Evergreen Extension
Evergreen Extension
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| Overview | |
| Type | Light Metro Rapid Transit |
| System | SkyTrain |
| Termini |
VCC–Clark via Lougheed Town Centre Station Lafarge Lake–Douglas |
| Stations | 6 |
| Daily ridership | 30,000 (January 2017) |
| Website | http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/ |
| Operation | |
| Opened | December 2, 2016 |
| Owner | TransLink |
| Operator(s) | British Columbia Rapid Transit Company |
| Rolling stock | Bombardier ART Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 10.9 km (6.8 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail (Linear motor) |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Evergreen Extension (previously known as the Evergreen Line) is a 10.9-kilometre (6.8 mi) long extension of the SkyTrain rapid transit Millennium Line for the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It extends the SkyTrain network from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby to Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Coquitlam, with the addition of six new SkyTrain stations and major upgrades to two existing stations (Commercial–Broadway Station and Lougheed Town Centre). It opened on December 2, 2016. Service was initially planned to begin by the middle of 2016.
With the extension opened, the Millennium Line operates between VCC–Clark and Lafarge Lake–Douglas. The line is expected to serve 70,000 passengers per day in 2021. The line uses tunnels and elevated guideways, and the same automated technology as the SkyTrain rapid transit lines operated by TransLink elsewhere in Metro Vancouver. On January 25, 2012, the provincial government announced that pre-construction work would proceed on the line, including the removal of some buildings and the construction of underground utility tunnels.
At 79.6 kilometres (49.5 mi), Vancouver's SkyTrain system is the largest fully grade-separated metro rail system in Canada (in terms of track length), surpassing the Toronto subway (68.3 km [42.4 mi]). It is also the longest fully automated rapid transit system in the world, surpassing the Dubai Metro.
The Evergreen Extension uses the colour yellow outlined in green (previously just green) on route maps, wayfinding and station signage.
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