Vancouver TransLink Ordering 205 SkyTrain Cars Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Of TransLink’s 205 new SkyTrain cars from Bombardier, 125 will replace first-generation MKIs and support the Broadway Subway Project; 80 will operate on the Expo and Millennium lines to improve capacity. (TransLink, Twitter)
TransLink has selected Bombardier Transportation to supply 205 new SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium lines of its automated rapid transit system in Vancouver. The C$722.6 million contract will be signed in the coming days, the agency reported. Delivery of the first car is expected in 2023; all cars are slated for service by year-end 2027.
Of the 205 cars, 125 will replace first-generation Mark I vehicles and support the Broadway Subway Project, which will extend the Millennium Line 5.7 kilometers (3.5 miles). The remaining 80 will operate on the Expo and Millennium lines to improve capacity. The contract wil