SkyTrain Expo Line (Shutterstock)
A medical emergency has resulted in the shutdown of SkyTrain service on the Expo Line between Waterfront Station and Main Street-Science World Station.
The disruption was first declared at 6:37 am on Monday. Trains are operating from Main Street-Science World to King George; customers going to or from Production Station must transfer at Columbia Station.
#SkyTrain Expo Line disruption: Currently no service between Stadium Station and Waterfront Station (med emerg). Trains are operating Main Stn to King George, customers heading to/from Production Stn must transfer at Columbia Stn. A Bus Bridge has been requested. ^CK
A bud bridge is currently transporting passengers between Main Street-Science World and Waterfront and servicing all affected stations.
by Charlie Smith on February 1st, 2021 at 6:59 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1
About 180 Canada Line workers will be in a legal strike position at 4 p.m. today.
That s led TransLink to issue a warning to passengers to prepare for possible disruptions to service. TransLink is working with Coast Mountain Bus Company to monitor customer volumes. They may increase service on some existing routes, if necessary, the regional transportation authority said in a statement.
The Canada Line runs from Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver to Richmond-Brighouse Station in Richmond.
A branch line extends from Bridgeport Station to Vancouver International Airport.
There will be no job action on the Millennium, Expo, and Evergreen Extension lines because those workers are represented by a different union.
It’s a problem that Waterfront Station is privately owned. Why it should belong to us.
Michael Alexander is the retired founding director of SFU City Conversations, and a member of the Downtown Waterfront Working Group. SHARES Vancouver’s historic Waterfront Station, built in 1914, serves as a lovely public entry and meeting hall. Will it be stuck with the Ice Pick’?
Photo by Michael Alexander.
This month, New York City got an expensive lesson about why public transportation facilities should be publicly owned. It’s a wake-up for we who live in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.
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