| Richmond–Brighouse SkyTrain Station |
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| Address | 6222 No. 3 Road, Richmond | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 17, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||
| Code | RB | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TransLink | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers ([1]) (2009 boardings) |
960,293 | ||||||||||
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Richmond–Brighouse Station is the southern terminus of the Canada Line, part of the SkyTrain system in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in the Metro Vancouver region.
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The station is located in the heart of Richmond's commercial core, in proximity to the Richmond Centre shopping mall and Richmond City Hall. The station is within a short walking distance to such amenities as Richmond Public Market, Richmond Hospital, and the Minoru civic complex, as well as other nearby office, commercial, and residential buildings.
A bus loop will serve as a terminus for the many bus routes that already serve the area, and enable a convenient transfer to the Canada Line. This loop replaces the one currently at Richmond Centre.
Richmond City Council proposed that the name Brighouse be used as the name of the station, since Brighouse is a historic name for the surrounding neighbourhood, thus reflecting the area's heritage. The area was named Brighouse after an early settler, Samuel Brighouse, who was one of "The Three Greenhorns" of Vancouver. From 1920 until 1941, the area was the location of a horse-racing track known as Brighouse Racetrack.[3]