SkyTrain (Vancouver)
The SkyTrain is the rapid transit (RT) railway system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is run by Translink. The trains run on weekdays from 4:48 a.m. until around 1:30 a.m. On weekends, they run on shorter hours during for the Expo and Millennium lines.[1]
Construction for the first line of the SkyTrain started on March 1, 1982.[2] It was first opened on December 11, 1985.[3]
There are three lines: the Expo, Millennium, and Canada.[4][5][6] Along with the lines, there are 53 stations and 6 under construction.[7][8]
The SkyTrain was at one point the longest fully automated driverless system in the world. It is also the longest rapid transit system in Canada.[9] There is an average of 446,400 passenger trips each weekday (as of 2023).[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "TransLink SkyTrain Schedules". Translink. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "The SkyTrain Tunnel". Vancouver History. Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Vancouver History 1985". Vancouver History. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Celebrating a Quarter Century with SkyTrain". Translink. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Bus service comes to the new Braid Millennium Station January 7, 2002". Translink. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Canada Line linking Vancouver and Richmond to open Aug. 17". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "SkyTrain Station & Accessible Entrance Maps". Translink. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "All about SkyTrain expansion: Interview with TransLink's head of SkyTrain". Daily Hive. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Evergreen SkyTrain Line launched". Global News. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
