Nanaimo is a partially elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system.

Situated on a hillcrest, the station provides riders with a view of the west side and Downtown Vancouver.

Nanaimo station was opened in 1985 as part of the original SkyTrain system (now known as the Expo Line).

[4] In the fourth quarter of 2018, TransLink was scheduled to begin a major upgrade of the station's bus exchange and entrance plaza to "improve safety and comfort for [the station's] passengers and to prepare for future service expansions".

[5] Construction began on the expansion of the bus loop on January 4, 2019, and was scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019.