Richmond–Brighouse station


Richmond–Brighouse is an elevated station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. Located in the Brighouse area of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, it is one of the outbound terminus stations of the Canada Line, the other being YVR–Airport. Like YVR–Airport, Richmond–Brighouse only has a single track.
The station is located within Richmond's commercial centre, close to the Richmond Centre shopping mall and Richmond City Hall. The station is within a short walking distance of such amenities as Richmond Public Market, Richmond Hospital, and the Minoru civic complex, as well as other nearby offices, commercial, and residential buildings.

History

Richmond–Brighouse station was opened in 2009 along with the rest of the Canada Line and was designed by the architecture firm VIA Architecture. Construction of a new bus loop directly south of the station began in November 2019 and partially opened on October 19, 2020, for the 406 and 408 buses. The exchange was fully opened on November 9, 2020.

Station name

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 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.

Station information

Entrances

Richmond–Brighouse station is served by a single entrance located at the south end of the stationhouse.

Transit connections

An on-street turn-around serves as the terminus for many bus routes that serve the area, and enables a convenient transfer to the Canada Line. A new bus loop replaced the one previously at Richmond Centre.
This new bus loop opened at the station on October 19, 2020, between No. 3 Road and Buswell Street. 6 routes use this bus loop within the exchange as a terminus as of 2025.
Bus bay assignments:
BayRouteNotes
1402 Two Road
1404 Four Road
1406 Steveston
1408 IronwoodTo Riverport for evening and most weekend/holiday trips
1414 Richmond OvalNo Sunday/holiday service
1N10 DowntownNightBus service
1Bus bridge
2Unloading only
2Bus bridge
3401 One Road
3416 East CambiePeak hours only
3430 Metrotown StationExpress
4403 Bridgeport Station
4405 CambieVia Vulcan during peak hours
4410 22nd Street StationVia Fraserwood during peak hours
5403 Three Road
5405 Five Road
6301 Newton ExchangeExpress; highway coach
7HandyDART service