VCC–Clark station

VCC–Clark is an elevated station on the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is named after the nearby Vancouver Community College (VCC) located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and serves as the western terminus of the Millennium Line.

VCC–Clark
SkyTrain station
Location	2102 Keith Drive, Vancouver
Coordinates	49.265753°N 123.078825°W
Owned by	TransLink
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	84  UBC
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Francl Architecture Stantec Architecture
Other information
Station code	VC
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	January 6, 2006
Passengers
2019[1]	1,059,000  2.9%
Rank	44 of 53
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station Terminus Millennium Line Commercial–Broadway toward Lafarge Lake–Douglas   Future services   Great Northern Way–Emily Carr toward Arbutus Millennium Line Broadway extension (opens 2025) Commercial–Broadway toward Lafarge Lake–Douglas

History

VCC–Clark station's original plans called for it to be located underground below Broadway to the south of Vancouver Community College, but the City of Vancouver wanted the line to run to the north through an emerging technology zone on the False Creek Flats.

The station was originally planned to open with the original portion of the Millennium Line in 2002, but the construction was delayed because of property issues as the station is located in a former railyard.[2] Service at the station was slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2005, but testing and commissioning of the station and related facilities continued during that time frame, with trial running of trains starting in mid-November that year. The station, designed by the architecture firms Francl Architecture and Stantec Architecture, officially opened in 2006.[3][4] A limited-stop bus route, the 84, connects VCC–Clark to UBC to relieve the 99 B-Line bus route and the trolley buses on Broadway.

Plans originally called for the Millennium Line to extend west along the Broadway corridor from VCC–Clark station to Granville Street and 10th Avenue with three additional stations. In 2006, it was revealed that this 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) extension would be placed on hold while priority was given to the Canada Line and Evergreen Extension.[5] In 2018, a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) extension west to Arbutus Street was approved with an estimated completion date of 2025.[6]

Station information

Station layout

Platform level looking towards the tail tracks on the west end

T	Side platform; doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← ■ Millennium Line termination track
	Platform 2 Outbound	■ Millennium Line towards Lafarge Lake–Douglas (Commercial–Broadway) →
	Side platform; doors will open on the right
C	Concourse	Compass vending machines and fare gates
S	Street level	Entrance/Exit

Entrances

VCC–Clark station is served by a single entrance located at the west end of the station. The entrance is located on the Keith Drive north of 6th Avenue.[7]

Transit connections

VCC–Clark station is served by one bus connection: an express route to the University of British Columbia.[8]

Bay	Routes
1	84 UBC [EXPRESS]

References

1. "2019 Transit Service Performance Review – SkyTrain Stations Ranked by Annual Boardings" (PDF). translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. 24 Hours Vancouver, January 6, 2006.
3. Taggart, Jim (July 1, 2001). "Vancouver's Millennium Line". Canadian Architect. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
4. "VCC–Clark Millennium Line Transit Station". Francl Architecture. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
5. Carrigg, David (5 August 2004). "SkyTrain extension off the rails". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on 2006-10-19. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
6. Chan, Kenneth (March 16, 2018). "It's official: Broadway Subway and Surrey LRT will be built in $7-billion transit plan". Daily Hive Vancouver. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
7. TransLink. VCC–Clark Station Entrance Location (PDF) (Map). Retrieved April 13, 2019.
8. "VCC–Clark Station". TransLink. December 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2017.