11 Facts About Canada Line

Canada Line is a rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that is part of the SkyTrain system.

Canada Line was anticipated to have 100,000 boardings per day in 2013 and 142,000 boardings per day by 2021, but it has consistently exceeded early targets.

The Canada Line is operationally independent from British Columbia Rapid Transit Company, which operates SkyTrain's Expo and Millennium lines but is considered a part of the SkyTrain network.

Canada Line continues elevated across the North Arm Bridge over the North Arm of the Fraser River, leaving Vancouver and entering Richmond.

Each Canada Line station is slightly different in appearance, designed to blend in with the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Canada Line uses the same fare system as the rest of the transit system managed by TransLink, with two exceptions:.

Canada Line uses a fleet of trains built by Rotem, a division of Hyundai Motor Group.

Canada Line trains are operated by the same SelTrac automated train control system used in the rest of the SkyTrain network.

The name "Canada Line" was adopted in 2005 to coincide with the beginning of construction.

However, the Canada Line reached its projected ridership goal in late 2010, three years early.

In 2017, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond suggested that the Canada Line was underbuilt for its ridership, especially because more people moved into transit-oriented developments along the line following its completion.