Granville station (SkyTrain)

Granville
SkyTrain station
Westbound platform in Granville Station
Location	655 Seymour Street, Vancouver. On Granville Mall, Vancouver
Coordinates	49°16′58″N 123°07′00″W / 49.282750°N 123.116639°W / 49.282750; -123.116639Coordinates: 49°16′58″N 123°07′00″W / 49.282750°N 123.116639°W / 49.282750; -123.116639
Owned by	BC Transit, TransLink
Platforms	Split platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Vancouver City Centre
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	25 metres
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GV
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	December 11, 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	45,974
Services
Preceding station   TransLink   Following station Burrard toward Waterfront Expo Line Surrey Stadium–Chinatown toward King George Expo Line Lougheed Stadium–Chinatown toward Production Way–University

Granville is an underground SkyTrain station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, served by the Expo Line. The station is located in the Dunsmuir Tunnel located beneath Downtown Vancouver and opened in 1985.

The station is named for nearby Granville Street, whose name in turn derives from "Granville", the name of the original settlement that preceded Vancouver prior to its incorporation in 1886. The portion of Granville Street on which this station is located is known as the Granville Mall.

At approximately 25 metres underground, Granville station is the deepest subway station on the Expo Line.

Granville station is located in the heart of the Granville Entertainment District which is known for urban shopping, trendy culture, and nightlife. The station is accessible from the surface via entrances on Granville Street and Seymour Street (both between Georgia and Dunsmuir Streets), and the Dunsmuir entrance between Granville and Seymour. The station can be accessed underground via Pacific Centre mall, through the Downtown Vancouver premises of the Hudson's Bay Company.

The station serves the shopping and entertainment districts along Granville and Robson streets, and the office and shopping complexes of Pacific Centre and Vancouver Centre. The station is also within walking distance of such amenities as Robson Square (home of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, and a satellite campus of the University of British Columbia), the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Library Square, TD Tower, Scotia Tower and the HSBC Canada Building.