Templeton Station
Encyclopedia
Templeton Station is a SkyTrain
station on the Canada Line
in Richmond
, British Columbia
, Canada
, south of Vancouver. The station is located on the Grauer Lands on eastern Sea Island
, along the airport branch of the Canada Line. The Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVR) contributed up to $300 million toward the airport branch of the Canada Line, which includes YVR-Airport Station. Like other stations on the Canada Line, air travelers can check in to their flights at Templeton Station.
Templeton Station serves the residential (Burkeville
), office, and light industrial area at the eastern end of Sea Island, providing direct rapid transit service to Vancouver International Airport
(YVR
) and Downtown Vancouver. The station also provides the most direct access to Iona Island
and Iona and McDonald Beach Regional Parks in the northwest, and to the Airport's south terminal in the southwest. Templeton and Sea Island Centre
stations are both located at-grade (at ground level) to allow for the future construction of an elevated aircraft taxiway over the Canada Line guideway.
A $5 surcharge applies on cash fares purchased at vending machines at Templeton Station. However, day passes, FareSaver tickets, monthly passes and any other prepaid fare types are exempt from the surcharge. Travel between YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre
and Templeton stations is free.
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...
station on 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...
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
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, south of Vancouver. The station is located on the Grauer Lands on eastern Sea Island
Sea Island, British Columbia
Sea Island is located in the city of Richmond, British Columbia, directly across the river from Vancouver and fifteen kilometres from Vancouver's downtown core. The island is in the estuary of the Fraser River, giving it a unique ecological environment...
, along the airport branch of the Canada Line. The Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVR) contributed up to $300 million toward the airport branch of the Canada Line, which includes YVR-Airport Station. Like other stations on the Canada Line, air travelers can check in to their flights at Templeton Station.
Templeton Station serves the residential (Burkeville
Burkeville, British Columbia
Burkeville, British Columbia is a village located beside Russ Baker Way on Sea Island. It was constructed in 1943 by the federal government of Canada. The street names have an aeronautical theme, many of which bear the names of airplane manufacturers. It also served to provide housing for workers...
), office, and light industrial area at the eastern end of Sea Island, providing direct rapid transit service to Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver. In 2010 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers , behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to...
(YVR
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...
) and Downtown Vancouver. The station also provides the most direct access to Iona Island
Iona Island, British Columbia
Iona Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada was formerly an island, but is now a peninsula physically connected to Sea Island via a causeway...
and Iona and McDonald Beach Regional Parks in the northwest, and to the Airport's south terminal in the southwest. Templeton and Sea Island Centre
Sea Island Centre Station
Sea Island Centre Station is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in the Metro Vancouver region.-Location:...
stations are both located at-grade (at ground level) to allow for the future construction of an elevated aircraft taxiway over the Canada Line guideway.
A $5 surcharge applies on cash fares purchased at vending machines at Templeton Station. However, day passes, FareSaver tickets, monthly passes and any other prepaid fare types are exempt from the surcharge. Travel between YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre
Sea Island Centre Station
Sea Island Centre Station is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in the Metro Vancouver region.-Location:...
and Templeton stations is free.