King George station
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King George is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the south end of the Surrey City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of the outbound termini of the Expo Line, the other being Production Way–University station. The station is located on King George Boulevard at Holland Commons, just north of Fraser Highway.
The station is within walking distance to Holland Park and Surrey Memorial Hospital. A number of mixed-use developments continue to be built near the station, such as the King George Hub development, which displaced the park and ride facility that had once served the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
King George station was opened in 1994 as part of the second extension of the Expo Line into Surrey; the other stations included on this extension were Gateway and Surrey Central. The station is named for nearby King George Boulevard, which in turn is named after King George VI, who visited the municipality of Surrey in 1939.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Since opening in 1994, it has served as an outbound terminus of the Expo Line. The tracks continue beyond the station for about a block before they terminate and are used to store extra cars and to allow outbound trains to switch tracks for their ensuing inbound runs; plans call for the line to be extended deeper into Surrey, following Fraser Highway.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2022, an Expo Line extension from King George station to 203 Street in Langley City was approved.<ref name="langleyext">Template:Cite web</ref> Construction on the Template:Convert extension was scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed by 2029.<ref name="langleyext" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Between April 27 and June 9, 2024, King George station was temporarily closed to allow for replacement work on two switches and a section of third rail between King George and Surrey Central stations.<ref name="tempclosure">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During this time, various repairs and upgrades were completed on the station, including platform work to accommodate Alstom Mark V trainsets.<ref name="tempclosure" />
Station information
Entrances
- East entrance: is accessible from Whalley Boulevard and includes a designated passenger drop-off area. Bus connections at this entrance serve Fleetwood, Langley and White Rock.<ref name="entrances">Template:Cite map</ref>
- West entrance: is located on King George Boulevard and provides access to bus routes serving Guildford, Newton, North Delta and White Rock.<ref name="entrances" />
Transit connections
King George station is a major connection point for the TransLink bus network for Delta, Langley, Surrey and White Rock.
Template:As of, the following routes serve King George station:<ref>Template:Cite map</ref>
| Bay | Location | Routes |
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| 1 | King George Boulevard Template:Small |
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| 2 | King George Boulevard Template:Small |
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| 4 | King George Boulevard Template:Small |
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| 5 | King George Boulevard Template:Small |
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See also
References
External links
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