the "New Westminster Smoke Shoppe", a small convenience store that opened with the opening of SkyTrain's formal revenue service in 1986. New Westminster Quay and River Market are two blocks south of the station, across railway tracks. Pedestrians can access the Quay via a pedestrian overpass or via a ground-level crossing. A pedestrian overpass across the SkyTrain tracks connects the upper levels of the station. The Shops at New West, along with a 10-screen Landmark Cinemas theatre, are directly accessible from the station. Station information Station layout Entrances 8th Street entrance: This is the east entrance of the station, located on 8th Street between Columbia Street and Carnarvon Street. Of the three entrances to the station, the 8th Street entrance has the higher pedestrian activity. Bicycle racks are available at this entrance. Temporary connections to the New Westminster community shuttles are provided at Bay 6 and 7 near this entrance. McNeely Street entrance : This entrance served the original off-street bus loop and serves the current temporary on-street temporary transit exchange for conventional buses (bays 1 to 5) on Carnarvon Street. It is located at the west end of the station and is connected to the other two entrances at the concourse level. Quayside Drive entrance : This entrance was opened in December 2011 as part of the Plaza 88 development. It offers a connection between the concourse level of the station and the Quayside overpass through the Shops at New West. Transit connections The bus loop at New Westminster station is located under the Shops at New West between Carnarvon Street and Columbia Street, west of 8th Street. Bus bay assignments of the exchange are as follows: References Expo Line (SkyTrain) stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 1985 Buildings and structures in New Westminster