Canada Place , co-named Komagata Maru Place , is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada. It is home to the Vancouver Convention Centre , the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight experience Flyover in Vancouver . The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails. It is also the main cruise ship passenger terminal for the region, where cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners .
31-586: Canada Place is accessed via West Cordova Street and near Waterfront Station , a major transit hub with SkyTrain , SeaBus , and West Coast Express connections. The structure was expanded in 2001 to accommodate another cruise ship berth. During the 2010 Winter Olympics , Canada Place served as the Main Press Centre. Canada Place was built on the land which was originally the Canadian Pacific Railway 's Pier B–C. Built in 1927, its primary purpose
62-473: A lack of medical aid, food or water, and then forced to return to India, where many were killed by British authorities. Throughout the year many community events are held at and hosted by Canada Place. The Pan Pacific Vancouver opened in January 1986 and has 503 rooms and suites, two restaurants, and a lounge. The hotel is operated by Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts . The Heritage Horns, formerly known as
93-469: A symmetrical red-brick facade dominated by a row of smooth, white Ionic order columns. The Ionic columns are repeated in the grand interior hall, flanking the perimeter of the space. The main hall features two large clocks facing each other high on the east and west walls. Paintings depicting various scenic Canadian landscapes, completed in 1916 by Adelaide Langford, line the walls above the columns. The Montreal architecture firm Barott, Blackader and Webster
124-462: A temporary shuttle bus service between the SeaBus terminal, the main concourse area, and Burrard station was instated. In 2022, TransLink relocated the in-person service centre at Stadium–Chinatown station and opened a new 580-square-metre (6,200 sq ft) customer service centre at Waterfront station on September 23. Waterfront's main station building was designed in a neoclassical style , with
155-569: A year later, Via consolidated its Vancouver operations at Pacific Central Station , the CN station near False Creek , and ceased using the CPR station. The last scheduled Via passenger train to use Waterfront station departed on October 27, 1979. Waterfront station's transformation into a public intermodal transit facility began in 1977. That year, the SeaBus began operating out of a purpose-built floating pier that
186-790: Is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver , Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia . It occupies most of the north shore of the False Creek inlet, which cuts into the Burrard Peninsula creating the Downtown Peninsula , where the West End neighbourhood and Stanley Park are also located. Along with West End, Stanley Park and
217-522: Is the third CPR station. The previous CPR station was located one block west, at the foot of Granville and, unlike the current classical-styled Waterfront station, was built in "railway gothic" like the CPR's many railway hotels. In 1978, when Via Rail took over the passenger operations of the CPR and the Canadian National Railway , it continued using both railways' stations in Vancouver, but
248-547: The Burrard Street Bridge , Cambie Street Bridge , and Granville Street Bridge , which provide access to the commercial and residential areas south of False Creek. The historic Waterfront station is the principal transit hub for the downtown core. There are six subway stations located in downtown Vancouver running on two SkyTrain lines: the Expo Line and Canada Line . The Expo Line travels from Waterfront station at
279-727: The CFL 's BC Lions and the MLS 's Vancouver Whitecaps FC use the neighbouring BC Place Stadium. SkyTrain Stadium-Chinatown station provides easy rapid transit access to the district. The presence of water on three sides limits access to downtown Vancouver. There are four major bridges: the Lions Gate Bridge , connecting to the North Shore municipalities and the Trans Canada Highway , and
310-524: The 12 O'clock Horn, sound the first four notes of O Canada every day at noon and can be heard throughout Downtown Vancouver and beyond. The ten horns have five facing north and five facing east on the roof of the Pan Pacific hotel and have an output of 115 Decibels . They were originally on the roof of the BC Hydro building (now The Electra) and were silent when the headquarters was converted to condominiums in
341-751: The Canada Pavilion hosted more than 5 million visitors prior to the October 13, 1986 closing date. Canada Place Corporation (CPC), a Crown agent, continues to act as the coordinating landlord for Canada Place facilities. In 2024, Canada Place was co-named Komagata Maru Place in honor of a 1914 incident when the Komagata Maru steamship (also known as the Guru Nanak Jahaaz) brought 376 Punjabis (337 Sikhs , 27 Muslims and 12 Hindus ) to Vancouver, most of whom were denied entry, detained for two months with
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#1732844390260372-615: The Canadian Pavilion at Canada Place to the main Expo site along False Creek. A private ferry company, Royal SeaLink Express, ran passenger ferries from a new dock on the west side of the SeaBus terminal to Victoria and Nanaimo in the early 1990s, but ultimately folded. In 2003, HarbourLynx began operating out of Royal Sealink's old facility at the SeaBus terminal. In 2006, following major engine problems with their only vessel, they folded as well. In 1995, platforms were built adjacent to
403-795: The North Shore and Burnaby . The bus rapid transit line 98 B-Line had eight stops in the downtown core, primarily along Seymour Street and Burrard Street . This service was replaced on August 17, 2009, by SkyTrain's Canada Line. The 95 B-Line started service in December 2016 in conjunction with the opening of the Evergreen Extension , connecting downtown to Simon Fraser University along Hastings Street . There are two private passenger water taxi operators ( False Creek Ferries and The Aquabus ), providing service between several downtown neighbourhoods, False Creek , and Granville Island . The city
434-572: The Pier B–C site. Construction began when Queen Elizabeth II arrived on the Royal Yacht Britannia with Pierre Trudeau , Prime Minister of Canada and William R. Bennett , Premier of BC to initiate the first concrete pour. During Expo 86 , the Canada Pavilion at Canada Place was opened by Prince Charles and Brian Mulroney , Prime Minister of Canada. Among the largest and most elaborate pavilions presented by any nation at any World's Fair,
465-626: The SkyTrain station for the West Coast Express , which uses the existing CPKC tracks. The platforms for the West Coast Express were built in the same location as the old CPR platforms. In 2002, Millennium Line trains began to share tracks with the Expo Line at Waterfront station. The lines continued to share tracks until late 2016, when an Expo Line branch to Production Way–University station
496-611: The area is the 9 O'Clock Gun across the harbour in Stanley Park . Waterfront Station (Vancouver) Waterfront station is a major intermodal public transportation facility and the main transit terminus in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada. It is on West Cordova Street in Downtown Vancouver , between Granville and Seymour Street. The station is also accessible via two other street-level entrances, one on Howe Street to
527-520: The downtown campuses for Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology , are also located within the vicinity of the station. Waterfront station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and opened on August 1, 1914. It was the Pacific terminus for the CPR's transcontinental passenger trains to Montreal , Quebec, and Toronto , Ontario. The current station
558-585: The early 1990s. The horns started sounding again on November 8, 1994 after being acquired, refurbished, and relocated to Canada Place. Due to complaints, the timer was changed from mechanical to electrical soon after to make them accurate. They sounded 26 times during the 2010 Olympics , once for each medal won by Canada. The first was at 7:30pm on February 13 for a silver won by Jennifer Heil . The Heritage Horns were also sounding at 7:00 p.m. each evening from March 26 to April 16, 2020 in support of essential service workers across Canada. Another notable time signal in
589-410: The eastern suburbs and exurbs. The West Coast Express travels from Waterfront to Moody Centre, Coquitlam Central, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Meadows Station, Port Haney and Mission City as its terminus station Terminals are also available near Waterfront station for float planes and helicopters. Most north-south Vancouver bus routes serve Downtown Vancouver, in addition to suburban routes from
620-453: The foot of the central harbor and through Dunsmuir Tunnel to the east. The Canada Line travels from Waterfront station and tunnels south under Granville Street and Davie Street , linking downtown to central Richmond and Vancouver International Airport . SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry that connects from Waterfront station to the North Shore in 10–12 minutes. The West Coast Express commuter rail system travels from Waterfront station to
651-427: The nearby Downtown Eastside , Downtown makes up Central Vancouver , one of the city's three main areas (the others being East Side and West Side). With a disproportionately high amount of residential towers for a central business district in a geographically constrained area, Downtown Vancouver is one of the densest areas in the country. The Downtown area is generally considered to be bounded by Burrard Inlet to
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#1732844390260682-448: The north, West End to the west, Granville Island / Fairview and Mount Pleasant across the False Creek to the south, and Downtown Eastside and Strathcona to the east and southeast. Most unofficial sources also include West End and Stanley Park into Downtown (the so-called "Downtown Peninsula"), but the City of Vancouver officially defines them as separate neighbourhoods . Besides
713-534: The readily identifiable office towers of the financial and central business districts , Downtown Vancouver also includes residential neighbourhoods in the form of high-rise apartments and condominiums in Yaletown and Coal Harbour , and other Downtown neighbourhoods include the Granville Mall and Entertainment District , Downtown South, Gastown , Chinatown and Japantown . The downtown area includes most of
744-493: The remaining historic buildings and many of the larger notable buildings in the region. All but one of Vancouver's tallest buildings are located within Downtown Vancouver, the one being Marine Gateway North located next to Marine Drive station . There are two major sporting facilities in the downtown core, Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place) and BC Place Stadium . The NHL 's Vancouver Canucks play at Rogers Arena, while
775-535: The west for direct access to the Expo Line and another on Granville Street to the south for direct access to the Canada Line. The station is within walking distance of Vancouver's historical Gastown district, Canada Place , Vancouver Convention Centre , Harbour Centre , Sinclair Centre , and the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre float plane terminal. A heliport operated by Helijet , along with
806-504: Was completed in December. In 2020, TransLink started work on replacing the escalators connecting to the Expo Line. The first step in this project was to close access to the Expo Line from Cordova Street for three weeks in June. The closure forced passengers to access the Expo Line from the Howe Street entrance. Because the construction blocked access to the elevators to the Expo Line platforms,
837-441: Was connected to the main terminal building via an overhead walkway above the CPR tracks. The CPR's passenger platform and some of its tracks were torn up in the early 1980s to make way for the guideway of the original SkyTrain line ( Expo Line ), which opened on December 11, 1985. During Expo 86 , SkyTrain operated special shuttle trains between Waterfront station and Stadium–Chinatown station (then named Stadium station), connecting
868-522: Was created in replacement of the Millennium Line service between VCC–Clark and Waterfront stations. In 2009, the Canada Line opened with separate platforms which are accessible via the main station building, but require leaving the fare-paid zone when transferring between other modes. Waterfront station serves as a common terminus point for both the Expo Line and the Canada Line. Waterfront station
899-537: Was one of the first stations to receive TransLink's "T" signage, denoting a transit station. This signage was originally installed in the downtown core of Vancouver to help visitors during the 2010 Olympics. In 2018, TransLink announced that Waterfront's Canada Line platforms, as well as two other stations on the line within downtown Vancouver, would receive an accessibility upgrade including additional escalators, as most Canada Line stations were built with only up-escalators initially. Construction began in early 2019 and
930-527: Was responsible for designing the main station building. The station building is owned by Cadillac Fairview and underwent renovations in 2015 to restore its brick facade. Bus services load on Cordova Street. Additional stops are on Hastings Street, adjacent to the Canada Line entrance near Granville Street for the R5 RapidBus service. [REDACTED] Media related to Waterfront station at Wikimedia Commons Downtown Vancouver Downtown Vancouver
961-651: Was to serve CPR and other shipping lines trading across the Pacific Ocean. In 1978 Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments commenced planning for development of convention, cruise ship and hotel facilities. Four years later, the Government of Canada created a crown corporation, the Canada Harbour Place Corporation (known as Canada Place Corporation until 2012), to develop the Canada Place project on