SkyTrain Evergreen Extension

System	SkyTrain
Type	Light metro rapid transit
Number of stations	7
Cities serviced	Burnaby, Port Moody, Coquitlam
Termini	VCC–Clark (via Lougheed Town Centre) Lafarge Lake–Douglas
Operations
Opened	December 2, 2016
Owner	TransLink
Operator	BC Rapid Transit Company
Rolling stock	Bombardier ART Mark II
Technical
Line length	10.9 km (6.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail (Linear motor)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Line Diagram

The Evergreen Extension is an extention of the Millennium Line on the SkyTrain network operated by British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd., a subsidiary of TransLink in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

The Evergreen Extension is an extension of the Millennium Line from Lougheed Town Centre to Lafarge Lake–Douglas. During planning and construction, the Evergreen Extension was known as the Evergreen Line. Originally, the Evergreen Line was to be its own line, but the name was dropped and became part of the Millennium Line instead.

The line travels along an elevated guideway for most its route, with some portions tunnelled and at-grade.

Departing from Lougheed Town Centre (with trains starting from VCC–Clark), the line curves onto North Road east of Lougheed Town Centre Station. North of Lougheed Town Centre, trains travel on the left instead of on the right to compensate for the design of the station. The trains switch back directly south of Burquitlam Station. The line then curves over Clarke Road and into the tunnel travelling underneath Snake Hill. The tunnel is the longest on the system.

Leaving the tunnel, trains run perpendicular to Barnet Highway before running parallel to the CP Rail right-of-way in Port Moody at-grade. The line then bends under St. Johns Street into Inlet Centre Station. Leaving Inlet Centre, the line continues to travel at-grade and then passes the Coquitlam Maintenance Centre before going elevated again west of Coquitlam Central Station. Departing Coquitlam Central, the line curves over the bus loop and parallels Pinetree Way to the terminus station of Lafarge Lake–Douglas.

The extension also planned for two potential additional in-fill stations:

• Queens Station, between Burquitlam Station and Moody Centre Station;
• Falcon Station, in between Inlet Centre Station and Coquitlam Central Station.

History

The Evergreen Extension was known as the Evergreen Line during planning and construction.

During the planning for the Millennium Line in the 1990s, the Port Moody Coquitlam Line (PMC Line) was considered for part of Phase II. Due to a change in government following a provincial election, the plan for a PMC Line was dropped.

The idea of rapid transit into the Tri Cities resurfaced shortly after the completion of the Millennium Line. Options for technology included a new SkyTrain line, a light rail line, or a diesel multiple unit based railway. The route considered was either the current route or a southern route via the Mary Hill area. In 2006, the TransLink Board approved the construction of the Evergreen Line as a streetcar line, only to be revised in 2008 when the Government of British Columbia and TransLink revealed a business case favoring SkyTrain over streetcar. That change resulted in the removal of four stations: Cameron, Buller, Lansdowne, and Coquitlam Civic Centre.

Start of construction was delayed multiple times due to difficulty of securing funding from 2009 to 2011. It wasn't until 2012 that preliminary construction began with the removal of structures and commencement of underground utilities construction. In the same year, Lincoln Station was added and the final names of stations were announced in 2013.

The extension opened on December 2, 2016.

Currently, there are space allowances for future stations west of Moody Centre and east of Inlet Centre. There is also a short extension south of Coquitlam Central Station for future extensions east into Port Coquitlam.

Service Information

Service on the Millennium Line Evergreen Extension runs 7 days a week.

Service Frequency

	Frequency
Peak Hours	3-4 mins.
Midday	6 mins.
Evening	6-8 mins.
Late Night	8-10 mins.
Early Saturdays and Sundays/Holidays	8 mins.
Saturdays and Sundays/Holidays	6 mins.

First and Last Trains

Outbound Service

VCC–Clark to Lafarge Lake–Douglas
	First Train	Last Train	Last Train to Lougheed Town Centre*
Weekdays	5:30 a.m.	1:22 a.m.	1:29 a.m.
Saturdays	6:30 a.m.	1:22 a.m.	1:29 a.m.
Sundays/Holidays	7:30 a.m.	12:22 a.m.	12:29 a.m.

* Late night service terminate at Lougheed Town Centre after the last Lafarge Lake–Douglas train.

Inbound Service

Lafarge Lake–Douglas to VCC–Clark
	First Train	Last Train	Last Train to Lougheed Town Centre*
Weekdays	5:04 a.m.	12:59 a.m.	1:39 a.m.
Saturdays	6:05 a.m.	12:59 a.m.	1:39 a.m.
Sundays/Holidays	6:56 a.m.	11:59 p.m.	12:39 a.m.

* Late night service terminate at Lougheed Town Centre after the last VCC–Clark train.

Stations

There are 7 stations on the Evergreen Extension, with 10 on the Millennium Line from VCC–Clark to Lougheed Town Centre. All stations are wheelchair accessible.

Station Name	City	Fare Zone	Date Opened	Transfers	Notes
	Burnaby	2	August 31, 2002	Expo Line
	Coquitlam	3	December 2, 2016
	Port Moody			West Coast Express	West Coast Express portion opened as Port Moody
	Coquitlam			West Coast Express R3 Lougheed Hwy

The following are the other Millennium Line stations:

Station Name	City	Fare Zone	Date Opened	Transfers	Notes
	Vancouver	1	January 6, 2006
			August 31, 2002	Expo Line 99 B-Line	Opened as Commercial Drive Station
	Burnaby	2
			November 21, 2003
			August 31, 2002	Expo Line

Rolling Stock

Rolling stock for this line operates out of the main Operations and Maintenance Centre and the Coquitlam Maintenance Centre using 2001 Bombardier ART Mark II units in 2 car sets.

Occasionally during peak hours, 2009 Bombardier ART Mark II units may appear, also in 2 car sets.