parry, Jacob (January 28, 2015). "Airports are stressful, so why do B.C.ers love YVR?". BCBusiness. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Chan, Kenneth (January 18, 2017). "$5.6-billion expansion will propel Vancouver International Airport to new heights". Daily Hive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Park YVR | YVR". YVR. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ^ TransLink (April 2018). Templeton Station (PDF) (Map). Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Canada Line YVR AddFare". TransLink. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Transferring and AddFare". TransLink. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "YVR: Your Airport 2027 - 20-Year Master Plan". Vancouver Airport Authority. pp. 28, 32. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  9. ^ "Getting to and from Vancouver International Airport". TransLink. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

External links

Media related to Templeton station at Wikimedia Commons

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