King George station
King George is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the south end of the Surrey City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of the outbound termini of the Expo Line, the other being Production Way–University station. The station is located at the corner of King George Boulevard and 100 Avenue, just north of Fraser Highway.
The station is within walking distance to Holland Park and Surrey Memorial Hospital. A number of mixed-use developments continue to be built near the station, and the recent King George Hub development has displaced the park and ride facility that had once served the station.
History
King George station was opened in 1994 as part of the second extension of the Expo Line into Surrey; the other stations included on this extension were Gateway and Surrey Central. The station is named for nearby King George Boulevard, which in turn is named after King George VI, who visited the municipality of Surrey in 1939.Since opening in 1994, it has served as an outbound terminus of the Expo Line. The tracks continue beyond the station for about a block before they terminate and are used to store extra cars and to allow outbound trains to switch tracks for their ensuing inbound runs; plans call for the line to be extended deeper into Surrey, following Fraser Highway.
In 2019, an Expo Line extension from King George station to 166 Street in Fleetwood was approved. Construction on the extension is estimated to begin in 2022 and to be completed by 2025.
Station information
Station layout
Entrances
- East entrance: is accessible from Whalley Boulevard and includes a designated passenger drop-off area. Bus connections at this entrance serve Fleetwood, Langley and White Rock.
- West entrance: is located on King George Boulevard and provides access to bus routes serving Guildford, Newton, North Delta and White Rock.
Transit connections
Bay | Location | Routes |
1 | King George Boulevard southbound | |
2 | King George Boulevard northbound | |
3 | Whalley Boulevard southbound | |
4 | King George Boulevard northbound |