History
Columbia Station was built between 1988 and 1989, and served as the system’s temporary terminus (replacing New Westminster Station) until it was extended to Scott Road the following year, following the completion of the Skybridge. During planning and construction, it was known as 4th Street Station.
Originally, the station served as a secondary transfer point for regional buses from Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam. After the opening of Millennium Line in 2002, the station became a major transfer point between the two SkyTrain lines and the regional bus connections moved north along Millennium Line to Braid and Lougheed Town Centre Stations. Currently, the station connects only to local bus and shuttle routes servicing the New Westminster area.
The station was not planned to be a major transfer point during construction. Cross-platform transfer is not possible as the station is side-platformed, and there is only one up-escalator provided at the station's inbound platform. A second up-escalator is proposed for the outbound platform as part of the Expo Line upgrade.
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