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.

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