Nanaimo station

Nanaimo is a train station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located at 2450 East 24th Avenue. It is owned by TransLink and is used by the SkyTrain in the Metro Vancouver area for their Expo Line.

The station was built in 1985 and opened on December 11. Austrian company Architektengruppe U-Bahn built the station so that people were able to move around on transit during Expo 86. Much of the track and the station was once home to the Central Park Line for the former British Columbia Electric Railway.

It is an partially elevated station, featuring two tracks and side platforms. It is preceded by Commercial–Broadway towards Waterfront and ends at 29th Avenue towards either King George or Production Way–University. In 2024, it was ranked at #28 of the 54 busiest stations in use for the SkyTrain. 

On January 4, 2019, TransLink ordered upgrades for the station. This included improved safety along with a upgrades to the entrance for the station and the bus exchange. It was completed on July 9, 2020.

The station serves as a connection for the 7 and 25 TransLink bus services.

Around the station is the Filipino Plaza, Trout Lake, and Gladstone Secondary School.

References

Category:1985 establishments in British Columbia
Category:Railway stations in Canada
Category:SkyTrain (Vancouver) stations