Canada Line
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The Canada Line is a rapid transit line in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that is part of the SkyTrain system. The line is owned by TransLink and InTransitBC and is operated by ProTrans BC. Coloured turquoise on route maps, it operates as an airport rail link between Vancouver, Richmond, and the Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The line comprises 16 stations and 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) of track; the main line runs from Vancouver to Richmond while a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) spur line from Bridgeport station connects to the airport. It opened on August 17, 2009, ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Canada Line train pulling into Marine Drive station
Canada Line bridge over the Fraser River
Real-time information is provided on every station platform.
Construction taking place on the south shore of False Creek, at the site of Olympic Village station, April 14, 2006
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
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SkyTrain is the medium-capacity rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has 79.6 km (49.5 mi) of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks running on underground and elevated guideways, allowing SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 141,339,300, or about 446,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
A ticket vending machine (right), next to an old faresaver validator (2006)
Fare gates at New Westminster (2018)
Interior of a Mark I train travelling along the Expo Line between Commercial–Broadway and Main Street–Science World station (2019)
Canada Line trains at Vancouver International Airport (2008)