Expo Line
Mark II SkyTrain Cars passing over Clark Drive
Info
Type	Rapid transit
System	Vancouver SkyTrain
Terminals	Waterfront King George
No. of stations	20
Operation
Opened	1985 for Expo 86
Owner	TransLink
Operator(s)	TransLink
Rolling stock	Mk I and Mk II
Technical
Line length	28.9 km (18.0 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Linear motor
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Expo Line is the oldest line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink, and links Surrey with downtown Vancouver. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1255 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): SkyTrain (Vancouver) User:Buchanan-Hermit/photographs/vancouver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... “Mass Transit” redirects here. ... The SkyTrain is a two-line urban mass transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Waterfront Station is a major public transportation facility in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Eastern terminus of the Expo Line Skytrain. ... This article is about the year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There are several entities called Translink or TransLink, including TransLink (South East Queensland), the integrated public transport system covering rail, bus and ferry networks in Brisbane and South East Queensland, Australia TransLink (Vancouver), the regional transportation authority serving the area of in British Columbia, Canada Translink (Northern Ireland), a transportation... A linear motor is essentially a multi-phase alternating current (AC) electric motor that has had its stator unrolled so that instead of producing a torque (rotation) it produces a linear force along its length. ... The platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ... Motto: Building a sustainable region Location of Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia Coordinates: , Country Province Region Lower Mainland Seat Burnaby Established 1967 Government [1]  - Board GVRD Board of Directors  - Chair Lois Jackson  - MPs List of MPs Don Bell Dawn Black Raymond Chan John Cummins Libby Davies Sukh Dhaliwal... TransLink, officially known as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is a transportation organization that services transportation needs of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) in British Columbia, Canada. ... Location of Surrey Country Province Regional District Metro Vancouver Incorporation 1879 (municipality status)   1993 (city status) Government  - Mayor Dianne Watts  - Governing body  - MLAs List of MLAs Harry Bains (NDP) Jagrup Brar (NDP) Bruce Ralston (NDP) Kevin Falcon (LIB) Dave Hayer (LIB) Gordon Hogg (LIB) Sue Hammell (NDP) leader_title3 = MPs Area... [[Image:downtown Vancouver has many high rise office and residential buildings that tower over the skyline of trees and forests. ...

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 brand new Canada Line. RAV redirects here. ...

The line was simply known as "SkyTrain" from its launch in 1986 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. It is designated blue on route maps. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Millennium Line is the second line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

The Expo and Millennium Lines share the same track alignment from Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver to Columbia Station in New Westminster. From there, the line splits, with the Expo Line crossing the Fraser River to Surrey. Waterfront Station is a major public transportation facility in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Overview Columbia Station is located in the short subway section of the Expo Line in New Westminster. ... New Westminster redirects here. ...

History

ICTS demonstration project

What is now known as the SkyTrain was initially a demonstration project in order to showcase the newly developed linear induction propulsion technology to Vancouver and other prospective cities throughout the world. Although the Scarborough RT was completed before the Expo Line in 1985, the ICTS demonstration was the first system to use SkyTrain technology. The Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS) demonstration was built using the Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) technology originally developed by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation (now part of Bombardier). Construction began in 1981 and was completed in early 1983. The demonstration project consisted of just one station and about one kilometer of guideway with no switches. This original station was not "named" during this time as it was the only station, but it is now known as Main Street-Science World Station. Where most trains have a driver’s cab, ART Mark II trains give passengers a large picture window through which they can see where the train is going. ... The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a corporation created in the 1970s by the Government of Ontario, Canada, to develop transit vehicles for the provinces public transit authorities. ... For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation). ... A Mark I SkyTrain arriving at Main Street-Science World station westbound. ...

As it was a showcase station, Main Street-Science World has a different design from other stations on the Expo Line that came after it. For example, glass is featured in the station's design, but is missing from other future Expo Line stations (except Stadium-Chinatown Station, since it was tied to the Expo grounds). Having preceded other stations on the line by four years, Main Street-Science World is visibly older, and signs of rust and wear are showing. // Overview The Stadium-Chinatown of the Skytrain system is located on the Expo Line at the entrance of the short subway segment located beneath Downtown Vancouver. ...

The guideway for the showcase line was a straight section east of the station running over Terminal Avenue. It ended across from where the former Brussels Chocolate factory once was, located on Terminal. There was no guideway west of the station as the track ended immediately at the west end of the platform where the VanCity head office now stands. Vancouver City Credit Union or VanCity is a member-owned financial institution in Vancouver, British Columbia and the largest credit union in Canada. ...

The ICTS guideway was built differently from the rest of the Expo Line. The columns were different especially with how they are joined with the guideway. The walkway between the two tracks is of a different but also inferior design from the Expo Line, and it is showing signs of rust that come with the older age of the guideway.

There was only a single two car train running on the North Westbound track. After passengers boarded, it ran East toward the end of the test guideway. At the Eastern end, the train would stop and after a pause, reverse directions and return to the station. Since there were no switches, only the Northern track was used and the train would run back and forth on the same track. There was also a single car mock up parked on the South platform, what is now the Eastbound platform. This car was not operational. The two car train and sincle car mock up were of a different and unique design to all the production Mark I trains. The red tail lights were located on the bottom beside the headlights, instead of at the top. The door and window were of a different design. As well, there were black panels on either side of the door, that are not found in the production trains. The whereabouts of these trains is unknown.

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The ICTS guideway was retrofitted during the construction of the Millennium Line in order to accommodate the heavier weight MK II cars. This was done by adding additional steel reinforced concrete beams to the columns where they support the guideway. These are clearly visible when driving or walking on Terminal Avenue under the guideway. With the exception of the original ICTS guideway, no other part of the Expo Line required retrofitting for strength in order to accommodate the MK II cars.

Original revenue segment

Expo Line

Legend SeaBus 0:00 Waterfront (West Coast Express, future Canada Line) Dunsmuir Tunnel 0:02 Burrard 0:03 Granville 0:04 Stadium-Chinatown 0:06 Main Street-Science World (transfer to Pacific Central) VCC-Clark 0:09 Broadway (transfer to Commercial Drive) 0:12 Nanaimo 0:13 29th Avenue 0:15 Joyce-Collingwood Vancouver / Burnaby 0:17 Patterson 0:18 Metrotown 0:20 Royal Oak 0:23 Edmonds Edmonds Yard Burnaby / New Westminster 0:25 22nd Street 0:29 New Westminster Lougheed Town Centre (future Evergreen Line) 0:30 Columbia (junction with Millennium Line) Skybridge over Fraser River New Westminster / Surrey 0:33 Scott Road 0:36 Gateway 0:37 Surrey Central 0:39 King George

Following the demonstration project, the construction of the line between Vancouver and New Westminster got under way in the mid-1980s. In late 1985, SkyTrain began providing free weekend service from Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver to New Westminster Station, a few months before Expo 86 opened. Full service began on 3 January 1986. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The SeaBus heading toward downtown Vancouver. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Waterfront Station is a major public transportation facility in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The West Coast Express at Waterfront Station. ... RAV redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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During Expo 86, special shuttle trains ran from a third track at Stadium-Chinatown Station (where there was a connection to the monorail serving the main site of the world's fair) to the Canadian pavilion at Waterfront Station. Waterfront Station was divided in two, with a fence going down the centre of the platform. One side of the platform was used exclusively for the shuttles, and was accessible only from the Canada Place entrance, while the other side was only for revenue service and was only accessible from the main entrance to the east.^{[citation needed]} // Overview The Stadium-Chinatown of the Skytrain system is located on the Expo Line at the entrance of the short subway segment located beneath Downtown Vancouver. ... The KL Monorail in Kuala Lumpur, a colorful straddle-beam monorail A monorail is a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle; also, a vehicle traveling on such a track. ...

First extension

In 1989, the line was extended to Columbia Station, then in 1990 to Scott Road in Surrey, crossing the Fraser River via the purpose-built, cable-stayed "Skybridge." Overview Columbia Station is located in the short subway section of the Expo Line in New Westminster. ... // Overview The Scott Road Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Vancouvers Skytrain light rail rapid transit system. ... Location of Surrey Country Province Regional District Metro Vancouver Incorporation 1879 (municipality status)   1993 (city status) Government  - Mayor Dianne Watts  - Governing body  - MLAs List of MLAs Harry Bains (NDP) Jagrup Brar (NDP) Bruce Ralston (NDP) Kevin Falcon (LIB) Dave Hayer (LIB) Gordon Hogg (LIB) Sue Hammell (NDP) leader_title3 = MPs Area... For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation). ... The Vancouver Skybridge The Skybridge is a cable-stayed bridge built in 1989, and located over the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia Canada. ...

Second extension

Finally, in 1994, the line was extended deeper into Surrey to its current terminus at King George Station. These three newest Surrey stations have a drastically different look from the other stations on the Expo Line that pre-date them. Eastern terminus of the Expo Line Skytrain. ...

Future extensions

On January 14th, 2008, plans were announced to extend the Expo Line by 2020, adding a total of six kilometres of track east to Guildford, south on 152nd Street, and south-east on the Fraser Highway to 168th Street.^[1] Other future extensions (by 2030) include continuing along the Fraser Highway to Willowbrook Shopping Centre in Langley, as well as a separate branch from Surrey Central south along King George Highway as far as 64th Avenue.^[1] Details of this extension were not made public at the time of the announcement. At the same time, plans were announced for the expansion of all stations on the Expo Line to hold 8-car Mark I trains and 6-car Mark II trains.

Route description

The Expo Line travels underground from Waterfront to Stadium-Chinatown Stations, mainly through the Dunsmuir Tunnel, a tunnel previously used by the Canadian Pacific Railway to connect its mainline tracks along Burrard Inlet to its former yard on False Creek. Dunsmuir Tunnel is a subway tunnel beneath Downtown Vancouver. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right of the photo) from Burrard Inlet, in this view from the southeast at Burnaby Mountain. ... False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. ...

The line is elevated from Stadium-Chinatown to New Westminster, except for short at-grade sections between Nanaimo and Joyce Stations in east Vancouver, and around the SkyTrain yards at Edmonds Station in Burnaby. The Nanaimo Station of the Skytrain system is an elevated station located on the Expo Line in East Vancouver. ... Joyce Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Vancouvers Skytrain light rail rapid transit system. ... Edmonds Station is located in Burnaby. ... “Burnaby” redirects here. ...

The line travels underground for a short stretch between New Westminster and Columbia. Just east of Columbia Station is a junction with the newer Millennium Line. The line then crosses the Fraser River to Surrey via the Skybridge, and is elevated for the rest of its run to its terminus at King George. The track continues for about a block east of the King George station; this spur is currently used for parking unused cars, but is designed to hook up to any future eastern expansion of the Expo Line. New Westminster Station is located at Columbia Street and 8th Street in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and was the original (1985-1990) terminus of the SkyTrain. ... The Millennium Line is the second line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... Location of Surrey Country Province Regional District Metro Vancouver Incorporation 1879 (municipality status)   1993 (city status) Government  - Mayor Dianne Watts  - Governing body  - MLAs List of MLAs Harry Bains (NDP) Jagrup Brar (NDP) Bruce Ralston (NDP) Kevin Falcon (LIB) Dave Hayer (LIB) Gordon Hogg (LIB) Sue Hammell (NDP) leader_title3 = MPs Area... The Vancouver Skybridge The Skybridge is a cable-stayed bridge built in 1989, and located over the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia Canada. ... Eastern terminus of the Expo Line Skytrain. ...

From just west of Nanaimo Station all the way to New Westminster Station, the Expo Line follows BC Electric's former Central Park Line, which carried interurbans between Vancouver and New Westminster from 1890 to the early 1950s. The Nanaimo Station of the Skytrain system is an elevated station located on the Expo Line in East Vancouver. ... New Westminster Station is located at Columbia Street and 8th Street in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and was the original (1985-1990) terminus of the SkyTrain. ... The British Columbia Electric Railway provided electricity to and operated public transportation in southwestern British Columbia from its establishment in the mid 1890s. ...

References

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External links

• TransLink - The organization that owns and operates SkyTrain