List of Vancouver SkyTrain stations
The Vancouver SkyTrain is a three-line urban mass transit system in the metropolitan area of Vancouver, Canada managed by TransLink. The Expo Line was built for the Expo 86 World's Fair;[1] the Millennium Line opened in 2002,[2] followed by the Canada Line in 2009, which was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[3] The Expo Line and Millennium lines are operated by the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company on behalf of TransLink.[4] The Canada Line is owned by InTransitBC, and operated by ProTrans BC, an SNC-Lavalin company.[5][6] The Expo and Millennium lines use Bombardier's Advanced Rapid Transit technology,[7] while the Canada Line technology is provided by Hyundai Rotem.[5] The SkyTrain is the oldest and longest fully automated driverless rapid transit system in the world.[3][8]
The SkyTrain was conceived as a legacy project of Expo 86 and the first line was finished in 1985, in time to showcase the fair's theme: "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion – World in Touch". The SkyTrain connected Vancouver with Burnaby and New Westminster, and originally terminated at New Westminster station.[1] In 1989, the SkyTrain was extended one station east to Columbia station.[9] The Skybridge, the only cable-stayed bridge built for transit use in the world, and Scott Road station were added in 1990, expanding the system to the city of Surrey.[9][10] The original Expo Line was extended eastward once again with the opening of Gateway, Surrey Central, and King George stations in 1994.
TransLink, which took over BC Transit's responsibility for the operation of SkyTrain in 1998, proposed a two-phase expansion of the system: the first phase consisted of a C$1.2 billion new line from New Westminster to Vancouver Community College via Lougheed Town Centre. The second phase was a C$730 million extension from Lougheed Town Centre to Coquitlam Centre via Port Moody and an extension of the new Phase I line from Vancouver Community College to Granville Street via the Broadway Corridor.[11] The first phase, now known as the Millennium Line, began operating in 2002. The line, serving northeastern Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster, originally added ten new stations to the system; an eleventh, Lake City Way, opened in 2003, and the line's current western terminus, VCC–Clark, opened in 2006.[2][12] Phase II was subsequently cancelled after a change in provincial government but the expansion of service into the Tri-Cities area was later revived and eventually branded the Evergreen Extension. The extension opened in 2016, added 6 new stations and an additional 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the existing Millennium Line from Lougheed Town Centre station, through Port Moody and Coquitlam, to the David Lam Campus of Douglas College at Lafarge Lake–Douglas station.[8][13]
In 2004, TransLink approved a 19-kilometre (12 mi) line connecting Vancouver with Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport (YVR).[14] The line, now known as the Canada Line, opened in 2009, a few months ahead of the 2010 Olympics.[3] The line added 15 stations to the system, and has two branches that split off at Bridgeport; one branch heads to the city core of Richmond, while the other heads toward the main terminal at YVR.
There are 53 stations on the SkyTrain system. 24 stations are served by the Expo Line, 17 by the Millennium Line, and 16 by the Canada Line. Vancouver and Burnaby have a total of 31 stations, 20 and 11 respectively, consisting of 58 percent of the system's stations. Waterfront is the inbound terminal for the Expo and Canada Lines while VCC–Clark is the inbound terminal for the Millennium Line. King George and Production Way–University are the two outbound terminals for the Expo Line, Lafarge Lake–Douglas is the outbound terminal for the Millennium Line, and Richmond–Brighouse and YVR–Airport are the outbound terminals for the two Canada Line branches. In terms of average weekday station boardings in 2003, Commercial–Broadway[a] is the most highly-used station, while Sapperton is the least.[15]
Key
| Year | Denotes the year the station opened |
| * | Transfer station |
| † | Terminus |
| ** | Transfer station and terminus |
Stations
Notes
- a 1 2 Commercial–Broadway station was originally two separate stations—Broadway station and Commercial Drive station. Broadway station was completed in 1985, while Commercial Drive station was completed in 2002.[16]
- b The TransLink fare structure is based on a zone system. Municipalities are located in one of three transit zones, and fares are calculated based on the number of zones travelled.[17]
- c 1 2 3 The Canada Line YVR AddFare must be purchased in order to travel departing from any of the three Sea Island stations—Templeton, Sea Island Centre and YVR–Airport, destined for Bridgeport station or beyond.[18]
- d Joyce–Collingwood station was formerly known as Joyce station.[19]
- e Main Street–Science World station was formerly known as Main Street station.[19]
- f Stadium–Chinatown station was formerly known as Stadium station.[19]
References
- General
- "SkyTrain Station & Accessible Entrance Maps". TransLink. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- Specific
- 1 2 "Canada at International Expositions". Government of Canada. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
- 1 2 "SkyTrain" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "History of SkyTrain". TransLink. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "BCRTC". TransLink. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Canada Line". Protrans BC. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Protrans BC. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Bombardier Teams With City of Vancouver for Streetcar Demonstration During 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games". Reuters. September 30, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- 1 2 Chan, Kenneth (November 7, 2016). "SkyTrain's Evergreen extension to officially open on December 2". DailyHive. Buzz Connected Media Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- 1 2 "SkyTrain". NYCSubway.org. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Quick Facts". TransLink. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ Auditor General of BC (2001). "Transportation in Greater Vancouver". British Columbia.
- ↑ "Staffing to Support Transit Planning, including the Broadway West Rapid Transit Alternatives Study" (PDF). City of Vancouver. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ↑ "Evergreen Line". British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Charlie (December 2, 2004). "Many Players in RAV Follies". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Ridership Statistics" (PDF). British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Commercial-Broadway station" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Fare Zone Map". TransLink. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Canada Line YVR AddFare". TransLink. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Canada Line station names selected". TransLink. May 9, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2015.