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Revision as of 14:09, 3 November 2017

SkyTrain Millennium Line is wheelchair accessible.
SkyTrain Millennium Line is a bike rack route.
Millennium Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
System SkyTrain
Type Light metro rapid transit
Number of stations 17
Cities serviced Vancouver, Burnaby,
Port Moody, Coquitlam
Termini VCC–Clark
Lafarge Lake–Douglas
Operations
Opened January 2, 2002
Owner TransLink (2002–present)
Operator BC Rapid Transit Company
Rolling stock Bombardier ART Mark II Wc15.JPG
Technical
Line length 31.2 km (19.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification Third rail (Linear motor)
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

The Millennium Line Wc15.JPG is a SkyTrain line operated by British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd., a subsidiary of TransLink in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

The Millennium Line connects VCC–Clark with Lafarge Lake–Douglas. The line travels along an elevated guideway for most its route with portions tunneled and at-grade.

Departing from VCC–Clark Station, the line travels parallel along the Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) right-of-way in the Grandview Cut, entering Commercial–Broadway. Leaving Commercial-Broadway, the line continues in the Grandview Cut before elevating onto a guideway parallel to Grandview Highway. The line then travels over the Trans-Canada Highway into Burnaby, curving into the Brentwood area where it parallels Lougheed Highway.

Continuing along Lougheed Highway, 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.

History

Millennium Line branding used at stations

Shortly after the completion of the Expo Line from Waterfront to New Westminster, there were considerations for an extension into Coquitlam with a short spur being constructed east of Columbia underneath the SkyBridge viaduct in preparation of an extension. During planning, there were considerations of building an extension from Royal Oak to Lougheed and into Coquitlam. This idea was later scrapped. Shortly afterwards in 1995, there were considerations of building a light rail system connecting Commercial Drive to Lougheed and into Coquitlam, travelling either at-grade along Lougheed Highway or using the BNSF right-of-way. In 1998, the idea was scrapped by the provincial government headed by the BCNDP in favor of a SkyTrain extension. By constructing an extension, it was impractical to connect at Broadway Station, so the spur east of Columbia was used to start as an extension. Installation of switches resulted in minor service disruptions to SkyTrain services east of Columbia. During planning, the Millennium Line was sometimes referenced as Rapid Transit 2000.

Phase I of the Millennium Line was to be from Waterfront to Braid, which opened on January 2, 2002. Phase II, from Braid to Commercial Drive opened on August 31, 2002. Initially, Phase II was to also include the PMC Line (Port Moody-Coquitlam Line) and service was to be from Braid to around Granville Street and 10th Avenue in Vancouver. In preparation, a third platform was constructed at Lougheed Town Centre. Following a change of government from BCNDP to BC Liberals during construction, the PMC Line was scrapped and Phase II shortened to Braid to Granville and 10th. However, due to problems with land negotiations for the construction of VCC–Clark Station, Phase II was shortened again to Commercial Drive. It wasn't until 2006 that VCC–Clark opened, but the original Phase II plan of continuing deeper into Vancouver was subsequently scrapped due to a decreased priority.

In 2003, Lake City Way Station opened due to construction delays.

On October 22, 2016, the section between Waterfront and Braid was changed to the Expo Line and the Millennium Line was shortened to run between VCC–Clark and Lougheed Town Centre. On December 2, 2016, the Evergreen Extension opened, extending the Millennium Line to Lafarge Lake–Douglas.

Service Information

Service on the Millennium Line runs 7 days a week.

Service Frequency

Millennium Line Logo-a.png 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
Millennium Line Logo-a.png 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
Millennium Line Logo-a.png 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 10 stations on the Millennium Line. With the 7 from the Evergreen Extension, there are 17 stations in total. All stations are wheelchair accessible.

Station Name City Fare Zone Date Opened Transfers Notes
VCC–Clark Station

Vancouver

1

January 6, 2006
Commercial–Broadway Station

August 31, 2002

Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
TransLink B-Line Symbol-a.png
Renfrew Station
Rupert Station
Gilmore Station

Burnaby

2

Brentwood Town Centre Station
Holdom Station
Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station
Lake City Way Station November 21, 2003
Production Way–University Station

August 31, 2002

Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
Lougheed Town Centre Station Expo Line Logo and Symbol-a.png
Burquitlam Station Coquitlam

3

December 2, 2016

Moody Centre Station Port Moody West Coast Express Logo and Symbol-a.png
  • West Coast Express portion opened as Port Moody[Note 4]
Inlet Centre Station

Coquitlam

Coquitlam Central Station West Coast Express Logo and Symbol-a.png
Lincoln Station
Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station

Notes

  1. Commercial Drive Station is now Commercial–Broadway Station Platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 3 and 4 were part of Broadway Station.
  2. Platforms 3 and 4 opened on December 11, 1985 as part of Broadway Station
  3. Platform 3 opened on December 2, 2016
  4. Port Moody Station opened on November 1, 1995. SkyTrain platforms opened on December 2, 2016 and the station was renamed to Moody Centre
  5. West Coast Express platforms opened on November 1, 1995

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 Wc15.JPG units in 2 car sets.

On rare occasions, 2009 Bombardier ART Mark II Wc15.JPG units may appear, also in 2 car sets.

System Map

The Millennium Line is marked as yellow on system maps.

TransLink SkyTrain Map Diagram (2016)-a.png

References

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 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