Surrey Langley Skytrain - Expo Line Extension | U/C

[Migrant_Coconut]

Meh, still more useful than Sea Island Centre.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by surrey

not sure why they even built a station here...its so close to king george station and a main portion of the surrounding land is green timbers forrest, established low rise buildings and the outpatient facility.
They shouldnt have built this station...waste of time and money...and makes the commute from langley even longer with the stop.

We could say 'why did they build Templeton and Sea Island Centre stations' as well - now those stations get very little use (and haven't they talked about adding another station at the airport?).

This stop might add about another minute to the commute - which will be shorter due to being grade separated from the rest of traffic on Fraser Hwy.

[GMasterAres]

140th is a major N/S corridor along with the Outpatient building being there which is planned to expand in future years with multiple additional buildings and medical facilities. Also between 96th and Fraser Highway there are plans to redevelop a bunch of those properties to add high rises and such and densify further North of 140th. So basically, any density along 140th between 96th and 104th Ave it is quickest to get to Green Timbers station than any other SkyTrain for pedestrians. I used to live just down Fraser Highway there around 138th and the walk from there to 7-11 (basically where the new station is) was much faster than to King George. Heck for pretty much anyone up to around 138th/137th it will be quicker to walk to Green Timbers than King George in practice.

It will definitely get traffic. KGB will still be the car drop off station though it is really designed around that traffic and thus gets pretty busy for pedestrians trying to navigate through a steady line of cars. Be nice to have an alternative I think for residents in the area around 140th/FHWY.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Also useful for eventually running a frequent bus down 96th - without a SkyTrain stop in the middle, it doesn't make as much sense.

[mike_]

Why would they go to all the effort of putting in a pillar foundation and then pave over it? They put 6 holes in the ground on the hill between Old Yale and 180th, but today they filled one back in.

Did the engineers change their minds, or are they just temporarily covering it back for safety? Or perhaps up so they can redirect traffic over it?

- Capture from Jollyburger’s Aug 27 Video
- Pic from today

[bloomtronzero]

Originally Posted by Sheba

We could say 'why did they build Templeton and Sea Island Centre stations' as well - now those stations get very little use (and haven't they talked about adding another station at the airport?).

This stop might add about another minute to the commute - which will be shorter due to being grade separated from the rest of traffic on Fraser Hwy.

In the case of Templeton and Sea Island, I always figured at least part of it was so that both branches had the same number of stations.


That's not true since Capstan opened though, so who knows.


I guess Templeton serves the big-— parking lot, and would be useful for people parking there and wanting to get to the terminal. Also, the weird outlet mall after the fact. Sea Island, I guess it's good for people that work there. Imagine both are handy for the handful of people that live in Burkeville. They do seem pretty weird though.

[bloomtronzero]

I like Green Timbers as a station. Aside from serving the hospital facilities, I always thought popping a station adjacent to major parks seemed a good idea. People might not live next to it, but people do probably want to go to the Park. Same for when or if we ever build 33 Ave/Queen Elizabeth Park Station.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by mike_

Why would they go to all the effort of putting in a pillar foundation and then pave over it? They put 6 holes in the ground on the hill between Old Yale and 180th, but today they filled one back in.

Did the engineers change their minds, or are they just temporarily covering it back for safety? Or perhaps up so they can redirect traffic over it?

- Capture from Jollyburger’s Aug 27 Video
- Pic from today

No idea about the work being done in that stretch so I'm just guessing but do they need to temporarily swap traffic to that side and then when they are finished they will start on the guideway?

[xd_1771]

Bear in mind that Green Timbers will be the first SLS station to receive a high-rise residential development exceeding 30 storeys (Parksville 96, already approved by the City, in pre-sales and slated to open in 2028 just ahead of the station).

The City of Surrey modified its City Centre Plan to include the area around Green Timbers Station and thus enable downtown-level densification. Parksville is going to be the first of several high-rise buildings immediately around the station, so I expect that this station will punch its weight in ridership.

It's worth noting that the bus route that will connect to Green Timbers Station (325) is no slouch: it is the 13th most overcrowded bus route in Metro Vancouver now, this year. It is also the region's 6th most productive bus route, in terms of average boardings per revenue hour. That productivity will drive service increases, and I think there's a good chance 325 will be FTN before the SLS even opens (after it does open, the reduction in travel time for 325 riders thanks to the connection at GT Station will probably drive ridership up by a lot).

[twoNeurons]

Also a pretty decently large employment centre.

RCMP E-division is there
Outpatient facility is there

It's about 800–900m from King George, which the same distance as Renfrew/Rupert or Gilmore/Brentwood except through a more pedestrian hostile area... and it's literally on the next superblock from KG (140th) which opens up more bus route possibilities like terminating the 325 there (spreading out loads between the Surrey stations)

If you terminate 325 there, you could add another route on 100 Ave or something to take care of 140th north of GT station.

It's a good place for a station. I'd imagine the views on that station would be decent as well given its elevation.

[officedweller]

From the Project twitter:

Posted Sept 8th:


Here at Bakerview-166 Street Station, crews are joining precast concrete segments together to create a section of guideway called a span.
This is the first section of the elevated guideway to be built on the #SurreyLangleySkyTrain project!
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1965145673377915310

Sept 10th:


At Hillcrest-184 Street Station, the Langley Launcher has begun lifting concrete segments into place to build the elevated guideway!
This launching gantry is the 2nd of 4 that will be used for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain.
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1965868255177777527

Sept 11th:


Take an insider peek at the top of the elevated guideway under construction at Bakerview-166 Street Station.
Want to learn more about the specialized lifting machines that are building the guideway? Visit our website: https://ow.ly/Cl2350WCl1h
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1966182515665723405

[madog222]

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Originally Posted by mike_

Why would they go to all the effort of putting in a pillar foundation and then pave over it? They put 6 holes in the ground on the hill between Old Yale and 180th, but today they filled one back in.

Did the engineers change their minds, or are they just temporarily covering it back for safety? Or perhaps up so they can redirect traffic over it?

- Capture from Jollyburger’s Aug 27 Video
- Pic from today

Pier construction now underway here.

[jollyburger]

Another SLS video

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[officedweller]

From the project twitter:

Oct 1st:


Take a look at this bird’s-eye view of the future Bakerview-166 Street Station.
Can you see the yellow Fleetwood Flyer launching gantry?
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1973478115839000884


Oct 3rd:


Here’s an aerial shot of the Surrey Sprinter launching gantry at the future 152 Street Station.
This launching gantry will be responsible for lifting just over 900 elevated guideway segments into place along the #SurreyLangleySkyTrain alignment.
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1974173909512593451

Oct 6th:


Take an up-close look at the Fleetwood Flyer launching gantry at Bakerview-166 Street Station.
This large, specialized machine will be lifting just over 1,000 elevated guideway segments into place.
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1975262332893700148

Posted Oct 8th:


Here’s a bird’s-eye view of the future Green Timbers station!
Did you know that this station will be located directly above Fraser Highway? It is designed to minimize the station footprint on the neighbouring Green Timbers Urban Forest!
https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1975837358164459993

[madog222]

First guideway span outside of a station has been completed at Bakerview-166th St.


https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1976705806197252315

[Mac Write]

Why are there 2 missing sections of the guideway wall?

[madog222]

To accommodate switch machinery, a concrete slab extension will be cast later at those spots.

[Mac Write]

Originally Posted by madog222

To accommodate switch machinery, a concrete slab extension will be cast later at those spots.

Thank you for that info. I thought it was for exterior walk-way but distance was too close.

[madog222]

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[Lexus]

Originally Posted by madog222

First guideway span outside of a station has been completed at Bakerview-166th St.


https://x.com/SLSkyTrain/status/1976705806197252315

It is not onto a 3rd span!

Untitled by Lexus LX 700, on Flickr

Also my GoPro video form today:

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