TransLink SkyTrain Columbia Station

Train to: Waterfront	Columbia	Train to: King George
Next Station: New Westminster		Next Station: Scott Road

Train to: Waterfront	Columbia	Train to: Production Way–University
Next Station: New Westminster		Next Station: Sapperton

General Information
Address	435 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC
Owner	TransLink (1999–present) BC Transit (1989–1999)
Operator	British Columbia Rapid Transit Company
Lines served
Bus connections	102, 105, 109, N19
Fare Zone	2
Platforms	2 (side)
Entrances	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade and underground
Levels	3
Annual Traffic
Passengers	▲1,639,900 (2019) ▲1,599,100 (2018) ▲1,519,100 (2017) 1,449,800 (2016)
Ranking	34 out of 53
Other Information
Bike lockers	No
Bike Parkade	No
Park and Ride	No
Carsharing	Yes (Evo)
Station code	CO
History
Opening date	February 14, 1989
Former services

Columbia is a SkyTrain station in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Station Details

Located along Columbia Street, the station provides access to numerous nearby businesses and residential areas. The station served as the eastern terminus of the Expo Line from 1989 to 1990. During planning and construction, the station was known as Fourth Street.

Following the completion of the Millennium Line in 2002, Columbia became a major transferring point between Expo and Millennium line trains. However, the station was not designed to be a transfer hub. Due to its limiting design, overcrowding in the station's corridors and on the platforms are a daily occurrence during peak hours. Passengers transferring from the inbound platform to the outbound platform are required to descend to the mezzanine level and then back up a flight of 36 stairs or take an elevator if disembarking from the western end of the station. Alternatively, passengers disembarking from the eastern end of the station are required to walk up a flight of narrow stairs to the Fourth Street concourse and back down again to the platform level. This remains to be a problem for passenger convenience despite the Millennium Line no longer serving Columbia as passengers still transfer between Waterfront, King George, and Production Way–University trains.

The only accessible entrance at Columbia Station is the Columbia Street entrance, which requires passengers to cut through a mall. However, the station and mall do not line up as the mall is located half a level above the station. The mall provides a wheelchair lift at the entrance to accommodate passengers. However, the lift often has reliability issues. The wheelchair lift is unique as Columbia Station is the only station on the system to have a wheelchair lift, despite it being privately owned and operated.

Bus Routes

Prior to the completion of the Millennium Line, Columbia was a secondary connecting point for bus services bound for the Tri-Cities. After 2002, those services moved to Braid and Lougheed. Today, Columbia provides services to local Community Shuttle services.

Bays 1 and 2 are on Columbia Street and Bay 3 is on Fourth Street.

• 102 New West Station
• 105 New West Station
• 109 New West Station
• N19 Downtown

NightBus

• 109 Lougheed Station

• 102 Victoria Hill
• 105 Uptown

Bus Exchange Icons Legend

Bay number

Stop accessibility

SkyTrain Bus Bridge service boards at this bay

HandyDART service at this bay

West Vancouver Transit service at this bay

RapidBus service at this bay 99 UBC B-Line 99 B-Line service at this bay N35 SFU NightBus NightBus service at this bay Bus Stop #12345 Bus Stop ID number
(for stops without bay numbers)

Station Layout

S

Fourth Street Transit information Compass Ticket Vending Machines

T
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 ←	Expo Line towards Waterfront (New Westminster)
	Platform 2	Expo Line towards King George (Scott Road) → Expo Line towards Production Way–University (Sapperton) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

S

Clarkson Street Columbia Street Transit information Compass Ticket Vending Machines Shops

Columbia Station Exits
	Fourth Street
	Clarkson Street
	Columbia Street	Buses Boucher Centre Shops

Station Icons Legend Exit is on this level Buses available at this exit Accessible exit Park and Ride access at this exit Bike lockers located at this exit Bike racks located at this exit Bike Parkade located at this exit Emergency Refuge located at or near this exit

Specific services available only through this exit

First and Last Trains

Columbia Station
	Weekdays	Saturdays	Sundays/Holidays
First Train to Waterfront	5:14 a.m.	6:14 a.m.	7:13 a.m.
Last Train to Waterfront	12:47 a.m.	12:47 a.m.	11:47 p.m.
First Train to King George	5:24 a.m.	6:23 a.m.	7:23 a.m.
Last Train to King George	1:47 a.m.	1:47 a.m.	12:47 a.m.
First Train to Production Way–University	5:21 a.m.	6:27 a.m.	7:27 a.m.
Last Train to Production Way–University	1:04 a.m. 1:11 a.m. on Fridays	1:11 a.m.	12:04 a.m.
First Train to New Westminster late-night service	12:52 a.m. 12:50 a.m. on Fridays	12:50 a.m.	11:52 p.m.
Last Train to New Westminster late-night service	1:37 a.m. 1:38 a.m. on Fridays	1:38 a.m.	12:37 a.m.
First Train to Lougheed Town Centre late-night service	1:14 a.m. 1:20 a.m. on Fridays	1:20 a.m.	12:14 a.m.
Last Train to Lougheed Town Centre late-night service	1:42 a.m. 1:43 a.m. on Fridays	1:43 a.m.	12:42 a.m.

Nearby Attractions

• Boucher Centre
• Queens Park
• Westminster Pier Park

Station Maps

• Columbia Station Area Map (September 2018)
• Columbia Station Area Map (December 2016)
• Columbia Station Accessibility Map