Willowbrook station (SkyTrain)

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Willowbrook
Translinkexpo.svg
SkyTrain station
General information
LocationLangley Township
Coordinates 49°06′50″N122°40′45″W / 49.11389°N 122.67917°W / 49.11389; -122.67917
Owned by TransLink
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusPlanned
Fare zone3
History
Opening2028(5 years' time) (2028)
Services
Preceding station TransLink Following station
Clayton
towards Waterfront
Expo Line
Langley extension (opens 2028)
Langley City Centre
Terminus

Willowbrook is a planned elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. [1]

Details

It will be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Fraser Highway and Willowbrook Drive in Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada. It will be adjacent to the Willowbrook Shopping Centre and is scheduled to open in 2028. [2]

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References

  1. "Eight new station names announced for Surrey Langley SkyTrain". Government of British Columbia. December 1, 2023. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. Chan, Kenneth (December 1, 2023). "Official names of the eight new stations of Surrey-Langley SkyTrain revealed". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.