The SkyTrain is an urban rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It uses fully automated trains running mostly on elevated tracks (hence the name).
SkyTrain's 68.7 km (42.7 mi) of track make it the longest automated rapid transit system in the world and the longest rapid transit system in Canada. It also uses the longest mass transit-only bridge, the SkyBridge, to cross the Fraser River. There are 48 stations in the sys...
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The SkyTrain is an urban rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It uses fully automated trains running mostly on elevated tracks (hence the name).
SkyTrain's 68.7 km (42.7 mi) of track make it the longest automated rapid transit system in the world and the longest rapid transit system in Canada. It also uses the longest mass transit-only bridge, the SkyBridge, to cross the Fraser River. There are 48 stations in the system, which carries an average of 271,000 passengers per day (2007) on the two original lines, plus 83,000 passengers per day (September 2009) on the new Canada Line. The Expo Line was built in time for the Expo 86 World's Fair. The Millennium Line opened in 2002, and was extended by one station in 2006. The Canada Line opened in 2009 in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Expo Line and Millennium Line are operated by British Columbia Rapid Transit Company under contract from TransLink (originally BC Transit), a regional government...
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