King George
SkyTrain station
West entrance to the King George stationhouse
General information
Location9904 King George Blvd
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°10′58″N 122°50′41″W / 49.1827°N 122.8446°W / 49.1827; -122.8446
Owned byTransLink
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections R1 King George Blvd
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKG
Fare zone3
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
Passengers
2022[1]3,549,600
Rank11 of 53
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Surrey Central
towards Waterfront
 Expo Line
Surrey branch
 Terminus
Future service
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Surrey Central
towards Waterfront
 Expo Line
Langley extension (opens 2028)
 Green Timbers
towards Langley City Centre
Platform level at King George

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 at the corner of King George Boulevard and 100 Avenue, 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, and the recent King George Hub development has displaced the park and ride facility that had once served the station.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

In 2022, an Expo Line extension from King George station to 203 Street in Langley City was approved.[5] Construction on the 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) extension was scheduled estimated to begin in 2024 and to be completed by 2028.[5]

Station information

Station layout

T Side platform; doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Inbound		 ← ■ Expo Line towards Waterfront (Surrey Central)
Platform 2 ■ Expo Line termination track →
Side platform; doors will open on the right
C Concourse Compass vending machines and fare gates
S Street level Entrance; bus connections and drop off (east)

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.[6]
  • West entrance: is located on King George Boulevard and provides access to bus routes serving Guildford, Newton, North Delta and White Rock.[6]

Transit connections

Southbound service from Bay 3 is only accessible from the east entrance.
Platforms

King George station is a major connection point for the TransLink bus network for Delta, Langley, Surrey and White Rock.[7]

Bay Location Routes
1 King George Boulevard
southbound
2 King George Boulevard
northbound
  • 345 White Rock Centre (Monday to Friday only)[8]
  • 394 White Rock Centre (Monday to Friday, peak hours only)[9]
3 Whalley Boulevard
southbound
  • 345 White Rock Centre
  • 394 White Rock Centre
  • 395 Langley Centre (Monday to Friday, peak hours only)[10]
  • 502 Langley Centre
4 King George Boulevard
northbound
5 King George Boulevard
southbound

503 Fraser Hwy Express to Aldergrove / Langley Centre

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "2022 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Summaries". tableau.com. TransLink. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Reid, Amy (September 21, 2018). "Phase three of 'King George Hub' development gets the green light". Surrey Now-Leader. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bollwitt, Rebecca (January 19, 2011). "King George VI in Vancouver". Miss604. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Chan, Kenneth (December 9, 2018). "TransLink could open new 16-km SkyTrain in Surrey by 2025". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Chan, Kenneth (July 14, 2022). "16-km-long Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension receives full provincial and federal approval". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  6. 1 2 King George Station Entrance Locations (PDF) (Map). TransLink. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ King George Station Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Route 345 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Route 394 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Route 395 timetable" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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