SkyTrain Station Renovations

[dreambrother808]

well otherwise they could make an extension that looks out of place with the rest of the roof or replace the entire roof at a far higher cost, which would be nice in an ideal world where money grows on trees.

[Spork]

I don't mind the triangle construction, but wish it wasn't that forest green colour (but aren't colours all fads anyways? palettes change over time)

[twoNeurons]

Brown and orange — carpets.

[CBeats]

Is that roof extension coinciding with a platform extension¿

[officedweller]

There was previously uncovered platform to the south.
With the new south entrance, they probably want to increase usage of that part of the platform to distribute the waiting passengers - I guess they figure that shelter would help. Probably also ties into the new cars and more 4 car MKII trains so that part will get more usage..

[mr.A]

all platforms on the Expo line are long enough to accommodate the longer trains 6MKI or 4MKII but are presently not covered the full length of the platform with a few exceptions.

[Mac Write]

Originally Posted by mr.A

all platforms on the Expo line are long enough to accommodate the longer trains 6MKI or 4MKII but are presently not covered the full length of the platform with a few exceptions.

• Waterfront
• Burrard
• Grandville
• Stadium
• Mainstreet
• Columbia
• Scott Road
• Gateway
• Surrey Central
• King George

[Jared]

Originally Posted by officedweller

There was previously uncovered platform to the south.
With the new south entrance, they probably want to increase usage of that part of the platform to distribute the waiting passengers - I guess they figure that shelter would help. Probably also ties into the new cars and more 4 car MKII trains so that part will get more usage..

Agreed with this statement. Right now, everyone tends to bunch up at the middle to north part of the platform. The reason? Most trains aren't 4 car MkII's, so most trains wont even stop in front of you if you're standing at the south end. As a result, when there is a 4 car MkII, usually the last car actually has a bit of extra space in it, because people get off, but few people get on. So in that sense, the new trains will enable more MkII's to be 4 car rather than 2 car, and thus encourage people to spread out on the platform, which should actually squeeze a bit more capacity out of the existing system (in addition to having more from having more 2 car trains before 4 car trains).

[DKaz]

^^^ It'll work out even better if they can start running 6-car MK-Is on a full time basis.

[dreambrother808]

I think a lot of people getting off the #20 bus heading north will use the new south entrance, since the bus stop is in front of the McDonald's.
That's some almost guaranteed use for the new side.

[SpongeG]

looks good

i noticed the other day that almost all of the broadway entrance is hoarded up excpet for a pretty small opening- well small in terms of looks crowded and awkward

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by dreambrother808

I think a lot of people getting off the #20 bus heading north will use the new south entrance, since the bus stop is in front of the McDonald's.
That's some almost guaranteed use for the new side.

yeah there are also a lot of people south of the station who no longer have to trek around to the north side

[Spork]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

looks good

i noticed the other day that almost all of the broadway entrance is hoarded up excpet for a pretty small opening- well small in terms of looks crowded and awkward

Are you talking about the hoarding around the old elevator? They are moving it over the next 3 months to the other side of the station where the new shaft has been under construction since November.

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by Jared

Agreed with this statement. Right now, everyone tends to bunch up at the middle to north part of the platform. The reason? Most trains [i]aren't[i/] 4 car MkII's, so most trains wont even stop in front of you if you're standing at the south end. As a result, when there is a 4 car MkII, usually the last car actually has a bit of extra space in it, because people get off, but few people get on. So in that sense, the new trains will enable more MkII's to be 4 car rather than 2 car, and thus encourage people to spread out on the platform, which should actually squeeze a bit more capacity out of the existing system (in addition to having more from having more 2 car trains before 4 car trains).

agreed

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by Spork

Are you talking about the hoarding around the old elevator? They are moving it over the next 3 months to the other side of the station where the new shaft has been under construction since November.

its along the entrance - it wasn't that way the last time i passed a few weeks ago

its a very narrow entrance right now

[mr.A]

I was taking some pictures of the progress as a worker told me to stop as he has to report people who take pictures!
What country do we live in?

[Millennium2002]

Well... it's a work zone so they probably don't want you to get injured for fear of civil suits.

- Allan Kuan

[mr.x]

^ lol...only 60,000 pass through Broadway Station each day. Some big secret.

[Millennium2002]

And I changed my response for that very reason ^_^''

- Allan Kuan

[zivan56]

Thanks for the pics. If you weren't in a fenced off area, just ignore the douchebag who told you that...it was probably some nobody who wants to feel important. Or s(he) is extremely gullible and has seen the GVTAPS ads at the station.