SkyTrain (Vancouver)

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SkyTrain 
automated rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, Canada
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  • automated rapid transit
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LocationVancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Operator
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Inception
  • 1985
Date of official opening
  • 11 December 1985
Map49° 15′ 39″ N, 123° 06′ 50″ W
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English: The SkyTrain is the rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver.
Français : Le SkyTrain à Grand Vancouver est un métro léger entièrement automatique.
Deutsch: Der Vancouver SkyTrain ist ein fahrerloses, schienengebundenes Nahverkehrssystem in Greater Vancouver.
日本語: バンクーバー・スカイトレインはメトロバンクーバーの公共輸送機関である。

Stations[edit]

Expo Line[edit]

Main category: Expo Line

The Expo Line was the first SkyTrain line, opening in 1985. It was built for and named after the en:Expo 86, an event Vancouver was hosting the next year.

Waterfront[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Burrard[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Granville[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Platform
    Platform
  • Platform
    Platform
  • Fare gates (Dunsmuir entrance)
    Fare gates (Dunsmuir entrance)
  • Dunsmuir entrance
    Dunsmuir entrance

Stadium–Chinatown[edit]

  • Stadium-Chinatown
    Stadium-Chinatown
  • Platform 3 (spare)
    Platform 3 (spare)
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Beatty Street entrance
    Beatty Street entrance

Main Street–Science World[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Commercial–Broadway[edit]

  • Platform 5
    Platform 5
  • Broadway, before merging into Commercial–Broadway
    Broadway, before merging into Commercial–Broadway

Nanaimo[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

29th Avenue[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Joyce–Collingwood[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Patterson[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior

Metrotown[edit]

  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Royal Oak[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Edmonds[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • From above
    From above

22nd Street[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

New Westminster[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Columbia[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Flying junction
    Flying junction
  • Clarkson Street entrance
    Clarkson Street entrance
  • 4th Street entrance
    4th Street entrance

Sapperton[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Braid[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Lougheed Town Centre[edit]

  • Platform 3
    Platform 3
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Gatineau Place entrance
    Gatineau Place entrance
  • Austin Ave entrance
    Austin Ave entrance

Production Way–University[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Bus loop entrance
    Bus loop entrance
  • Production Way entrance
    Production Way entrance
  • Platform
    Platform

Scott Road[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Gateway[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Surrey Central[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Commemorative plaque
    Commemorative plaque
  • The Sea Captain
    The Sea Captain

King George[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Exterior
    Exterior


Millennium Line[edit]

Main category: Millennium Line

The Millennium Line was opened in 2002 in recognition of the new millennium.

Great Northern Way–Emily Carr[edit]

  • construction
    construction

VCC–Clark[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Commercial–Broadway[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Commercial Drive, before merging into Commercial–Broadway
    Commercial Drive, before merging into Commercial–Broadway

Renfrew[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior

Rupert[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Gilmore[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Brentwood Town Centre[edit]

  • Brentwood Town Centre
    Brentwood Town Centre
  • Brentwood Town Centre
    Brentwood Town Centre

Holdom[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Sperling–Burnaby Lake[edit]

  • Sperling–Burnaby Lake
    Sperling–Burnaby Lake
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Lake City Way[edit]

  • Entrance
    Entrance

Production Way–University[edit]

See Production Way–University

Lougheed Town Centre[edit]

  • Platform 3
    Platform 3
  • Platform
    Platform

Burquitlam[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior

Moody Centre[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform

Inlet Centre[edit]

  • Entrance
    Entrance

Coquitlam Central[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Lincoln[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Lafarge Lake–Douglas[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Bike Parkade
    Bike Parkade


Canada Line[edit]

Main category: Canada Line

The Canada Line was built in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was named as such to recognize the federal government's contributions in funding the line.

Waterfront[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Vancouver City Centre[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Yaletown–Roundhouse[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Olympic Village[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Broadway–City Hall[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Entrance
    Entrance

King Edward[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Oakridge–41st Avenue[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Langara–49th Avenue[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Marine Drive[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Bridgeport[edit]

  • Platform exit
    Platform exit
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Templeton[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior

Sea Island Centre[edit]

  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Platform
    Platform

YVR–Airport[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Platform
    Platform
  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Concourse, crowded
    Concourse, crowded
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Entrance
    Entrance

Aberdeen[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Lansdowne[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform

Richmond–Brighouse[edit]

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Platform
    Platform
  • Exterior
    Exterior

Trains[edit]

Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain rolling stock

The SkyTrain rolling stock consists of Innovia Metro trains on the Expo and Millennium lines along with the Rotem EMU trains being used on the Canada Line.

ICTS Mark I[edit]

Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk I‎
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior

ART Mark II[edit]

Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk II‎
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior

Innovia Metro Mark III[edit]

Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk I‎II
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Interior
    Interior

Rotem EMU[edit]

Main category: Hyundai Rotem EMU
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Parked
    Parked

Route maps[edit]

  • System map pre-2009
    System map pre-2009
  • System map pre-2006
    System map pre-2006
  • System map, for 2009
    System map, for 2009
  • Evergreen Line extension proposal
    Evergreen Line extension proposal
  • Transit map as of 2021
    Transit map as of 2021
  • Detailed track diagram
    Detailed track diagram
  • Broadway Subway extension
    Broadway Subway extension

History[edit]

1980s[edit]

  • The SkyTrain (background) was introduced in 1986 at Expo 86. Pictured here was the SteamExpo 86 exhibit
    The SkyTrain (background) was introduced in 1986 at Expo 86. Pictured here was the SteamExpo 86 exhibit
  • Built in 1914, Waterfront station was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1986, the station became the terminus of the Expo Line (Pictured in 1923)
    Built in 1914, Waterfront station was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1986, the station became the terminus of the Expo Line (Pictured in 1923)

2000s[edit]

  • Construction of the Millennium Line (Commercial Drive Station, 2001)
    Construction of the Millennium Line (Commercial Drive Station, 2001)
  • The first generation Mark II train was introduced in 2001 (Pictured in 2004)
    The first generation Mark II train was introduced in 2001 (Pictured in 2004)
  • Stadium–Chinatown station entrance in 2006.
    Stadium–Chinatown station entrance in 2006.
  • A closeup of the Mark I train (2008)
    A closeup of the Mark I train (2008)
  • Broadway station (2009)
    Broadway station (2009)
  • In anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canada Line was built in the late 2000s
    In anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canada Line was built in the late 2000s
  • Parts of the Canada Line were constructed as bored tunnels.
    Parts of the Canada Line were constructed as bored tunnels.
  • The Canada Line was opened in 2009 (Pictured in 2008)
    The Canada Line was opened in 2009 (Pictured in 2008)

2010s[edit]

  • In 2011, fare gates have not been installed, and tickets had to be validated manually.
    In 2011, fare gates have not been installed, and tickets had to be validated manually.
  • The mid-2010s saw the construction of the Evergreen Extension of the Millennium Line to Lafarge Lake–Douglas (2014)
    The mid-2010s saw the construction of the Evergreen Extension of the Millennium Line to Lafarge Lake–Douglas (2014)
  • Compass fare gates under construction (Gilmore Station, 2012)
    Compass fare gates under construction (Gilmore Station, 2012)
  • Fare gates were fully installed in 2014, but stayed open until 2016 (Commercial–Broadway, 2013)
    Fare gates were fully installed in 2014, but stayed open until 2016 (Commercial–Broadway, 2013)
  • Route info map announcing changes for Expo and Millennium lines on October 22, 2016. It also states that Evergreen extension will be in service late 2016.
    Route info map announcing changes for Expo and Millennium lines on October 22, 2016. It also states that Evergreen extension will be in service late 2016.

2020s[edit]

  • In the early 2020s, construction began on the Broadway Subway extension of the Millennium Line to Arbutus. (2022)
    In the early 2020s, construction began on the Broadway Subway extension of the Millennium Line to Arbutus. (2022)

Miscellaneous[edit]

Infrastructure[edit]

  • SkyTrain pillars along Lougheed Highway, near Production Way–University
    SkyTrain pillars along Lougheed Highway, near Production Way–University
  • The Expo Line tracks from Waterfront to Stadium–Chinatown are in the Dunsmuir tunnel
    The Expo Line tracks from Waterfront to Stadium–Chinatown are in the Dunsmuir tunnel
  • Edmonds Yard and Control Centre on the Expo Line
    Edmonds Yard and Control Centre on the Expo Line

Compass[edit]

Main category: Compass Card (TransLink)
  • A ticket vending machine hall
    A ticket vending machine hall
  • Ticket Vending Machine (2009)
    Ticket Vending Machine (2009)
  • Ticket Vending Machine (2015)
    Ticket Vending Machine (2015)
  • A Compass Card reader
    A Compass Card reader
  • Compass Fare Gates
    Compass Fare Gates
  • Adult Compass Card
    Adult Compass Card
  • Concession Compass Card
    Concession Compass Card

Signage[edit]

  • Exterior signage helps people locate the station
    Exterior signage helps people locate the station
  • Train Platform Information Display
    Train Platform Information Display
  • A sign pointing to Granville Station downtown
    A sign pointing to Granville Station downtown

Bridges[edit]

  • Mark I train crossing the SkyBridge at sunset
    Mark I train crossing the SkyBridge at sunset
  • View of the tracks on the SkyBridge
    View of the tracks on the SkyBridge
  • Canada Line train crossing the Fraser River
    Canada Line train crossing the Fraser River
 See also category: Vancouver SkyTrain.
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