Richmond–Brighouse Station is the southern terminus of the Canada Line

Canada Line

Canada Line is a rapid transit line in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. Opened in August 2009, it is the third line in TransLink's SkyTrain metro network, servicing Vancouver, Richmond, and the Vancouver International Airport...

, part of the SkyTrain

SkyTrain (Vancouver)

SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...

 system in Richmond

Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the Metro Vancouver region.

Location

The station is located in the heart of Richmond's commercial core, in proximity to the Richmond Centre

Richmond Centre (mall)

Richmond Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Officially, it is located on No. 3 Road but it stretches as far west as Minoru Boulevard, and as far north as Westminster Highway...

 shopping mall and Richmond City Hall. The station is within a short walking distance to such amenities as Richmond Public Market, Richmond Hospital

Richmond Hospital

Richmond Hospital is a medical facility located in Richmond, British Columbia. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is responsible for Richmond Health Services and Richmond Hospital.-History:...

, and the Minoru civic complex

Minoru Park

Minoru Park is a park located on the site of a former horse-racing track and airstrip in Richmond, British Columbia. The Minoru Park's running track is often used for school competitions, such as track and field...

, as well as other nearby office, commercial, and residential buildings.

Services

A bus loop will serve as a terminus for the many bus routes that already serve the area, and enable a convenient transfer to the Canada Line. This loop replaces the one currently at Richmond Centre.

Bus bay assignments;

1 - 301 Newton Exchange, 430 Metrotown Station, C96 East Cambie

2 - 401 One Road, 407 Gilbert, N10 Downtown

3 - 403 Bridgeport Station, 405 Cambie, 410 22nd Street Station, C94 Richmond Oval

4 - 401 Garden City and unloading for 301, 430, 480 and C96

5 - 402 Two Road

5a - 404 Ladner Exchange

6 - 405 Five Road, 407 Bridgeport

7 - 402 Two Road, 403 Three Road, 404 Ladner Exchange, 410 Railway, N10 Richmond-Brighouse Station

Station name

Richmond City Council proposed that the name Brighouse be used as the name of the station, since Brighouse is a historic name for the surrounding neighbourhood, thus reflecting the area's heritage. The area was named Brighouse after an early settler, Samuel Brighouse, who was one of "The Three Greenhorns

The Three Greenhorns

The Three Greenhorns were three Englishmen, Samuel Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, who were the first white settlers in the area known today as Vancouver's West End...

" of Vancouver. From 1920 until 1941, the area was the location of a horse-racing track known as Brighouse Racetrack.