Expo Line (SkyTrain)

Expo Line
An Expo Line train in New Westminster
Overview
OwnerTransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority)
LocaleMetro Vancouver, British Columbia
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSkyTrain
Operator(s)British Columbia Rapid Transit Company
Rolling stock
Daily ridership288,000 (2022)[a][1]
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-11)
Technical
Line length36.4 km (22.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationThird rail (linear motor)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map
Map Expo Line highlighted in navy
SeaBus
to Lonsdale Quay
West Coast Express
to Mission
Waterfront
Burrard
Canada Line
to YVR–Airport
Granville
Stadium–Chinatown
Millennium Line
to VCC–Clark
Main Street–Science World
Amtrak
Commercial–Broadway
Nanaimo
29th Avenue
Joyce–Collingwood
Vancouver Zone 1
Burnaby Zone 2
Patterson
Production Way–University
Metrotown
Lougheed Town Centre
Royal Oak
Millennium Line
to Lafarge Lake–Douglas
Edmonds
Edmonds Yard
Burnaby
Coquitlam
Burnaby
New Westminster
Future storage facility
22nd Street
Coquitlam
New Westminster
New Westminster
Braid
Columbia
Sapperton
New Westminster Zone 2
Surrey Zone 3
Scott Road
Gateway
Surrey Central
King George
   
Future Surrey–Langley
extension (2028)
Green Timbers
   
Future Surrey–Langley
extension (2028)
152 Street
Fleetwood
Bakerview–166 Street
Hillcrest–184 Street
Clayton
Surrey
Langley Township
Willowbrook
Langley Township
Langley City
Langley City Centre

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

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 BC Rapid Transit Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, and links the cities of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey.

The line was originally known only as "the SkyTrain" from its inception in 1985 until 2002, as it was the system's only line during this time. In 2002, after the opening of the system's second line, the Millennium Line, the original line was given the name "Expo Line". The new name was in recognition of Expo 86 (the World's Fair that Vancouver hosted in 1986) as the transit system had been built in large part as a showcase and an attraction for that fair.


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  1. ^ "TransLink 2022 Transit Performance Review" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved June 23, 2023.