Surrey Central station

Surrey Central station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It is located in downtown Surrey, British Columbia, just east of the North Surrey Recreation Centre and near to the Central City Shopping Centre, the Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University, and Surrey City Hall.Surrey Central is the busiest of the four stations located within Surrey, with a daily average ridership of approximately 31,500 on a typical weekday.HistorySurrey Central station was one of three new stations opened on March 28, 1994 when the Expo Line was extended into downtown Surrey. The name "Surrey Central" was given after an ad was placed in the local paper calling on residents to propose an appropriate name. Winners received a City of Surrey mug, a letter of thanks, and a T-shirt with a vision of Surrey on the front of it.Prior to the Expo Line extension, there was a bus loop on the site known as "Whalley Exchange" (opened on May 30, 1975) as the immediate area is historically known as Whalley.Over the years, the station has earned a reputation for being unsafe and a magnet for crime, including violence and drug trafficking. Officers from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service can be found patrolling the bus loop and SkyTrain platform in an effort to reduce crime and disorder. Surrey RCMP also make occasional patrols of the station.