TransLink SkyTrain Sapperton Station
| Train to: Production Way–University | Sapperton | Train to: Waterfront | ||
| Next Station: Braid | Next Station: Columbia | |||
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| General Information | |||
| Address | 20 Spruce Street, New Westminster, BC | ||
| Owner | TransLink | ||
| Operator | British Columbia Rapid Transit Company | ||
| Lines served | 
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| Bus connections | None | ||
| Fare Zone | 2 | ||
| Platforms | 2 (side) | ||
| Entrances | 1 | ||
| Construction | |||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||
| Levels | 2 | ||
| Architect | Hancock Bruckner Eng & Wright Architects | ||
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| Bike lockers | No | ||
| Bike Parkade | No | ||
| Park and Ride | No | ||
| Carsharing | No | ||
| Station code | SA | ||
| History | |||
| Opening date | January 2, 2002 | ||
| Former services | 
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Sapperton is a SkyTrain station in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Station Details
Sapperton Station opened as part of the initial stage of the Millennium Line when it ran from Waterfront to Braid. The section from Braid to Commercial Drive, or what is now Commercial–Broadway, opened a few months later. The station provides easy access to nearby residential areas and Royal Columbian Hospital. The TransLink, Coast Mountain Bus Company, and Transit Police headquarters are located nearby.
The station became part of the Expo Line on October 22, 2016 after the SkyTrain network was redesigned in lieu of the Millennium Line Evergreen Extension.
Sapperton is the only elevated station in the system where passengers have to go up from the platforms to reach the concourse and exit/entrance, a concept found more commonly in underground stations. The station entrance is located on Keary Street on the west side of Brunette Avenue. An overpass stretches over the Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) right-of-way and Brunette Avenue.
Sometime between 2016 and 2017, the emergency exit to Spruce Street was relieved of its status as an emergency exit. This was done to address access concerns for people working in the industrial area towards the east. Emergency labels were removed, the stairs were de-alarmed, and a Compass Card tap module was installed at the bottom of the stairs. This exit is accessible through the south side of both inbound and outbound platforms.
This is also the only SkyTrain station with no direct bus connections.
Sapperton has a unique roof support design at the platform level, featuring complex metalwork to support the gull-wing roofs over the two platforms. In between the two platforms, there is a large wheel as part of a public art fixture that has been part of the station since it opened. The wheel was powered by a stationary bike on the concourse, which has since been removed. The station was designed by Hancock Bruckner Eng & Wright Architects and the architecture of steel and glass reflects the industrial area around the station.[1][2][3]
Bus Routes
This station has no connecting bus routes. However, the closest bus route is route 109 which has stops both northbound and southbound along Columbia Street. The stops are accessible through a short walk along Keary Street.
Station Layout
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| Platform 2 ← |  Expo Line towards Production Way–University (Braid)
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| Platform 1 | Expo Line towards Waterfront (Columbia) →
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| Sapperton Station Exits | |||
 
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Keary Street |
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First and Last Trains
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Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays/Holidays |
| First Train to Waterfront | 5:16 a.m. | 6:18 a.m. | 7:18 a.m. |
| Last Train to Waterfront | 12:41 a.m. 12:39 a.m. on Fridays |
12:39 a.m. | 11:41 p.m. |
| First Train to Production Way–University |
5:24 a.m. | 6:30 a.m. | 7:30 a.m. |
| Last Train to Production Way–University |
1:07 a.m. 1:14 a.m. on Fridays |
1:14 a.m. | 12:07 a.m. |
| First Train to New Westminster late night service |
12:49 a.m. 12:47 a.m. on Fridays |
12:47 a.m. | 11:49 p.m. |
| Last Train to New Westminster late night service |
1:29 a.m. 1:33 a.m. on Fridays |
1:33 a.m. | 12:29 a.m. |
| First Train to Lougheed Town Centre late night service |
1:17 a.m. 1:23 a.m. on Fridays |
1:23 a.m. | 12:17 a.m. |
| Last Train to Lougheed Town Centre late night service |
1:45 a.m. 1:46 a.m. on Fridays |
1:46 a.m. | 12:45 a.m. |
Nearby Attractions
- TransLink Head Office
- Royal Columbian Hospital
Station Maps
References
- ↑ Vancouver's Millennium Line Canadian Architect, retrieved 16-02-2019
- ↑ In case you forgot: the Millennium line, seven years later johntrueman.ca, retrieved 16-02-2019
- ↑ Sapperton Station tboake.com, retrieved 16-02-2019
