Editing SkyTrain (Vancouver) (section)

=== Expo and Millennium Lines ===
The Expo Line and Millennium Line use [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]]'s [[Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit|Advanced Rapid Transit]] (ART) system, a system of automated trains driven by [[linear motor|linear induction motors]], formerly known as Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS). These trains reach speeds of {{Convert|90|km/h|abbr=on}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Equipment Limits of Approach – Contractor Safety While Working Near SkyTrain |publisher=The British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd |url=http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/doing_business_with_translink/real_estate/equipment_limits_of_approach_expo_millennium_line.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206214817/http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/doing_business_with_translink/real_estate/equipment_limits_of_approach_expo_millennium_line.pdf |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> including wait times at stops, the end-to-end average speed is {{Convert|45|km/h|abbr=on}}, three times faster than a bus and almost twice as fast as a [[B-Line (Vancouver)|B-Line]] express bus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/pdf/plan_proj/area_plans/burnaby-summary-report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050109020315/http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/pdf/plan_proj/area_plans/burnaby-summary-report.pdf |archive-date=January 9, 2005 |title=Burnaby/New Westminster Area Transit Plan Summary Report |access-date=December 13, 2006}}</ref> During cold weather, TransLink crews use [[hockey stick]]s to clear snow and ice from train doors, which would otherwise prevent some doors from being able to open.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tung |first=Allen |date=December 29, 2021 |title=The most Canadian solution to keep SkyTrain customers moving, eh? |url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2021/12/translink-hockey-sticks-canada-skytrain/ |work=The Buzzer |publisher=TransLink |accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref> The trains are also slowed and staffed by TransLink attendants, who can manually override the automatic controls in the event of an obstruction caused by snow or ice.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tung |first=Allen |date=January 5, 2022 |title=This is why you see SkyTrain Attendants onboard during snow |url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2022/01/this-is-why-you-see-skytrain-attendants-onboard-during-snow/ |work=The Buzzer |publisher=TransLink |accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref>

==== UTDC ICTS Mark I fleet ====
[[File:Skytrain Mk I in new Translink livery arriving at Holdom Skytrain station.jpg|right|thumb|An original Mark I train (2013)]]
The initial fleet consisted of {{convert|12.7|m|ftin||abbr=on|frac=16}} lightweight Mark I ICTS cars from [[Urban Transportation Development Corporation]], similar to those used by Toronto's [[Line 3 Scarborough]] and the [[Detroit People Mover]]. Mark I vehicles are composed of mated pairs and normally run as six-car trains and only on the Expo Line, but can be run in two-, four-, or six-car configurations. The maximum based on current station platform lengths is a six-car configuration, totalling {{convert|76.2|m|ft}}. The SkyTrain fleet includes 150 Mark I cars. These trains have a mix of forward-, reverse- and side-facing seats; red, white, and blue interiors; and four doors per car, two per side.

==== Bombardier ART Mark II fleet ====
[[File:Mark II Expo Line train, March 2019.jpg|thumb|A second generation Mark II train in New Westminster (2019)]]
When the Millennium Line was built, TransLink ordered new-generation Mark II ART trains from [[Bombardier Transportation]], some of which were assembled in a Burnaby factory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Questions about Skytrain $ |work=CBC News |date=May 25, 2000 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.232558 |access-date=February 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321080828/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/05/25/bc_bombardier000524.html |archive-date=March 21, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Similar trains are used in Kuala Lumpur's [[Kuala Lumpur Putra Light Rail Transit|Kelana Jaya Line]], New York's [[AirTrain JFK|JFK AirTrain]], and the [[Airport Express (Beijing Subway)|Beijing Airport Express]]. These trains are run in four-car configurations on the Expo Line, and two-car configurations on the Millennium Line. Each pair of cars is semi-permanently joined together in a [[twin unit]] or "married pair", with a length of {{Convert|33.4|m|ft}}. Mark II trains have a streamlined front and rear, an articulated joint allowing passengers to walk the length of a married pair, white/grey/blue interior, and six doors per car, three per side. TransLink also ordered 48 Mark II ART (2009/2010 model) in 2009 to further supplement supply and integrate new features like CCTV and visual maps with LED lights.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Buzzer rides the first of the new SkyTrain cars! |last=Pabillano |first=Jhenifer |publisher=TransLink |date=July 3, 2009 |url=http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/07/the-buzzer-rides-the-first-of-the-new-skytrain-cars/ |access-date=February 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715075106/http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/07/the-buzzer-rides-the-first-of-the-new-skytrain-cars/ |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 (ART Mark III) fleet ====
[[File:SkyTrain Mark III arriving at Stadium Chinatown Station.jpg|thumb|4-car Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 (ART Mark III) train arriving at Stadium-Chinatown station (2016)]]

The Bombardier ART model has undergone several redesigns from the original UTDC ICTS model, and the Mark II design has been updated by Bombardier, with this newest offering being the [[Bombardier Innovia Metro|Innovia Metro 300]]. Dimensions are similar to the Mark II, with capacity improvements offered over the outgoing model through redesigned car layout. TransLink ordered 28 Mark III cars, which began delivery in 2015, and went into service beginning in August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Media/2016/August/TransLink-launches-first-Mark-III-train.aspx |title=TransLink launches first Mark III train |publisher=TransLink |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828011314/http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Media/2016/August/TransLink-launches-first-Mark-III-train.aspx |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.news1130.com/2016/08/18/new-skytrain-cars-coming-to-expo-line/ |title=New SkyTrain cars coming to Expo Line |date=August 18, 2016 |work=NEWS 1130 |access-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819155101/http://www.news1130.com/2016/08/18/new-skytrain-cars-coming-to-expo-line/ |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The vehicles appear sleeker, with larger windows on the sides of the train, and redesigned windows and headlights on the ends of the cars. The interior is largely similar to the second generation of Mark II cars, with the some seats removed to better accommodate bicycles and strollers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-mark-skytrain-1.3726941 |title=More passengers, less noise: TransLink unveils SkyTrain Mark III |access-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819002023/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-mark-skytrain-1.3726941 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> TransLink has claimed that the interior of the Mark III offers better sound and heat insulation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> TransLink ordered the cars for the Evergreen Extension in a 4-car articulated configuration, with two centre cars, to allow full-length train movements by passengers. However, due to a shortage of trains, the Mark IIIs are being used on the Expo Line, while 2-car Innovia 200 (Mk2) serve the Millennium Line. On December 16, 2016, TransLink ordered 28 more Mark III cars, bringing the total of Mark III cars to 56 by the end of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Media/2016/December/28-new-SkyTrain-cars-ordered-to-improve-transit-in-Metro-Vancouver.aspx |title=28 new SkyTrain cars ordered to improve transit in Metro Vancouver |date=December 16, 2016 |website=TransLink.ca |access-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103102538/http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Media/2016/December/28-new-SkyTrain-cars-ordered-to-improve-transit-in-Metro-Vancouver.aspx |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2018feb_order" /> On February 22, 2018, TransLink announced a further order of 28 Mark III cars, which will bring the total number of Mark III cars to 84 once all trains are in service by the end of 2020.<ref name="2018feb_order">{{cite web |date=February 22, 2018 |title=TransLink accelerating delivery of new SkyTrain cars |url=https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2018/February/TransLink-accelerating-delivery-of-new-SkyTrain-cars.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807225718/https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2018/February/TransLink-accelerating-delivery-of-new-SkyTrain-cars.aspx |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=Oct 10, 2023 |website=TransLink}}</ref>