Expo Line (TransLink)
Expo Line
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An Expo Line train passing over Clark Drive
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| Overview | |
| Type | Light Metro Rapid Transit |
| System | SkyTrain |
| Termini |
Waterfront King George and Production Way–University |
| Stations | 24 |
| Daily ridership | 289,460 (June 2011) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | December 11, 1985 for Expo 86 |
| Owner | TransLink (BC Transit) |
| Operator(s) | British Columbia Rapid Transit Company |
| Rolling stock | Bombardier ART Mark I, Mark II and Mark III |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 36.4 km (22.6 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 Expo Line is the oldest line of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by TransLink, and links Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey. The Expo Line is coloured dark blue on route maps.
The line was known as "SkyTrain" from its launch in 1985 until 2002, as it was the only line on the system during this time. It was given its present name in 2002 to differentiate it from Millennium Line, the second line on the SkyTrain system which was opened that year. It was named for Expo 86, the world's fair that Vancouver hosted in 1986, because it was built in large part to be ready for that fair and was an attraction of the fair.
From the opening of the Millennium Line to October 22, 2016, the Expo and Millennium Lines shared the same track alignment from Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver to Columbia Station in New Westminster. From there, the line splits, with the Expo Line crossing the Fraser River to Surrey.
On October 22, 2016, a second branch was added to the Expo Line route. This branch runs from Columbia to Production Way–University, making stops at Sapperton, Braid and Lougheed Town Centre. The main branch between Waterfront and King George remains in place.
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