Production Way–University station

Production Way–University
SkyTrain station
General information
Location	3298 Production Way, Burnaby
Coordinates	49.25337°N 122.91815°W / 49.25337; -122.91815
Owned by	BC Ministry of Transportation, TransLink
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	220 space park and ride
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	PW
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	August 31, 2002
Passengers
2023	ERROR
Services
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Production Way–University is a rapid transit station on Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system, located at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Production Way in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Production Way–University was originally constructed as part of the Millennium Line; a reorganization of SkyTrain service patterns in 2016 brought a branch of the Expo Line over the existing tracks to also serve the station.

The station was intended to be a major transfer point to Simon Fraser University, so as well as having local suburban bus connections, it is the terminus to the #145 bus running to SFU, which carries just over half of all bus traffic to the university. The station's commercial space has a Mac's Convenience Store, a Subway restaurant, a pizza place, and a coffee shop. This station has a 220 space park and ride.

On October 22, 2016, Production Way–University became the terminus station of the new Expo Line branch with service to Waterfront. Millennium Line service will continue in both directions while Lougheed Town Centre serves as the new terminus (until the Evergreen Extension opens on December 2, 2016).

Proposed gondola

The SFU Community Trust has proposed extending the TransLink system from this station through the installation of a tri-cable gondola lift to travel up Burnaby Mountain to the SFU Transit Exchange. The proposed lift would use a 30-passenger Doppelmayr Garaventa 3S Gondola, the same model as the Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola. The trust has proposed the gondola because it felt the system is not weather-dependent like buses, cheaper to maintain, and more environmentally friendly. The provincial government commissioned a feasibility study for the proposal, but in 2012, a business case concluded that building and operating a gondola would cost $12 million more compared to continuing to serve the SFU campus by bus. Therefore, the construction of a gondola is unlikely to proceed in the short term.

Bus service

Bus bay assignments;

1 - 145 SFU (Loading)

2 - 110 Metrotown Station, 136 Lougheed Station, N9 Coquitlam Station

3 - 110 Lougheed Station, 136 Brentwood Station

4 - 145 Production Station (Unloading), N9 Downtown NightBus

External links

Media related to Production Way-University Station at Wikimedia Commons