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We’re now arriving at the newly upgraded Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station.

The long-awaited upgrades to TransLink’s busiest station in Vancouver will finally open to the public on Saturday, Feb 2.

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“People who use Commercial-Broadway to get on or off SkyTrain or switch between the Expo and Millennium lines know this is one of the most congested spots in our entire transit system,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond.

“These upgrades will help alleviate that pressure and improve their experience. The new pedestrian overpass and the new train platform will make it much easier for our customers to transfer between Millennium and Expo line trains, and the 99 B-Line.”

Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the transit hub.

Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG

December, 1985

The newest platform addition at Commercial-Broadway comes more than 33 years after the station’s initial opening in December 1985, when the Expo Line platform was first unveiled to the public. In August 2002, the Millennium Line platform on the north side of Broadway was added.