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Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks at the opening of Broadway - City Hall station.
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Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks at the opening of Broadway - City Hall station.

Vancouver Canada LineBroadway City Hall StationCity Hall Canada Line Opening CeremonyCanada Line Opening Day

  • Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks at the opening of Broadway - City Hall station.
  • The crowd gathers outside Broadway-City Hall in anticipation of the mayor's speech.
  • Mayor Robertson looks on, bemused, as a random woman makes a scene during the opening ceremony.
  • Christian, unimpressed by the festivities, pounds away on his Blackberry.
  • A view of downtown from Broadway-City Hall Station. This is a view north on Cambie Street; the long bus is running eastbound on Broadway. The station house is at the far right of the photo.
  • The line-up outside Broadway-City Hall station about twenty minutes before opening.
  • Jerry Dobrovolny, Assistant City Engineer for Transportation, speaks at the Broadway-City Hall Station opening while Mayor Gregor Robertson looks on.
  • The morning's entertainment for the ceremony at Broadway-City Hall station.
  • The entrance to Broadway-City Hall station is a gentle ramp leading south from the corner of Broadway and Cambie streets. Ticket machines are at left.
  • As the gate rises, Mayor Gregor Robertson cuts the ribbon to officially open Broadway-City Hall Station.
  • Just a gratuitous photo of a cute, nerdy, (and likely gay!) Translink employee. He directed pedestrian traffic into Broadway-City Hall station.
  • Eager passengers board the Richmond-bound train.
  • The first train arrives! This one was headed to Richmond, so we remained on the platform until a YVR-Airport train arrived.
  • Wide stairs and an escalator lead up from the southbound platform to the concourse level. Unlike the other underground stations, the concourse is accessed by a gentle ramp from the surface, rather than another set of stairs.
  • Looking across to the northbound (to Waterfront) platform. Notice the sloping ceiling, reflecting the geography of the street above.
  • This is a good view of the Broadway-City Hall Station. I'm standing on the southbound (to Richmond/Airport) platform, looking south. The northbound platform is visible at left, as is the glassed-in concourse above. The station exit is at the upper left, from the concourse level via a ramp to the surface. Broadway-City Hall is the only station on the line to have any sort of underground 'volume.' I hope they do something with it, like a big hanging sculpture.
  • Inside my first (moving) Canada Line train! Notice how packed it is.
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