TransLink SkyTrain Capstan Station

Train to: Waterfront	Capstan	Train to: Richmond–Brighouse
Next Station: Bridgeport		Next Station: Aberdeen

General Information
Address	3300 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
Owner	TransLink
Operator	ProTrans BC
Lines served
Bus connections	403, 407, N10
Fare Zone	2
Platforms	2 (side)
Entrances	1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Levels	2
Architects	Perkins + Will
Annual Traffic
Passengers	N/A
Ranking	N/A
Other Information
Bike lockers	Yes
Bike Parkade	No
Park and Ride	No
Carsharing	No
History
Opening date	December 20, 2024

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

Station Details

Located at No. 3 Road and Capstan Way, the station is an infill station constructed in conjunction with high-density and mixed-use residential developments. The proposed name for the station in 2005 was Capstan but was used interchangeably with Capstan Way.

Compared to other Canada Line stations in Richmond, Capstan's design is different. Platforms are larger and have two sets of up and down escalators and two elevators, as opposed to one of each for most Canada Line stations. There is also space for a commercial retail unit, bike lockers and public art.

The station features a 3,600-square-foot piece of public art titled Breath Below by local artist Howie Tsui. The art piece is part of TransLink's Public Art Program and depicts an underwater world of the Fraser River estuary created using over 3,500 custom-made metallic-glazed glass tiles that form the side walls between the concourse and platform levels. The artwork won in the Technical Product Application category of the 2024 Hardsurface Awards.

History

Funding for the station began in 2012 when the City of Richmond made an agreement with Capstan Village developers to permit extra density in exchange for funding. The original cost of the station was around $27.79 million and was expected to be raised over a 15-year schedule but was complete in May 2019 with $32 million raised. The station design process began in November 2017 and in 2018, design work was contracted to architectural firm Perkins + Will, who also designed the Richmond stations on the Canada Line as well as various other SkyTrain stations across the network.

It was expected that construction would start in 2019. However, by December 2019, the station was still in the design stage and under an agreement between the city and TransLink, the station must be built and complete within 30 months of the transferring of all funds from the City of Richmond. The city transferred $28 million to TransLink in late December 2019 following a $3.5 million transfer in November 2017 for design work. Full station design work was complete in early summer 2021.

Construction began on September 2, 2021, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Richmond Councillors Alexa Loo and Bill McNulty, Mayor Malcolm Brodie, TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn, and TransLink's acting vice president of engineering Jeff Busby. Various work resulting in the closure of a northbound lane on No. 3 Road and the east sidewalk and bike lane began on the week of October 25, 2021.

From January 10 to February 2, 2022, excluding Sundays, work began on the guideway that required single-tracking for Canada Line trains between Bridgeport and Richmond–Brighouse stations. This operational change meant service on the Brighouse branch was reduced to every 17 minutes and all outbound trains departing from Waterfront ran every four minutes to YVR–Airport. Extra bus service was provided, running from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. every 5–7 minutes on weekdays and every 5–10 minutes on Saturdays. The extra bus service ran as a direct, non-stop service between Bridgeport and Richmond–Brighouse, bypassing Aberdeen and Lansdowne to maintain direct transit service to Richmond–Brighouse. Several rounds of nightly closures were required afterwards to facilitate construction. The last round of nightly closure occurred between October 15 and November 1, 2024.

The station was expected to be open in 2022. By September 2021, it was scheduled to open in spring 2023 but was deferred due to various construction-related delays. As of June 2023, the station's expected opening date was again pushed back to 2024 owing to the effects of the ongoing global shipping and logistics shortage. On December 19, 2024, TransLink announced that the station would open effective noon on Friday, December 20.

During construction, three pieces of public art by Richmond-based artists were commissioned by TransLink's Public Art Program. The art was displayed around the station construction site. The artwork pieces were:

• Transporting by Dawn Lo
• Passages by Laura Kwok
• Connection by Jeni Chen

Bus Routes

Bays 1 and 2 are located along No. 3 Road north on Capstan Way, while the remaining bays are located along Capstan Way between No. 3 Road and Hazelbridge Way.

• 403 Bridgeport Station
• N10 Downtown

NightBus

• 403 Three Road
• 407 Gilbert
• N10 Brighouse Station

NightBus

• 407 Bridgeport

• 407 Gilbert

• 

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

T
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Inbound ←	Canada Line towards Waterfront (Bridgeport)
	Outbound	Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse (Aberdeen) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

S

Transit information Compass Ticket Vending Machines

Capstan Station Exits
	Capstan Way	Buses

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

Nearby Attractions

• Yaohan Centre
• Union Square Shopping Centre

Station Maps

• Capstan Station Area Map