点评:Waterfront station is the railway station in Vancouver for sky train services as well as the commuter services on the West Coast Express to Coquitlam and Mission City. These trains are quite limited and coming from the UK where trains run quite frequently in both directions throughout the day I found it quite jarring that they only run to Vancouver in the morning and back in the evening. I guess this shows the difference in demand and culture?
The Sky Train on the other hand is an intensive service and runs to different parts of Vancouver and surrounding areas. There is the Canada Line which runs to Vancouver Airport and Richmond-Brighouse. There are also connections at Bridgeport for the bus to the ferry terminal so you can go to Vancouver Island. There is also the Expo Line which currently runs to Loughhead and Surrey. There is construction going on at the moment to extend this line to Langley and this should be open in 2028. There are also connections on the Expo Line to reach the Millennium Line for further destinations.
Within the station there is a travel centre so if you need any help with travel enquiries and tickets you can speak to the staff in here. There is also an A&W where you can get something to eat which I did.
The station building is quite grand and harks back to when the city was built and when the railways were still an important part of getting things around.
Many people pass through this station every day but I wonder how many people pause to admire the architecture?
翻译:海滨站是温哥华的火车站,提供空中列车服务以及开往高贵林和米慎城的西海岸快线通勤服务。这些列车班次有限,而且我来自英国,那里的列车全天往返班次频繁,但我发现这些列车只在早上开往温哥华,晚上返回,这让我感到很不舒服。我想这反映了需求和文化的差异吧?
另一方面,空中列车服务密集,通往温哥华及周边地区的不同地区。加拿大线开往温哥华机场和里士满-布里格豪斯。在布里奇波特也有连接巴士和渡轮码头的换乘站,方便前往温哥华岛。目前还有通往拉夫黑德和萨里的世博线。目前正在建设这条线路,以延伸至兰里,预计将于2028年通车。世博线也提供连接千禧线的换乘站,方便前往其他目的地。
车站内设有旅行中心,如果您需要任何旅行咨询和购票方面的帮助,可以联系这里的工作人员。车站内还有一家A&W快餐店,您可以在那里吃点东西,我去吃了一顿。
车站建筑相当宏伟,让人回想起这座城市建造的年代,那时铁路仍然是重要的交通工具。
每天都有很多人经过这个车站,但我不知道有多少人会停下来欣赏它的建筑?