SkyTrain (Vancouver) rolling stock

SkyTrain rolling stock
Innovia Metro Mark III train near Nanaimo station
In service
  • Expo & Millennium Lines:
  • Mark I: 1985–present (150)
  • Mark II: 2002–present (108)
  • Mark III: 2016–present (84)
  • Canada Line:
  • EMU: 2009–present (64)
Manufacturer
Number built406 cars
Number in service406 cars
Formation
  • 6 cars per trainset (Mark I)
  • 4 cars per trainset (Mark II/III)
  • 2 cars per trainset (EMU/Mark II)
Operators
  • British Columbia Rapid Transit Company (Expo & Millennium Lines)
  • ProTrans BC (Canada Line)
Depots
  • Expo & Millennium Lines:
  • SkyTrain Operation and Maintenance Centre (1985–present)
  • Coquitlam Maintenance Centre (2016–present)
  • Canada Line:
  • Canada Line Operation and Maintenance Centre (2009–present)
Specifications
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]
Traction system
  • UTDC ICTS Mark I: UTDC GTO–VVVF[2]
  • Bombardier ART Mark II
  •   Batch 1: Toshiba linear IGBT–VVVF[3]
  •   Batches 2–3: Bombardier MITRAC IGBT–VVVF[2]
  • Bombardier Innovia Metro Mark III: Bombardier MITRAC IGBT-VVVF[2]
  • Hyundai Rotem EMU: Mitsubishi IGBT-VVVF[4][5]
Traction motors
Electric system(s)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The SkyTrain is a rapid transit system located in the Metro Vancouver region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, with a number of different models of rolling stock.

  1. ^ "Quick Facts". Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The night shift on the SkyTrain guideway". The Buzzer blog. TransLink. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "History | Railway Systems | Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation | Transportation System History List". toshiba.co.up. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Canada Line Fact Sheet The Canada Line Vehicle" (PDF). canadaline.ca. Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. December 14, 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Hyundai Rotem. "MBTA – New Orange and Red Line Vehicles – Section C" (PDF). p. 32. Retrieved August 21, 2021.