Main Substation
Main Substation is an electrical substation in Vancouver, British Columbia. Main Substation is situated nearby to the community center BC Housing, as well as near Columbia College.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pacific Central Station and Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Pacific Central Station
Railway station
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Pacific Central Station is a railway station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country The Canadian service to Toronto, Ontario, and the northern terminus of United States passenger railroad company Amtrak's Cascades service to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Pacific Central Station is situated 440 metres northwest of Main Substation.
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
University
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The Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a public university of art and design located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1925 as the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, it is the oldest public post-secondary institution in British Columbia dedicated to professional education in the arts, media, and design. Emily Carr University of Art and Design is situated 420 metres south of Main Substation.
BC Place
Stadium
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BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. BC Place is situated 1½ km northwest of Main Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathcona and Downtown Eastside.
Strathcona
Suburb
Strathcona is the oldest residential neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Officially a part of the East Side, it is bordered by Downtown Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood and the False Creek inlet to the west, Downtown Eastside to the…
Downtown Eastside
Neighborhood
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The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.
Japantown
Neighborhood
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Japantown, Little Tokyo or Paueru-gai is an old neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located east of Gastown and north of Chinatown, that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants.
Main Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27139° or 49° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-123.09295° or 123° 5′ 35″ westInception
1986Operator
BC Rapid TransitOpen location code
84XR7WC4+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 914031738
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