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Metrotown station
Metrotown is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system, and is located along Central Boulevard, directly across from the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2022[update], it is the second-busiest station in the SkyTrain system.
Metrotown station was built in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system, on what is now known as the Expo Line. An overhead walkway, spanning Central Boulevard and the bus loop, to the Eaton Centre shopping centre (now Metropolis at Metrotown) was added to the station in 1989.[citation needed] Originally, the loop was open-air and connected to the station via an at-grade street crossing.
The station was originally designed as a suburban station serving residential neighbourhoods and local transit connections. It experienced a major traffic increase due to the opening of nearby shopping centres and the redevelopment of the neighbourhood, leading to passenger loads and circulation surpassing the design capacity of the original station.
In 2007, TransLink established plans for a major retrofit and redesign of the station to improve passenger flow and increase station capacity. Construction began in February 2015, with an estimated cost of $55.5 million, jointly funded by the federal, provincial and municipal governments.
On November 15, 2016, TransLink closed and partially dismantled the pedestrian overpass in preparation for work required in rebuilding the east stationhouse. The closure led to criticism and extra travel time for many passengers. A new footbridge, to be funded entirely by the City of Burnaby, is included in Burnaby's 2019–2023 Capital Plan, released May 2019. The plan allocates a total of $17.25 million over 4 years towards its construction but does not specify a completion date for the project.
The centre stationhouse opened to the public on March 24, 2017, and features new stairs and elevators. On July 24, 2017, the west stationhouse opened, featuring four escalators.
The rebuilt east stationhouse opened on March 19, 2018, and—like the west stationhouse—it also features four escalators. Upon completion of the third phase, the station has a total of eight escalators, three elevators as well as stairs to and from platform level.
On September 22, 2025, public washrooms were opened at the station, marking the first such facilities to be available at a SkyTrain station.
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Metrotown station
Metrotown is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system, and is located along Central Boulevard, directly across from the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2022[update], it is the second-busiest station in the SkyTrain system.
Metrotown station was built in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system, on what is now known as the Expo Line. An overhead walkway, spanning Central Boulevard and the bus loop, to the Eaton Centre shopping centre (now Metropolis at Metrotown) was added to the station in 1989.[citation needed] Originally, the loop was open-air and connected to the station via an at-grade street crossing.
The station was originally designed as a suburban station serving residential neighbourhoods and local transit connections. It experienced a major traffic increase due to the opening of nearby shopping centres and the redevelopment of the neighbourhood, leading to passenger loads and circulation surpassing the design capacity of the original station.
In 2007, TransLink established plans for a major retrofit and redesign of the station to improve passenger flow and increase station capacity. Construction began in February 2015, with an estimated cost of $55.5 million, jointly funded by the federal, provincial and municipal governments.
On November 15, 2016, TransLink closed and partially dismantled the pedestrian overpass in preparation for work required in rebuilding the east stationhouse. The closure led to criticism and extra travel time for many passengers. A new footbridge, to be funded entirely by the City of Burnaby, is included in Burnaby's 2019–2023 Capital Plan, released May 2019. The plan allocates a total of $17.25 million over 4 years towards its construction but does not specify a completion date for the project.
The centre stationhouse opened to the public on March 24, 2017, and features new stairs and elevators. On July 24, 2017, the west stationhouse opened, featuring four escalators.
The rebuilt east stationhouse opened on March 19, 2018, and—like the west stationhouse—it also features four escalators. Upon completion of the third phase, the station has a total of eight escalators, three elevators as well as stairs to and from platform level.
On September 22, 2025, public washrooms were opened at the station, marking the first such facilities to be available at a SkyTrain station.