title: Lansdowne station (SkyTrain)
text: # Lansdowne station (SkyTrain)
  
  Lansdowne is an elevated station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It is located in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
  
  ## Location
  
  Lansdowne station is located at the intersection of Lansdowne Road and No. 3 Road. It serves Lansdowne Centre and Kwantlen Polytechnic University, as well as adjacent businesses and residences in the area. It is also the nearest station to the Richmond Olympic Oval, and an extension of Lansdowne Road was used to facilitate pedestrian travel between Lansdowne station and the oval during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
  
  The station was originally to have been located at the intersection of No. 3 Road and Alderbridge Way, and would have been known as "Alderbridge station". The name "Lansdowne" comes from the former use of the site for a horse-racing track, named Lansdowne Park, from the 1920s until the 1960s.
  
  ## Station information
  
  ### Station layout
  
  | T | Side platform; doors will open on the right | Side platform; doors will open on the right |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Platform 1 Inbound | ← ■ Canada Line towards Waterfront (Aberdeen) |
  | | Platform 2 Outbound | ■ Canada Line towards Richmond–Brighouse (Terminus) → |
  | | Side platform; doors will open on the right | Side platform; doors will open on the right |
  | S | Street | Street entrance Compass vending machines, fare gates |
  
  ## Bus routes
  
  The following bus routes are located nearby:
  
  * 403 Three Road / Bridgeport Station
  * 405 Five Road / Cambie
  * 407 Gilbert / Bridgeport
  * 410 Richmond–Brighouse Station / 22nd Street Station
  * 416 Richmond–Brighouse Station / East Cambie
  * N10 Richmond–Brighouse Station / Downtown
  