SkyTrain Canada Line: Difference between revisions

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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

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.

	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

	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
	Vancouver	1	No	August 17, 2009	Expo Line SeaBus West Coast Express R5 Hastings St	^{[Note 1]}
			Yes		Expo Line (at Granville Station)
			No
			Yes
			Yes		99 B-Line
			No			Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
			No		R4 41st Ave
			No
			Yes
	Richmond	2	No
Richmond Branch
	Richmond	2	No	August 17, 2009
			No
			No
Airport Branch
	Richmond	2 (Airport Zone) ^{[Note 2]}	Yes	August 17, 2009
			No
			Yes

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ 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

Rolling stock

1984 UTDC ICTS Mark I –

1985 UTDC ICTS Mark I –

1991 UTDC ICTS Mark I –

1995 Bombardier ICTS Mark I –

2001 Bombardier ART Mark II –

2008 Hyundai Rotem EMU –

2009 Bombardier ART Mark II –

2015 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark III –

2018 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark III –

2019 Hyundai Rotem EMU

Yards

Operations and Maintenance Centre –

Coquitlam Maintenance Centre –

Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre

Stations

Waterfront – Vancouver City Centre – Yaletown–Roundhouse – Olympic Village –

Broadway–City Hall – King Edward –

Oakridge–41st Avenue – Langara–49th Avenue – Marine Drive –

Bridgeport – Capstan Way – Aberdeen – Lansdowne – Richmond–Brighouse

Airport branch ← Towards Waterfront –

Bridgeport – Templeton – Sea Island Centre – YVR–Airport

Waterfront –

Burrard – Granville – Stadium–Chinatown – Main Street–Science World –

Commercial–Broadway – Nanaimo – 29th Avenue –

Joyce–Collingwood – Patterson – Metrotown – Royal Oak – Edmonds – 22nd Street – New Westminster –

Columbia –

Scott Road – Gateway –

Surrey Central –

King George

Production Way branch ← Towards Waterfront –

Columbia – Sapperton – Braid –

Lougheed Town Centre –

Production Way–University

Arbutus – South Granville – Oak–VGH –

Broadway–City Hall – Mount Pleasant – Great Northern Way–Emily Carr – VCC–Clark –

Commercial–Broadway – Renfrew – Rupert – Gilmore – Brentwood Town Centre – Holdom – Sperling–Burnaby Lake – Lake City Way –

Production Way–University –

Lougheed Town Centre – Burquitlam –

Moody Centre – Inlet Centre –

Coquitlam Central – Lincoln – Lafarge Lake–Douglas


Transit Services

Fare Information
– Cash Fares – Fare Structure – Universal Pass (U-Pass) – West Coast Express Fares
Plans and Projects
Expo Line Fraser Highway Extension – Millennium Line Broadway Extension – Pattullo Bridge Replacement
Other Divisions
Cycling Network – Roads and Bridges – Transit Police

[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

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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