Capstan station

Capstan is a planned elevated station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system.[1] It will be located at the intersection of No. 3 Road and Capstan Way in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, and will be the first infill station on the Canada Line when completed. It is expected to open in 2023.[2][3]

Capstan
SkyTrain station
LocationRichmond
Coordinates49.189254°N 123.131677°W / 49.189254; -123.131677
Owned byTransLink
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPlanned
Fare zone2
History
Opening2023
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station
toward Waterfront
Canada Line
Richmond

History

A station at Capstan Way in Richmond was originally planned to open shortly after the rest of the Canada Line but plans to construct it were cancelled in March 2009. Pinnacle International and Concord Pacific, the developers of the Sun Tech City project, could not fund the $25 million required to build the station. The developers could only offer $15 million up front, but this sum was not accepted by TransLink and the City of Richmond.[4]

In May 2012, the City of Richmond made an agreement with TransLink and the developers to fund the project. The developers were to pay a fee of just over $8,500 per unit, with the specific amount adjusted in October to account for inflation. At the time, it was thought it would take approximately 15 years to amass the required funds. By September 2017, based on development permit applications, the full $27.8 million could be collected by mid-2018; a full nine years earlier than expected.[5]

In November 2017, the City of Richmond released $3.5 million to TransLink to cover the costs of designing the station. By May 2019, $32 million had been raised, exceeding the required $27.8 million, which had been reached in November 2018.[6] By December 2019, the station was still in the detailed design stage.[7]

References
  1. Chan, Kenneth (October 8, 2019). "Construction on Canada Line's new Capstan Station could begin in a year". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. Chan, Kenneth (December 17, 2019). "Canada Line's $31.5-million Capstan Station to open in 2022". Daily Hive. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. "Capstan Station Engagement". engagetranslink.ca. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "Sun Tech City development may be shelved". Richmond Review. April 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. "Richmond cash starts design work on new Canada Line station". Vancouver Sun. November 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. Chan, Kenneth (May 3, 2019). "Richmond successfully raises $32 million to build Canada Line's new Capstan Station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. Saltman, Jennifer (December 3, 2019). "New Capstan Station in Richmond running behind schedule". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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