Design
Like Granville, and King Edward, Burrard Station has a distinctive platform design. The westbound track (to Waterfront Station) is stacked on top of the eastbound track (to King George and VCC–Clark), with the westbound platform being one level above the eastbound platform.
The structure housing the surface station entrance was designed to resemble Victorian-era British railway stations, with a peaked glass roof.
When originally opened, the station’s only underground passage was to the Bentall Centre tower complex. A connection to the Royal Centre complex was constructed some years later, while an anticipated underground passage to Park Place skyscraper was never built.
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