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Canada line is a rapid transit line operated by Protrans BC, a private company under contract to [[TransLink|TransLink]] and watched over by [[SkyTrain|British Columbia Rapid Transit Co. Ltd]]. This routes operates in Vancouver, Richmond and also connects to the Airport.
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|'''Opened'''
|August 17, 2009
|-
|'''Number of Stations'''
|16
|-
|'''Cities Serviced'''
|Vancouver, Richmond
|-
|'''Termini'''
|[[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport]]
|-
|'''Line Length'''
|19.2 km (11.9 mi)
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|'''Track Gauge'''
|1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
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|'''Electrification'''
|Third rail
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|'''Operating Speed'''
|80 km/h (50 mph)
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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.


==Route Details==
==Route Details==
This was built using a P3 model.
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.
[[File:Canada Line New Style Branding Logo-a.png|thumb|left|200px|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==
[[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 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.
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
!Time of Day
!Waterfront to Bridgeport Combined Service
!Waterfront to YVR–Airport
!Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse
|- align="center"
|Peak Hours
|3 mins.
|6 mins.
|6 mins.
|-
|- align="center"
|Midday
|3-4 mins.
|6-7 mins.
|6-7 mins.
|-
|- align="center"
|Evening
|6 mins.
|12 mins.
|12 mins.
|-
|- align="center"
|Late Night
|10 mins.
|20 mins.
|20 mins.
|-
|- align="center"
|Early Saturday and Sunday/Holiday
|6 mins.
|12 mins.
|12 mins.
|-
|- align="center"
|Saturday and Sunday/Holiday
|4-10 mins.
|7-20 mins.
|7-20 mins.
|}


This routes has two branches the main branches is from Bridgeport Station to Waterfront Station. The biggest ridership for a branch is Richmond-Brighouse Station to Waterfront Station. Another portion of the line goes to YVR Airport station to Waterfront Station.
===First and Last Trains===
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
!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"
|YVR–Airport to Waterfront
|5:07am
|12:56am
|- align="center"
|Richmond–Brighouse to Waterfront
|5:02am
|12:46am
|}


==Stations==
==Stations==
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] [[SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]], [[SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]], [[CMBC|SeaBus]] and [[West Coast Express]]
There are 16 stations on the Canada Line. All stations are wheelchair accessible.
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Yaletown-Roundhouse Station|Yaletown-Roundhouse Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Broadway-City Hall Station|Broadway-City Hall Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain King Edward Station|King Edward Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Oakridge-41st Avenue Station|Oakridge-41st Avenue Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Langara-49th Avenue Station|Langara-49th Avenue Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station| Bridgeport Station]]


===Richmond-Brighouse Station branch===
Outbound trains bound for both YVR–Airport and Richmond–Brighouse.
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Aberdeen Station|Aberdeen Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Lansdowne Station|Lansdowne Station]]
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond-Brighouse Station]]


===YVR-Airport Station branch===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Templeton Station|Templeton Station]]
!Station Name
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Sea Island Centre Station|Sea Island Centre Station]]
!Date Opened
* [[TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR-Airport Station]]
!Transfers
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[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)
|[[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)']]
|Terminus station
|-
|- align="center"
|[[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
|[[Image:Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png|128px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line]]<br>(at [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]])
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Yaletown-Roundhouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Yaletown-Roundhouse Station|Yaletown–Roundhouse Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Olympic Village Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Broadway-City hall platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Broadway-City Hall Station|Broadway–City Hall Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|[[Image:TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png|128px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)']]
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink King Edward Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain King Edward Station|King Edward Station]]
||August 17, 2009
|
|Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
|-
|- align="center"
|[[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
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[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
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Marine Drive Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Bridgeport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
! colspan=8 | Richmond Branch
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Aberdeen Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Aberdeen Station|Aberdeen Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Lansdowne Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Lansdowne Station|Lansdowne Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Richmond-Brighouse Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Richmond–Brighouse Station|Richmond-Brighouse Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|Terminus station
|-
! colspan=8 | Airport Branch
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink Templeton Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain Templeton Station|Templeton Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[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
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:TransLink YVR-Airport Station platform header-a.png|225px|link=TransLink SkyTrain YVR-Airport Station|YVR–Airport Station]]
|August 17, 2009
|
|Terminus station
|-
|}


==History==
==Rolling Stock==
* August 17 - Starts service a couple weeks ahead of schedule.
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]].


==Vehicles==
==System Map==
This line operates out of Richmond Canada line OMC using [[Hyundai Rotem Canada Line EMU|Hyundai Rotem LRV]].
The Canada Line is marked as turquoise on system maps.


==References==
[[File:TransLink SkyTrain Map Diagram (2016)-a.png|900px|center]]
[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2000s/2009/Buzzer_2009_08_07.ashx], translink.ca, retrieved 08-07-2009


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SkyTrain Canada Line is wheelchair accessible.
SkyTrain Canada Line is a bike rack route.
Canada Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
Opened August 17, 2009
Number of Stations 16
Cities Serviced Vancouver, Richmond
Termini Waterfront
Richmond–Brighouse
YVR–Airport
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)

The Canada Line Wc15.JPG 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.

Time of Day Waterfront to Bridgeport Combined Service 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 Saturday and Sunday/Holiday 6 mins. 12 mins. 12 mins.
Saturday and Sunday/Holiday 4-10 mins. 7-20 mins. 7-20 mins.

First and Last Trains

Branch First Train Last Train
Waterfront to YVR–Airport 4:48am 1:05am
Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse 5:30am 1:15am
YVR–Airport to Waterfront 5:07am 12:56am
Richmond–Brighouse to Waterfront 5:02am 12:46am

Stations

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

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

Station Name Date Opened Transfers Notes
Waterfront Station 1914 (as a CP Rail terminus)
June 17, 1977 (SeaBus)
December 11, 1985 (SkyTrain)
November 1, 1995 (WCE)
August 17, 2009 (Canada Line) 		SkyTrain Expo Line
SeaBus Logo and Symbol-a.png
West Coast Express Logo and Symbol-a.png
TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png 		Terminus station
Vancouver City Centre Station August 17, 2009 Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
(at Granville Station)
Yaletown–Roundhouse Station August 17, 2009
Olympic Village Station August 17, 2009
Broadway–City Hall Station August 17, 2009 TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png
King Edward Station August 17, 2009 Only Canada Line station with stacked platforms
Oakridge–41st Avenue Station August 17, 2009
Langara–49th Avenue Station August 17, 2009
Marine Drive Station August 17, 2009
Bridgeport Station August 17, 2009
Richmond Branch
Aberdeen Station August 17, 2009
Lansdowne Station August 17, 2009
Richmond-Brighouse Station August 17, 2009 Terminus station
Airport Branch
Templeton Station August 17, 2009
Sea Island Centre Station August 17, 2009
YVR–Airport Station August 17, 2009 Terminus station

Rolling Stock

Rolling stock for this line operates out of Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre using Hyundai Rotem EMU Wc15.JPG.

System Map

The Canada Line is marked as turquoise on system maps.

TransLink SkyTrain Map Diagram (2016)-a.png
v·d·e
SkyTrain Logo-a.png
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 I – Expo Line 1985 UTDC ICTS Mark I – Expo Line 1991 UTDC ICTS Mark I – Expo Line 1995 Bombardier ICTS Mark I – Expo LineMillennium Line 2001 Bombardier ART Mark II – Canada Line 2008 Hyundai Rotem EMU – Expo Line 2009 Bombardier ART Mark II – Expo Line 2015 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark III – Expo Line 2018 Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark III – Canada Line 2019 Hyundai Rotem EMU
Yards Expo LineMillennium Line Operations and Maintenance Centre – Millennium Line Coquitlam Maintenance Centre – Canada Line Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre
Stations
Canada Line Logo-a.png Expo LineSeaBusTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St Waterfront – Vancouver City Centre – Yaletown–Roundhouse – Olympic Village – 99 B-Line Broadway–City Hall – King Edward – R4 41st Ave Oakridge–41st Avenue – Langara–49th Avenue – Marine Drive – Canada Line Bridgeport – Capstan Way – Aberdeen – Lansdowne – Richmond–Brighouse
Airport branch ← Towards Waterfront – Canada Line Bridgeport – Templeton – Sea Island Centre – YVR–Airport
Expo Line Logo-a.png Canada LineSeaBusTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St Waterfront – R5 Hastings St Burrard – Granville – Stadium–Chinatown – Main Street–Science World – Millennium Line99 B-Line Commercial–Broadway – Nanaimo – 29th Avenue – R4 41st Ave Joyce–Collingwood – Patterson – Metrotown – Royal Oak – Edmonds – 22nd Street – New Westminster – Expo Line Columbia – R6 Scott Rd Scott Road – Gateway – R1 King George Blvd Surrey Central – R1 King George Blvd King George
Production Way branch ← Towards Waterfront – Expo Line Columbia – Sapperton – Braid – Millennium Line Lougheed Town Centre – Millennium Line Production Way–University
Millennium Line Logo-a.png Arbutus – South Granville – Oak–VGH – Canada Line99 B-Line Broadway–City Hall – Mount Pleasant – Great Northern Way–Emily Carr – VCC–Clark – Expo Line99 B-Line Commercial–Broadway – Renfrew – Rupert – Gilmore – Brentwood Town Centre – Holdom – Sperling–Burnaby Lake – Lake City Way – Expo Line Production Way–University – Expo Line Lougheed Town Centre – Burquitlam – TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Moody Centre – Inlet Centre – TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR3 Lougheed Hwy Coquitlam Central – Lincoln – Lafarge Lake–Douglas
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