Scott Road station
{{Short description|Metro Vancouver SkyTrain station}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Scott Road
| symbol_location = vancouver
| symbol = expo
| type = SkyTrain station
| style = TransLink (BC)
| style2 = SkyTrain
| image = Scott Road platform level.jpg
| image_caption = Platform level at Scott Road station
| address = 12515 110 Avenue
| borough = Surrey, British Columbia
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{Coord|49|12|16|N|122|52|27|W|region:CA-BC_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| line =
| other =
| structure = Elevated
| platform = Centre platform
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = 1,471
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{start date|1990|03|16}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = 2013–2014
| electrified =
| accessible = yes
| code = SR
| owned = TransLink
| zone = 3
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| passengers = {{formatnum:{{TransLink (BC) ridership|Scott Road}}}}
| pass_year = {{TransLink (BC) ridership|year}}
| pass_rank = {{TransLink (BC) rank|Scott Road}}
| pass_percent = {{TransLink (BC) ridership/percent|Scott Road}}
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| connections = {{rail-interchange|vancouver|rapidbus|r6|size=18}} R6 Scott Rd
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=TransLink (BC)|line=Expo|type=Surrey|left=Columbia|right=Gateway}}
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File:Scott Road station entrance.jpg
Scott Road is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located near the south end of the Pattullo Bridge in the South Westminster neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It also serves the Bridgeview neighbourhood of Whalley, and the interchange between King George Boulevard and Scott Road is located to the north of the station. The station opened on March 16, 1990, and was renovated from 2013 to 2014.
History
Scott Road station opened on March 16, 1990, as part of the first extension of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line). This extension included two stations—Scott Road and Columbia in neighbouring New Westminster—as well as the SkyBridge over the Fraser River.{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Glen |date=March 16, 1990 |title=Ride across river offers new views |page=14 |work=The Province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114333349/ride-across-river-offers-new-views/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=December 8, 2022}} Scott Road station served as the eastern terminus of the Expo Line until a three-station extension to Surrey City Centre was completed in 1994.{{Cite web |title=SkyTrain Your City to City Connection |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1994/Buzzer_1994_03_11.pdf |date=March 11, 1994 |work=The Buzzer |publisher=BC Transit |access-date=February 2, 2020}}
Scott Road station underwent several upgrades beginning in early 2013, improvements included a new elevator and better accessibly, as well as a new bus loop with an upgraded parking lot. These improvements were made in part of the larger Expo Line Upgrade project. Construction was completed in 2014.{{cite web |title=Scott Road Station Upgrades |url=http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Station-and-Exchange-Improvements/Expo-Line-Upgrades/Scott-Road-Station-Upgrades.aspx |publisher=TransLink |access-date=May 18, 2015}}
In the first decade of the 2000s, the station was proposed as an infill station or a relocated northern terminus for the Amtrak's Cascades intercity passenger train service. The proposal was made to avoid the congestion and capacity constraints at the nearby New Westminster Rail Bridge that crosses the Fraser River. Also, the Amtrak Cascades experienced further bottlenecks and slow speed limits from the bridge to the existing terminus at the Pacific Central Station near downtown Vancouver, {{convert|13|mi|order=flip}} northwest of the Scott Road station. With Scott Road as a new terminus, the Cascades service would allow more round trips from Seattle to be added; northbound travellers could continue on to downtown Vancouver by boarding SkyTrain, which would take about the same amount of time from Scott Road as the existing Amtrak Cascades service.{{cite news |issn=0700-9003 |work=Peace Arch News |title=Surrey eyes for Amtrak station |url=https://groups.io/g/Canadian-Passenger-Rail/topic/surrey_eyes_for_amtrak/16002014 |first=Jeff |last=Nagel |date=March 6, 2007 |id={{ProQuest|372740972}} |access-date=December 15, 2024}}{{cite report |title=Cascade Gateway rail study |publication-date=December 20, 2002 |author=Wilbur Smith Associates |publisher=International Mobility and Trade Corridor Project (IMTC) |chapter-url=https://theimtc.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/rail_finalreport.pdf#page=57 |section=Chapter 6: Scott Road station pre-feasibility analysis |oclc=53009932 |access-date=December 15, 2024}}{{cite report |id={{ARK|ark:/13960/t9b68gq91}} |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AE671CC5-6633-4BF2-9041-FB328ADB1F31/0/LongRangePlanforAmtrakCascades.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |title=Washington state Long-Range Plan for Amtrak Cascades |publication-date=February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808172247/http://wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AE671CC5-6633-4BF2-9041-FB328ADB1F31/0/LongRangePlanforAmtrakCascades.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |section=Appendix E: Amtrak Cascades northern terminus options |access-date=December 15, 2024}}{{cite report |title=Washington state Amtrak Cascades operating costs technical report |volume=4 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |publication-date=February 2006 |section=Appendix A: Greater Vancouver, BC terminal options |url=https://apiproxy.utc.wa.gov/cases/GetDocument?docID=245&year=2007&docketNumber=070696 |access-date=December 14, 2024}}
==Services==
Scott Road station is located in an industrial district, but it is an important transfer point for TransLink passengers. Unlike most stations, which rely on passengers arriving by foot or by bus, this station is also adjacent to the largest park and ride lot operated by TransLink, with 1,471 spaces and a daily charge of {{CA$|3.00}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-Around/Driving/Park-and-Ride/Park-and-Ride-Text-Only.aspx |title=Park and Ride |publisher=TransLink |access-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-date=March 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312031542/http://www.translink.ca/en/Getting-Around/Driving/Park-and-Ride/Park-and-Ride-Text-Only.aspx |url-status=dead }}
Station information
=Entrances=
Scott Road station is served by five entrances. Two entrances are located on the east side of Scott Road and provide access to Lot A of the Park and Ride. The remaining three entrances are located on the west side of Scott Road providing access to bus exchange and to Lot B of the Park and Ride.{{cite map |publisher=TransLink |title=Scott Road Station Entrance Locations |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/entrance_maps/Scott_Road_Station_Elevator_Map.pdf |access-date=February 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519201231/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/entrance_maps/Scott_Road_Station_Elevator_Map.pdf |archive-date=May 19, 2017}}
=Transit connections=
{{See also|List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver}}
Scott Road station is a major connection point for TransLink bus routes that service Surrey, North Delta, and Ladner.
{{As of|2024|1|df=US}}, the following routes serve Scott Road station:{{cite web |title=Scott Road Station Map |url=https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/scott_road_station.pdf |url-status=live |date=January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102223455/https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/skytrain_station_maps/scott_road_station.pdf |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |publisher=TransLink}}
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Bay
!Route !Destination |
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1
| | Unloading only |
2
| | Unloading only |
3
| R6 | Newton Exchange{{efn|name=RapidBus|RapidBus}} |
4
| 319 | Newton Exchange |
5
| | Spare |
6
| |
rowspan="2" | 7
| 371 |
640 |
rowspan="3" | 8
| 312 |
391
| Scottsdale Exchange{{efn|name=PMpeak|Afternoon peak hours only}} |
N19
| Surrey Central Station NightBus |
9
| 321 | New Westminster Station{{efn|name=NoSkyTrain|Sunday/holiday AM only (when SkyTrain is not operating)}} |
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Category:Expo Line (SkyTrain) stations
Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1990
Category:SkyTrain stations in Surrey