Evergreen Line is the latest proposed rapid transit line in Greater Vancouver, Canada. It is proposed to run from Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station in Burnaby through Port Moody to Coquitlam, and is planned to begin operations by the end of 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Unlike other rapid transit lines operated by TransLink in the Greater Vancouver area which use SkyTrain technology and run on elevated guideways or in tunnels, the Evergreen Line will be at grade and will use tramways. Image File history File links CoquitlamTramwayMap. ... Metro and Subway redirect here. ... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area: 2,878. ... Lougheed Town Centre is a Skytrain station in Burnaby, British Columbia. ... The bustling platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (49°16′N 122°58′W), is a city immediately east of Vancouver. ... Members of Parliament James Moore (Conservative) Paul Forseth (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Iain Black (Liberal) Mayor Joe Trasolini Councillors Mike Clay Diana Dilworth Bob Elliott Meghan Lahti Karen Rockwell Shannon Watkins School Trustees Keith Watkins Melissa Hyndes Land area 26. ... Member of Parliament James Moore (City Centre / Westwood Plateau) (Conservative) Paul Forseth (Burquitlam) (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Diane Thorne (NDP) Mayor Maxine Wilson Councillors Kent Becker Fin Donnelly Louella Hollington Mae Reid Bill LeClair Barrie Lynch Lou Sekora Population (2005) 113,498 Immigrant Population 39,000 (35%) Languages... The XXI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. ... TransLink, officially known as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is a transportation organization which services transportation needs of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) in British Columbia, Canada. ... The bustling platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ...

History

Originally, the rapid transit line going into Coquitlam was supposed to be part of the new Millennium Line which was completed in 2002. As the costs of the project rose, however, the plans to build the extension to the new line into Coquitlam were halted, though not before a third incomplete platform on the westbound side of the Lougheed Town Centre station was built, with a spur of tracks for the extension. The Millennium Line is the second line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ...

After completion of the Millennium Line, TransLink has undertaken several studies regarding the fate of the Coquitlam line, considering a variety of possible options including a diesel multiple unit, a tram line, a new SkyTrain line, and an express bus service. Eventually, in 2004, it was decided that a tram line was the best option, as it would better blend in with the neighbourhood, cost less, better fit the ridership patterns and not cannibalize customers from the existing West Coast Express. DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... West Coast Express is British Columbias only interregional commuter rail service, linking Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver. ...

Plans are at present underway to determine the exact alignment and positions of the stations for the line. It is hoped that contracts will be awarded in the autumn of 2006, allowing construction to begin in 2007.

Route description

The Evergreen Line (green) as part of the Greater Vancouver's rapid transit network in 2010.

Most of the new line will be built at street level, with one tunnelled section and two elevated sections. It will begin at the Lougheed Town Centre station at the unfinished platform originally built for such expansion, run northward along North Road and Clarke Road, then through a tunnel under Burnaby Mountain to Port Moody, then towards Coquitlam Centre where it will have another elevated section, and finally north towards Guildford Way. Future expansions into Port Coquitlam and northeastern section of Coquitlam are possible. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (943x444, 69 KB) Description en: Description: Map with planned lines of the Vancouver Skytrain system (2009) Author: Yllianos Date: unknown (Made this image a few days ago [before the November 12, 2005]) Source: English Wikipedia License: Licensing File links The following... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (943x444, 69 KB) Description en: Description: Map with planned lines of the Vancouver Skytrain system (2009) Author: Yllianos Date: unknown (Made this image a few days ago [before the November 12, 2005]) Source: English Wikipedia License: Licensing File links The following... Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, at the confluence of Fraser River and the Pitt River. ...

Stations

While the plans are still not completely finalized and are subject to change, at the present the line is proposed to have the following stations (italics indicate a station potentially added after completion of the line):

• Lougheed Town Centre (connection to the Millennium Line, major transit exchange)
• Cameron
• Burquitlam
• Kyle-Queens (Old Town)
• Port Moody (connection to the West Coast Express)
• Ioco-Moray
• Falcon
• WCE (at Coquitlam Central Station; major transit exchange, connection to the West Coast Express)
• Lincoln
• Coquitlam
• Douglas

Lougheed Town Centre is a Skytrain station in Burnaby, British Columbia. ...

Trivia

TransLink is looking into naming all of the transit cars after famous people and regional geography.

External links

• TransLink
• Evergreen Line project website