Editing SkyTrain (Vancouver) (section)

== Network ==

=== Expo Line ===
{{Main|Expo Line (SkyTrain)}}
The Expo Line connects [[Waterfront station (Vancouver)|Waterfront station]] in Vancouver to [[King George station]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], principally along a route established by the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company as an interurban line in 1890.<ref>{{Cite report |title=Your Ride Guide 2006 (Vancouver Sun, with TransLink and Bombardier) |last1=Heckenast |first1=Joe |last2=McGraw |first2=Jim |year=2006 |publisher=McGraw Media |place=New Westminster, BC |page=14}}</ref> The Expo Line (originally referred to as simply "SkyTrain" until the opening of the Millennium Line) was built in 1985 in time for [[Expo 86]]. It now has 24 stations. The Expo Line ran only as far as [[New Westminster station]] initially. In 1989, it was extended to [[Columbia station (SkyTrain)|Columbia station]] and in 1990, once the [[Skybridge (TransLink)|Skybridge]] was finished, it continued across the Fraser River to Scott Road station in Surrey. In 1994, the terminus of the Expo Line became King George station in central Surrey. It was built on a budget of $854{{nbsp}}million (1986 dollars).<ref>{{cite news |title=SkyTrain and Cambie Bridge taking us down road to Expo Series: The Eighties; [1* Edition] |work=The Province |last=Mason |first=Bruce |date=December 31, 1989 |page=20}}</ref> Effective October 22, 2016, Expo Line trains began operating on a new branch to [[Production Way–University station]], taking over the previous [[Millennium Line]] service between Waterfront and that station. During peak periods, trains between Waterfront and Columbia arrive every 2 to 3 minutes. Between Waterfront and King George, trains arrive every 2 to 5 minutes during peak hours, while trains between Waterfront and Production Way arrive every 6 to 7 minutes in the peak hours.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SkyTrain Schedules|url=https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/skytrain|access-date=January 3, 2022|website=www.translink.ca|language=en-CA}}</ref>

=== Millennium Line ===
{{Main|Millennium Line}}
Prior to October 22, 2016, the Millennium Line shared tracks with the Expo Line from Waterfront station to Columbia station in New Westminster, then continued along its own elevated route through [[North Burnaby]] and [[East Vancouver]], ending at [[VCC–Clark station]], near [[Vancouver Community College]]'s Broadway campus. It was built on a $1.2-billion budget and the final extension from Commercial Drive station (now [[Commercial–Broadway station]]) to VCC–Clark station was opened on January 6, 2006.<ref name="APTA">{{cite web |url=http://www.apta.com/services/intnatl/intfocus/skytrain2.cfm |title=Skytrain: The Smart Choice for Greater Vancouver |publisher=American Public Transportation Association |access-date=January 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220917/http://www.apta.com/services/intnatl/intfocus/skytrain2.cfm |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> From October 22, 2016, to December 1, 2016, the Millennium Line operated from VCC–Clark to Lougheed Town Centre station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Evergreen: New SkyTrain operating pattern for Expo and Millennium Lines |url=http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/09/everything-evergreen-new-skytrain-operating-pattern-for-expo-and-millennium-lines/ |last=Coling |first=Adrienne |date=September 19, 2016 |work=The Buzzer blog |publisher=TransLink |access-date=October 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005155327/http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/09/everything-evergreen-new-skytrain-operating-pattern-for-expo-and-millennium-lines/ |archive-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref> As of December 2, 2016, the Millennium Line operates between VCC–Clark station in Vancouver and [[Lafarge Lake–Douglas station]] in Coquitlam. The Millennium Line has 17 stations, three of which are transfer stations with the Expo Line (Commercial–Broadway, Production Way–University, and Lougheed Town Centre) and two which connect with the West Coast Express commuter train ([[Moody Centre station|Moody Centre]] and [[Coquitlam Central station|Coquitlam Central]]). The original Millennium Line's stations were designed by British Columbia's top architects and are very different from those on the Expo Line.<ref name="APTA" /> In 2004, Busby and Associates Architects, designers of the [[Brentwood Town Centre station]] in [[Burnaby]], were honoured for their work with a [[Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Medal in Architecture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raic.org/raic/honours_and_awards/awards/2004recipients/brentwood_e.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064733/http://www.raic.org/raic/honours_and_awards/awards/2004recipients/brentwood_e.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Governor General's Medal in Architecture |publisher=Royal Architectural Institute of Canada |access-date=December 2, 2006}}</ref>

Construction on the Millennium Line's [[Evergreen Extension]], from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby to Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Coquitlam, was completed in 2016 and it was opened for revenue service on December 2, 2016.<ref name="open-date" /> This extension adds {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} and 6 new stations to the Millennium Line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.translink.ca/evergreen |title=Evergreen Extension – Opening at noon on Dec. 2, 2016! |publisher=TransLink |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201214642/http://www.translink.ca/evergreen |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Canada Line ===
{{Main|Canada Line}}
The Canada Line begins at the Waterfront station hub, then continues south through Vancouver into the City of Richmond and Sea Island. From [[Bridgeport station (SkyTrain)|Bridgeport station]], the Canada Line splits into two branches, one heading west to the [[YVR–Airport station]] at [[Vancouver International Airport]] and the other continuing south to the [[Richmond–Brighouse station]] in Richmond's city centre. Opened on August 17, 2009, the Canada Line added 15 stations and {{convert|19.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the SkyTrain network. Waterfront station is the only station where the Canada Line directly connects with the Expo Line; however, [[Vancouver City Centre station]] is within a three-minute walk from [[Granville station (SkyTrain)|Granville station]] via the [[Pacific Centre]] mall, making an unofficial transfer to the Expo Line. The Canada Line cost $1.9{{nbsp}}billion, financed by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, TransLink, and InTransitBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canadaline.ca/aboutFinancing.asp |title=Canada Line Financing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808115201/http://canadaline.ca/aboutFinancing.asp |archive-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref> The Canada Line's trains, built by [[Hyundai Rotem]], are fully automated, but are of a different design from the Expo and Millennium Lines' Bombardier-built fleet. They use conventional electric motors rather than linear induction motor technology. Canada Line tracks do not interconnect with the rest of the SkyTrain network, and there is a separate fleet maintenance depot.<ref>"Canada Line Opens In November 2009." ''Railway Gazette International'' 162.(2006 Jul.): 47. ''Associates Programs Source Plus.'' Web. December 15, 2011.</ref>