SkyTrain - Vancouver, BC
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N 49° 17.214 W 123° 06.802
10U E 491755 N 5459356
The SkyTrain was constructed for Expo '86 and since then, it has served as the primary public rapid transit system of the Vancouver Metro area. The above coordinates are for the northern most station, in downtown Vancouver (Waterfront station).
Waymark Code: WM194YT
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/25/2023
Views: 6
Taken from Wikipedia, "SkyTrain is the medium-capacity rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has 79.6 km (49.5 mi) of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks running on underground and elevated guideways, allowing SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 116,569,000, or about 426,900 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023.
The name "SkyTrain" was coined for the system during Expo 86 because the first line (Expo) principally runs on elevated guideway outside of Downtown Vancouver, providing panoramic views of the metropolitan area. SkyTrain uses the world's third-longest cable-supported transit-only bridge, known as SkyBridge, to cross the Fraser River.
With the opening of the Evergreen Extension on December 2, 2016, SkyTrain became the longest rapid transit system in Canada and the longest fully automated driverless system in the world. The total lengths of the automated lines of the Shanghai Metro, Singapore MRT, Kuala Lumpur Rapid KL and Dubai Metro have since surpassed those of SkyTrain.
SkyTrain has 53 stations served by three lines: the Expo Line, the Millennium Line, and the Canada Line. The Expo and Millennium Lines are operated by British Columbia Rapid Transit Company under contract from TransLink (originally BC Transit), a regional government transportation agency. The Canada Line is operated on the same principles by the private concessionaire ProTrans BC under contract to TransLink and is an integrated part of the regional transport system. SkyTrain uses a fare system shared with other local transit services and is policed by the Metro Vancouver Transit Police. SkyTrain attendants (STAs) provide first aid, emergency response, directions and customer service, inspect fares, monitor train faults, and operate the trains manually if necessary."
Original Name of Structure (during fair): SkyTrain
Current Name of Structure: SkyTrain
Architect/Designer: Unknown
Fair Name: Expo '86
Location: Vancouver
Year of Fair: 1986
Theme of Fair: Transportation and Communication: World in Motion – World in Touch
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