The Expo Line is the oldest line in the SkyTrain ALRT rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink, and links Surrey with Downtown Vancouver. Expo Line is coloured dark blue on route maps.
The Expo Line attracted more than 160,000 passengers daily in 2003. It is expected to carry more than 210,000 daily in 2010 - the year when 41 additional SkyTrain cars go into service, and the fi...
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The Expo Line is the oldest line in the SkyTrain ALRT rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink, and links Surrey with Downtown Vancouver. Expo Line is coloured dark blue on route maps.
The Expo Line attracted more than 160,000 passengers daily in 2003. It is expected to carry more than 210,000 daily in 2010 - the year when 41 additional SkyTrain cars go into service, and the first full year of revenue service from the recently completed Canada Line, which connects to the Expo Line.
The line was simply known as "SkyTrain" from its launch in 1985 until 2002, as it was the only line on the system during this time. It was given its present name in 2002 to differentiate it from Millennium Line, the second line on the SkyTrain system which was opened that year. It was named for Expo 86, the world's fair that Vancouver hosted in 1986.
The Expo and Millennium Lines share the same track alignment from Waterfront Station in...
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