Wednesday, January 30, 2013

SkyTrain, Vancouver BC Canada





SkyTrain


Launched in 1986, SkyTrain is the oldest and one of the longest fully-automated, driverless, rapid transit systems in the world. The Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines connect downtown Vancouver with the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey. The Canada Line connects downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the city of Richmond.
SkyTrain runs on a mostly elevated guideway, high above city streets, though there are a few stations located underground. The name SkyTrain is derived from the first SkyTrain line, the Expo Line.
British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC), on behalf of TransLink, maintains and operates two of the three SkyTrain lines in Metro Vancouver.
Both the Expo and the Millennium lines are operated out of BCRTC’s Operations and Maintenance Centre in Burnaby, BC where more than 630 dedicated staff work in the areas of administration, engineering, elevator and escalator maintenance, field operations, vehicle maintenance and wayside maintenance.
BCRTC currently serves about 250,000 passengers per weekday and has an on-time service delivery performance rating of 95.46 per cent.

                                             Fare Charges.


Here are three fare zones in Metro Vancouver. The number of zone boundaries you cross during your trip will determine your fare. Use our Fare Zone Map to find out how many zones you'll cross for your next trip. Each zone is a different colour.






Common Fare Zones


Certain designated locations of fare zones along fare zone boundaries have been classified as common to each adjacent zone. Passengers are permitted travel to/from such designated common fare zone locations for a one-zone fare.

Fare Zone Boundary between Yellow and Red zones

Passengers connecting between the following bus stops and destinations along the #28 bus route may travel for a one-zone fare:
  • Kootenay Loop to Yellow Zone
  • Hastings at Boundary to Burnaby/New Westminster in Red Zone
  • Boundary at Lougheed to/from Yellow Zone, or to/from Burnaby/New Westminster in Red Zone
  • Kincaid at Smith: to/from Burnaby/New Westminster in Red Zone
  • Boundary and Vanness to/from Red Zone, by walking to/from Kingsway on Boundary Road
  • Joyce Station: all Yellow Zone bus service and westbound SkyTrain service 
Regular fares are applicable for any other connections.

Fare Zone Boundary between Red and Green Zones

  • Annacis Island is a Common Zone. Passengers travelling between Annacis Island and either the Red or Green zone are permitted to travel for a one-zone fare. Passengers that purchase a one-zone cash fare on Annacis Island receive a two-zone fare valid for both the Red and Green Zone.
  • Passengers connecting from all bus stops on North Road between Cottonwood Avenue and the Highway #1 Overpass (including the Lougheed Mall Transit Exchange) are permitted to travel into either the Red or Green Zone for a one-zone fare.

                                                                    Canada Line

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Dublin Transport



Dublin Bus



Bus




Dublin Bus provides bus services within Dublin city and to and from the surrounding areas. These services include city bus services, Railink, School link, Airlink, Nitelink and DART feeder buses. Dublin Bus also operates day tours and is obliged to provide services to people with disabilities.
Bus Éireann provides various bus services on a network of routes throughout Ireland. It operates intercity coach services and provides commuter services for major cities. City and town bus services are also provided, together with a local bus service throughout the country. Aircoach provides a 24-hour luxury coach service between Dublin Airport and Dublin city. Aircoach operate five routes, Ballsbridge and Leopardstown, which serve Dublin’s top hotels and places of business, Cork, and Belfast.










DUBLIN DART



In Dublin, the electric rail system called the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) is a quick and easy way to get around Dublin. It runs along the coast of the Irish Sea from Malahide or Howth in north County Dublin soutwards as far as Greystones, Co Wicklow.





Dublin LUAS


Luas is a state of the art light rail transit system that provides an attractive and unique alternative to the private car.



Veolia Transdev Ireland operate Luas on behalf of Railway Procurement Agency, the authority responsible for the procurement of railway infrastructure systems in a public - private partnership.



Veolia Transdev is the transport division of Veolia Environnement, Europe's largest private passenger transport company.

For further information on Luas and future extensions to the Luas network please click here.


Be Green With Luas Line.

Commuter Lines for Luas


Luas Leap Card
A Leap Card is a reusable plastic smart card that can be used instead of paper tickets to pay-as-you-go for transport in Dublin. Time based tickets (e.g. a weekly or monthly ticket) will be made available on Leap Cards in the near future.


Fares and Stages



Tuesday, January 1, 2013