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|[[Image:Canada Line Logo and Symbol-a.png|350px]]
|[[Image:Canada Line Logo and Symbol-a.png|center|350px|link=]]
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|-
|-
| style= width="122px" |
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|-
|-
|'''Opened'''
|'''System'''
|August 17, 2009
|[[SkyTrain]]
|-
|-
|'''Number of Stations'''
|'''Type'''
|Light metro rapid transit
|-valign="top"
|'''Number of stations'''
|16
|16
|-
|-valign="top"
|'''Cities Serviced'''
|'''Cities serviced'''
|Vancouver, Richmond
|Vancouver, Richmond
|-
|-valign="top"
|'''Termini'''
|'''Termini'''
|[[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport]]
|[[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport]]
|-
| align="center" colspan=2; style="background: #009ac9;| <font color="white">'''Operations'''</font>
|-
|-
|'''Line Length'''
|'''Opened'''
|August 17, 2009
|-
|'''Owner'''
|[[TransLink]]
|-
|'''Operator'''
|ProTrans BC
|-valign="top"
|'''Rolling stock'''
|[[Hyundai Rotem Canada Line EMU|Hyundai Rotem EMU]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]
|-
| align="center" colspan=2; style="background: #009ac9;| <font color="white">'''Technical'''</font>
|-
|'''Line length'''
|19.2 km (11.9 mi)
|19.2 km (11.9 mi)
|-
|-
|'''Track Gauge'''
|'''Track gauge'''
|1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
|1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
|-
|-
Line 31: Line 49:
|Third rail
|Third rail
|-
|-
|'''Operating Speed'''
|'''Operating speed'''
|80 km/h (50 mph)
|80 km/h (50 mph)
|-
| align="center" colspan=2; style="background: #009ac9;| <font color="white">'''Line Diagram'''</font>
|-
|colspan=3 role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" colspan=2|
<br>
[[File:TransLink SkyTrain Canada Line diagram (2020)-b.png|center|500px]]
|}
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The '''Canada Line''' [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] is a [[SkyTrain]] line operated by ProTransBC, a subsidiary of InTransitBC, a contractor under [[TransLink]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The '''Canada Line''' is a [[SkyTrain]] line operated by ProTransBC, a subsidiary of InTransitBC, a contractor under [[TransLink]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


==Route Details==
==Route Details==
Line 48: Line 72:
==History==
==History==
[[File:Canada Line Old Style Branding Logo-a.png|200px|thumb|left|The logo used for the Canada Line during construction.]]
[[File:Canada Line Old Style Branding Logo-a.png|200px|thumb|left|The logo used for the Canada Line during construction.]]
In the early 1990s, proposals were made to connect Vancouver and Richmond with rapid transit, restoring a similar rail corridor to the BC Electric Railway Lulu Island Line. By the late 1990s, a bus rapid transit plan was established and in 2001, the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 98 'Burrard Stn / Richmond Ctr (B-line)'|98 B-Line]] was introduced. In 2000, a study began on evaluating modes and routes for the Canada Line, or what was known as the '''RAV Line''', an acronym for '''R'''ichmond-'''A'''irport-'''V'''ancouver Line at the time. The plan was narrowed down to either a SkyTrain route down Cambie or a light rail line down Arbutus. With financial support from both the federal and provincial governments, requests for consortia went out and was narrowed down to three: RAVLink Transportation (Fluor Canada, Siemens AG Canada, MTR Corporation, and Balfour Beatty Capital Projects), RAVxpress (Bombardier, AMEC, Bouygues Travaux Publics, and Bilfinger Berger), and SNC-Lavalin/Serco (InTransitBC, but Servco was no longer a partner in 2005).
In the early 1990s, proposals were made to connect Vancouver and Richmond with rapid transit, restoring a similar rail corridor to the BC Electric Railway Lulu Island Line. By the late 1990s, a bus rapid transit plan was established and in 2001, the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 98 'Burrard Stn / Richmond Ctr (B-line)'|98 B-Line]] was introduced. In 2000, a study began on evaluating modes and routes for the Canada Line, or what was known as the '''RAV Line''', an acronym for '''R'''ichmond-'''A'''irport-'''V'''ancouver Line at the time. The plan was narrowed down to either a SkyTrain route down Cambie or a light rail line down Arbutus. With financial support from both the federal and provincial governments, requests for consortia went out and was narrowed down to three: RAVLink Transportation (Fluor Canada, Siemens AG Canada, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_Corporation MTR Corporation], and Balfour Beatty Capital Projects), RAVxpress (Bombardier, AMEC, Bouygues Travaux Publics, and Bilfinger Berger), and SNC-Lavalin/Serco (InTransitBC, but Servco was no longer a partner in 2005).


In 2004 after twice voting to cancel the project, the TransLink Board approved the construction of the RAV Line but maintained the right to cancel the project if bids went over the budget of $1.35 billion. Construction started in October 2005 and RAV Line was renamed to Canada Line. The line was completed in 2009 ahead of schedule and on budget.
In 2004 after twice voting to cancel the project, the TransLink Board approved the construction of the RAV Line but maintained the right to cancel the project if bids went over the budget of $1.35 billion. Construction started in October 2005 and RAV Line was renamed to Canada Line. The line was completed in 2009 ahead of schedule and on budget.
Line 60: Line 84:
Frequency is estimated and fluctuates based on operational requirements.
Frequency is estimated and fluctuates based on operational requirements.


{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align=center
!Time of Day
|-
!Waterfront to Bridgeport Combined Service
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #009ac9" width=150|[[Image:Canada Line Logo-a.png|200px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line]]
!Waterfront to YVR–Airport
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Combined Service<br><small>(Waterfront to Bridgeport)</small>'''
!Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Waterfront to YVR–Airport'''
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Waterfront to<br>Richmond–Brighouse'''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Peak Hours
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Peak Hours'''
|3 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>3 mins.</b></big>
|6 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6 mins.</b></big>
|6 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6 mins.</b></big>
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Midday
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Midday'''
|3-4 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>3–4 mins.</b></big>
|6-7 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6–7 mins.</b></big>
|6-7 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6–7 mins.</b></big>
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Evening
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Evening'''
|6 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6 mins.</b></big>
|12 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>12 mins.</b></big>
|12 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>12 mins.</b></big>
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Late Night
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Late Night'''
|10 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>10 mins.</b></big>
|20 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>20 mins.</b></big>
|20 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>20 mins.</b></big>
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Early Saturday and Sunday/Holiday
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Early Saturdays and<br>Sundays/Holidays'''
|6 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>6 mins.</b></big>
|12 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>12 mins.</b></big>
|12 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>12 mins.</b></big>
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Saturday and Sunday/Holiday
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Saturdays and<br>Sundays/Holidays'''
|4-10 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>4–10 mins.</b></big>
|7-20 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>7–20 mins.</b></big>
|7-20 mins.
| align="center"|<big><b>7–20 mins.</b></big>
|}
|}


===First and Last Trains===
===First and Last Trains===


{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align=center
!Branch
!First Train
!Last Train
|- align="center"
|Waterfront to YVR–Airport
|4:48am
|1:05am
|-
|- align="center"
|Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse
|5:30am
|1:15am
|-
|-
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #009ac9" width=150|[[Image:Canada Line Logo-a.png|200px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line]]
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Waterfront to YVR–Airport'''
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Waterfront to<br>Richmond–Brighouse'''
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''YVR–Airport to Waterfront'''
| align=center style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" width=200|'''Richmond–Brighouse<br>to Waterfront'''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|YVR–Airport to Waterfront
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''First Train'''
|5:07am
| align="center"|<big><b>4:48 a.m.</b></big>
|12:56am
| align="center"|<big><b>5:30 a.m.</b></big>
| align="center"|<big><b>5:07 a.m.</b></big>
| align="center"|<big><b>5:02 a.m.</b></big>
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|Richmond–Brighouse to Waterfront
| style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #00355e" height=45|'''Last Train'''
|5:02am
| align="center"|<big><b>1:05 a.m.</b></big>
|12:46am
| align="center"|<big><b>1:15 a.m.</b></big>
| align="center"|<big><b>12:56 a.m.</b></big>
| align="center"|<big><b>12:46 a.m.</b></big>
|}
|}
On weekdays, select inbound trips short-turn at Bridgeport Station in the evening. There are three short-turn trips on the YVR–Airport branch and three short-turn trips on the Richmond–Brighouse branch.


==Stations==
==Stations==
There are 16 stations on the Canada Line. All stations are wheelchair accessible.
There are 16 stations on the Canada Line. All stations are wheelchair accessible.


Outbound trains bound for both YVR–Airport and Richmond–Brighouse.
Outbound trains are bound for either YVR–Airport or Richmond–Brighouse.


{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
!Station Name
!Station Name
!Date Opened
!style="width: 150px;"|City
!Transfers
!style="width: 150px;"|Fare Zone
!style="width: 120px;"|YVR Check-In
!style="width: 150px;"|Date Opened
!style="width: 160px;"|Transfers
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Canada Line Waterfront Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Canada Line Waterfront Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]]
|1914 (as a CP Rail terminus)<br>June 17, 1977 (SeaBus)<br>December 11, 1985 (SkyTrain)<br>November 1, 1995 (WCE)<br>August 17, 2009 (Canada Line)
|rowspan=9|
|[[Image:Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png|SkyTrain Expo Line|128px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line]]<br>[[Image:SeaBus Logo and Symbol-a.png|128px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus]]<br>[[Image:West Coast Express Logo and Symbol-a.png|link=West Coast Express|128px]]<br>[[Image:TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png|128px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)']]
Vancouver
|Terminus station
|rowspan=9|
1
|No
| rowspan=10|
August 17, 2009  
| align="left"|[[Image:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|SkyTrain Expo Line|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] <span style="background-color:#005eab; border:0.1em solid #005eab;">[[SkyTrain Expo Line|<font color=white>Expo Line</font>]]</span><br>[[Image:TransLink SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]] <span style="background-color:#87746a; border:0.1em solid #87746a;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|<font color=white>SeaBus</font>]]</span><br>[[Image:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|link=West Coast Express|20px]] <span style="background-color:#882b91; border:0.1em solid #882b91;">[[West Coast Express|<font color=white>West Coast Express</font>]]</span><br>[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St' (RapidBus)|20px|R5 Hastings St]] <span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St' (RapidBus)|<font color=white>R5 Hastings St</font>]]</span>
|align="left"|
* <ref group=Note>Station opened in 1914 as a CP Rail station. The SeaBus terminal portion of the station opened on June 17, 1977; Expo Line platforms December 11, 1985; West Coast Express platforms on November 1, 1995; Canada Line platforms on August 17, 2009. </ref>
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Vancouver City Centre Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Vancouver City Centre Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Yes
|[[Image:Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png|128px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line]]<br>(at [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]])
| align="left"|[[Image:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|SkyTrain Expo Line|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] <span style="background-color:#005eab; border:0.1em solid #005eab;">[[SkyTrain Expo Line|<font color=white>Expo Line</font>]]</span><br><small>(at [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]])</small>
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Yaletown-Roundhouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Yaletown-Roundhouse Station|Yaletown–Roundhouse Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Yaletown-Roundhouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Yaletown-Roundhouse Station|Yaletown–Roundhouse Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
|
|align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Olympic Village Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Olympic Village Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Yes
|  
|align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Broadway-City hall platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Broadway-City Hall Station|Broadway–City Hall Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Broadway-City hall platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Broadway-City Hall Station|Broadway–City Hall Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Yes
|[[Image:TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png|128px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)']]
|align="left"|[[Image:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] <span style="background-color:#f47922; border:0.1em solid #f47922;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|<font color=white>99 B-Line</font>]]</span>
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink King Edward Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain King Edward Station|King Edward Station]]
|[[File:TransLink King Edward Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain King Edward Station|King Edward Station]]
||August 17, 2009
|No
|
| align="left"|
|Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
| align="left"|
* Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Oakridge-41st Avenue Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Oakridge-41st Avenue Station|Oakridge–41st Avenue Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Oakridge-41st Avenue Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Oakridge-41st Avenue Station|Oakridge–41st Avenue Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
|
| align="left"|[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave' (RapidBus)|20px|R4 41st Ave]] <span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave' (RapidBus)|<font color=white>R4 41st Ave</font>]]</span>
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Langara-49th Avenue Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Langara-49th Avenue Station|Langara–49th Avenue Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Langara-49th Avenue Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Langara-49th Avenue Station|Langara–49th Avenue Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
|
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Marine Drive Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Marine Drive Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Yes
|
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Bridgeport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Bridgeport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Richmond
|
|2
|No
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan=8 | Richmond Branch
! colspan=8 style="background: #00355e" | <font color="#FFFFFF">Richmond Branch</font>
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Aberdeen Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Aberdeen Station|Aberdeen Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Aberdeen Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Aberdeen Station|Aberdeen Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|rowspan=3|
|
Richmond
|rowspan=3|
2
|No
|rowspan=3|
August 17, 2009
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Lansdowne Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Lansdowne Station|Lansdowne Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Lansdowne Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Lansdowne Station|Lansdowne Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
|
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Richmond-Brighouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Richmond–Brighouse Station|Richmond-Brighouse Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Richmond-Brighouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond-Brighouse Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
| align="left"|
|
|
|Terminus station
|-
|-
! colspan=8 | Airport Branch
! colspan=8 style="background: #00355e" | <font color="#FFFFFF">Airport Branch</font>
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Templeton Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Templeton Station|Templeton Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Templeton Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Templeton Station|Templeton Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|rowspan=3|
|
Richmond
|rowspan=3|
2<br><small>(Airport Zone)</small><br><ref group="Note">Passengers beginning trips from YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton towards Bridgeport and beyond are required to pay the $5 YVR AddFare and is automatically added onto all Compass Tickets purchased at the three stations and deducted from Compass Card Stored Value. Passengers traveling on Monthly Pass and other passes are not required to pay the AddFare. Travel between the three airport stations are free only if passengers select the "Sea Island Only" Compass Ticket option at ticket machines</ref>
|Yes
|rowspan=3|
August 17, 2009
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Sea Island Centre Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Sea Island Centre Station|Sea Island Centre Station]]
|[[File:TransLink Sea Island Centre Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Sea Island Centre Station|Sea Island Centre Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|No
|
| align="left"|
|
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink YVR-Airport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport Station]]
|[[File:TransLink YVR-Airport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|Yes
| align="left"|
|
|
|Terminus station
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Rolling Stock==
===Notes===
Rolling stock for this line operates out of [[TransLink SkyTrain Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre|Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre]] using [[Hyundai Rotem Canada Line EMU|Hyundai Rotem EMU]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]].
<small><references group="Note"/></small>
 
==System Map==
The Canada Line is marked as turquoise on system maps.


[[File:TransLink SkyTrain Map Diagram (2016)-a.png|900px|center]]


{{SkyTrain}}
{{SkyTrain}}
[[Category:SkyTrain Lines|Canada Line]]
[[Category:SkyTrain Lines|Canada Line]]

Revision as of 01:06, 9 August 2020

Canada Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
System SkyTrain
Type Light metro rapid transit
Number of stations 16
Cities serviced Vancouver, Richmond
Termini Waterfront
Richmond–Brighouse
YVR–Airport
Operations
Opened August 17, 2009
Owner TransLink
Operator ProTrans BC
Rolling stock Hyundai Rotem EMU TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png
Technical
Line length 19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification Third rail
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Line Diagram

The Canada Line is a SkyTrain line operated by ProTransBC, a subsidiary of InTransitBC, a contractor under TransLink in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

The Canada Line connects Waterfront Station in Vancouver with Vancouver International Airport and Richmond. The line was built through a P3 model. SNC-Lavalin built the line and its subsidiary, ProTransBC, will operate it under contract under 2044. The line and rolling stock is owned by TransLink.

The logo currently used for Canada Line branding.

Unlike other SkyTrain lines, the Canada Line does not run on linear induction but on conventional motors.

Most of the line is underground, with some sections at grade and elevated. The line has two bridges. From Waterfront to Olympic Village, the line travels in a tunnel built with a tunnel boring machine. From Olympic Village to north of Marine Drive, the line travels in a cut-and-cover tunnel. Elevated sections are from Marine Drive to Richmond-Brighouse and directly east of Templeton and the approach to YVR-Airport is also elevated. Most of the line on Sea Island is at grade to compensate for future airport taxiway expansion.

To save costs, YVR–Airport and Richmond–Brighouse run single track.

History

The logo used for the Canada Line during construction.

In the early 1990s, proposals were made to connect Vancouver and Richmond with rapid transit, restoring a similar rail corridor to the BC Electric Railway Lulu Island Line. By the late 1990s, a bus rapid transit plan was established and in 2001, the 98 B-Line was introduced. In 2000, a study began on evaluating modes and routes for the Canada Line, or what was known as the RAV Line, an acronym for Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line at the time. The plan was narrowed down to either a SkyTrain route down Cambie or a light rail line down Arbutus. With financial support from both the federal and provincial governments, requests for consortia went out and was narrowed down to three: RAVLink Transportation (Fluor Canada, Siemens AG Canada, MTR Corporation, and Balfour Beatty Capital Projects), RAVxpress (Bombardier, AMEC, Bouygues Travaux Publics, and Bilfinger Berger), and SNC-Lavalin/Serco (InTransitBC, but Servco was no longer a partner in 2005).

In 2004 after twice voting to cancel the project, the TransLink Board approved the construction of the RAV Line but maintained the right to cancel the project if bids went over the budget of $1.35 billion. Construction started in October 2005 and RAV Line was renamed to Canada Line. The line was completed in 2009 ahead of schedule and on budget.

Construction of the line involved two different tunneling methods: tunnel boring and cut-and-cover. From Waterfront to Olympic Village, tunnel boring was used and from Olympic Village to Marine Drive, cut-and-cover. Both methods resulted in disruptions to traffic along Granville Street and Cambie Street.

Service Information

Service on the Canada Line runs 7 days a week.

Service Frequency

Frequency is estimated and fluctuates based on operational requirements.

Canada Line Logo-a.png Combined Service
(Waterfront to Bridgeport)
Waterfront to YVR–Airport Waterfront to
Richmond–Brighouse
Peak Hours 3 mins. 6 mins. 6 mins.
Midday 3–4 mins. 6–7 mins. 6–7 mins.
Evening 6 mins. 12 mins. 12 mins.
Late Night 10 mins. 20 mins. 20 mins.
Early Saturdays and
Sundays/Holidays
6 mins. 12 mins. 12 mins.
Saturdays and
Sundays/Holidays
4–10 mins. 7–20 mins. 7–20 mins.

First and Last Trains

Canada Line Logo-a.png Waterfront to YVR–Airport Waterfront to
Richmond–Brighouse
YVR–Airport to Waterfront Richmond–Brighouse
to Waterfront
First Train 4:48 a.m. 5:30 a.m. 5:07 a.m. 5:02 a.m.
Last Train 1:05 a.m. 1:15 a.m. 12:56 a.m. 12:46 a.m.

On weekdays, select inbound trips short-turn at Bridgeport Station in the evening. There are three short-turn trips on the YVR–Airport branch and three short-turn trips on the Richmond–Brighouse branch.

Stations

There are 16 stations on the Canada Line. All stations are wheelchair accessible.

Outbound trains are bound for either YVR–Airport or Richmond–Brighouse.

Station Name City Fare Zone YVR Check-In Date Opened Transfers Notes
Waterfront Station

Vancouver

1

No

August 17, 2009

Expo Line Expo Line
SeaBus SeaBus
TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png West Coast Express
R5 Hastings St R5 Hastings St
Vancouver City Centre Station Yes Expo Line Expo Line
(at Granville Station)
Yaletown–Roundhouse Station No
Olympic Village Station Yes
Broadway–City Hall Station Yes 99 B-Line 99 B-Line
King Edward Station No
  • Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
Oakridge–41st Avenue Station No R4 41st Ave R4 41st Ave
Langara–49th Avenue Station No
Marine Drive Station Yes
Bridgeport Station Richmond 2 No
Richmond Branch
Aberdeen Station

Richmond

2

No

August 17, 2009

Lansdowne Station No
Richmond-Brighouse Station No
Airport Branch
Templeton Station

Richmond

2
(Airport Zone)
[Note 2]

Yes

August 17, 2009

Sea Island Centre Station No
YVR–Airport Station Yes

Notes

  1. Station opened in 1914 as a CP Rail station. The SeaBus terminal portion of the station opened on June 17, 1977; Expo Line platforms December 11, 1985; West Coast Express platforms on November 1, 1995; Canada Line platforms on August 17, 2009.
  2. Passengers beginning trips from YVR–Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton towards Bridgeport and beyond are required to pay the $5 YVR AddFare and is automatically added onto all Compass Tickets purchased at the three stations and deducted from Compass Card Stored Value. Passengers traveling on Monthly Pass and other passes are not required to pay the AddFare. Travel between the three airport stations are free only if passengers select the "Sea Island Only" Compass Ticket option at ticket machines


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Operations
Lines Canada Line Logo-a.png Expo Line Logo-a.png Millennium Line Logo-a.png Millennium Line Evergreen Extension Logo-b.png
Rolling stock Expo Line 1984 UTDC ICTS Mark IExpo Line 1985 UTDC ICTS Mark IExpo Line 1991 UTDC ICTS Mark IExpo Line 1995 Bombardier ICTS Mark IExpo LineMillennium Line 2001 Bombardier ART Mark IICanada Line 2008 Hyundai Rotem EMUExpo Line 2009 Bombardier ART Mark IIExpo Line 2015 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark IIIExpo Line 2018 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark IIICanada Line 2019 Hyundai Rotem EMU
Yards Expo LineMillennium Line Operations and Maintenance CentreMillennium Line Coquitlam Maintenance CentreCanada Line Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre
Stations
Canada Line Logo-a.png Expo LineSeaBusTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St WaterfrontVancouver City CentreYaletown–RoundhouseOlympic Village99 B-Line Broadway–City HallKing EdwardR4 41st Ave Oakridge–41st AvenueLangara–49th AvenueMarine DriveCanada Line BridgeportCapstan WayAberdeenLansdowneRichmond–Brighouse
Airport branch ← Towards Waterfront Canada Line BridgeportTempletonSea Island CentreYVR–Airport
Expo Line Logo-a.png Canada LineSeaBusTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St WaterfrontR5 Hastings St BurrardGranvilleStadium–ChinatownMain Street–Science WorldMillennium Line99 B-Line Commercial–BroadwayNanaimo29th AvenueR4 41st Ave Joyce–CollingwoodPattersonMetrotownRoyal OakEdmonds22nd StreetNew WestminsterExpo Line ColumbiaR6 Scott Rd Scott RoadGatewayR1 King George Blvd Surrey CentralR1 King George Blvd King George
Production Way branch ← Towards Waterfront Expo Line ColumbiaSappertonBraidMillennium Line Lougheed Town CentreMillennium Line Production Way–University
Millennium Line Logo-a.png ArbutusSouth GranvilleOak–VGHCanada Line99 B-Line Broadway–City HallMount PleasantGreat Northern Way–Emily CarrVCC–ClarkExpo Line99 B-Line Commercial–BroadwayRenfrewRupertGilmoreBrentwood Town CentreHoldomSperling–Burnaby LakeLake City WayExpo Line Production Way–UniversityExpo Line Lougheed Town CentreBurquitlamTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Moody CentreInlet CentreTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR3 Lougheed Hwy Coquitlam CentralLincolnLafarge Lake–Douglas