Looks pretty good. The stations seem a little small, but I guess the capability to have high frequencies on the Canada Line should hopefully be enough to avoid overcrowding of the station platforms. Now if only they could find the money to create a SkyTrain subway line servicing the Broadway corridor out to UBC... Vancouver would finally have a great rail rapid transit "backbone" upon which streetcars and lightrail could be added in the future to enhance & strengthen that backbone.
@CityCaucus Yes I understand, but Vander Zalm should have put the Canada Line in @ the same time when the Expo Line was being installed. In the Netherlands there is a train station right @ Schiphol airport, has been there for many years, same thing all over Europe @ all the major international airports. It just makes sense.
The trains still look like dinky Disneyland trains - 2 cars long! You go to any other city and their trains are really long and it looks like a REAL subway. Why does Vancouver insist on replicating The Simpson's monorail episode?
because Vancouver's trains come 5 times as often, and it makes more sense to make lots of short trains rather than fewer long trains. And call it dinky all you want, its still the largest elevated rapid transit system in the world (this is even if you don't count the canada line, which is mostly underground)
While I agree the trains "look" rinky dink in the sense of only being 2 cars long... but they can easily hold 400 people to a train and you can run a train (albit a "short" one) every 3 minutes which equals 8,000 people per hour, or almost 100,000. THe problem with other cities subways is that while you have a 1000m platform you wait there for 20 minutes. Vancouver goes by a frequency model of transportation philosophy rather than quanitiy. Nobody lives here compared to the rest of the world
I used to live in a city where 10 to 15 car trains comes every 3 minutes, which is Tokyo.
Of course, you dont need those kind of service in Vancouver, but I think two car is way too short. At least they should have made the platforms and switches longer for the future.
by the way, if you were out in Richmond or YVR, you have to wait for 12 minutes. Also 20 minutes after 11pm.
Wow its beautiful. I called up my girlfriend today and she was so lucky being one of the first passengers to ride for "free". Some Canadians though parked their cars just to experience the thrill here.
Seeing that train passing thru tunnel is like watching a sci fi movie... hahaha
Wow, thank you very much for this video! I'm down in seattle right now and have been really wondering what this ride looks like. Absolutely beautiful. Those round tunnels are really cool! I hope we're able to just keep pushing for more lines. The skytrain is such a fundamental backbone for vancouver. I'm really looking forward to a UBC line. As a former student, I fully support that project!
looks really good would this new train take you to richmound?
drsjohnny 1 year ago
It looks like the line 4-Yeallow an Line 2-green of São Paulo Metrô System (Subway)
BrunoMontezum 1 year ago
Even this is better than the Torotno subway, toronto cannot even afford to make a line compared to Vancouver
underman1 1 year ago
at 4:06 why does it sound diffrent when it says "this train is for richmond brighhouse"
TranslinkBusVids 1 year ago
Looks pretty good. The stations seem a little small, but I guess the capability to have high frequencies on the Canada Line should hopefully be enough to avoid overcrowding of the station platforms. Now if only they could find the money to create a SkyTrain subway line servicing the Broadway corridor out to UBC... Vancouver would finally have a great rail rapid transit "backbone" upon which streetcars and lightrail could be added in the future to enhance & strengthen that backbone.
ohioweatherguy 1 year ago
Very good idea to allow very 2nd train going to the airport
Very convenience
techfan42 2 years ago
Looks great!
Can't wait until we get the Elginton Crosstown in Toronto. I hope it's like the Canada Line!
mapleavenue77 2 years ago
Wow... this Canada Line just made my trip to Vancouver much easier!... See you guys in April!... greetings from Los Angeles.
heven729 2 years ago
Its a great service! Why wasn't this put in place back in 1984/85 for Expo? Would have made a lot more sense to have it then!
deepseadinko 2 years ago
No the Expo Line (aka Skytrain) was opened in 1986. This service just opened in August 2009.
CityCaucus 2 years ago
@CityCaucus Yes I understand, but Vander Zalm should have put the Canada Line in @ the same time when the Expo Line was being installed. In the Netherlands there is a train station right @ Schiphol airport, has been there for many years, same thing all over Europe @ all the major international airports. It just makes sense.
deepseadinko 2 years ago
WOW
ryancarlopot 2 years ago
how crowded usually are in the Canada Line?
huangc2151992 2 years ago
Great view, and great intro.
WoodyRamesses 2 years ago
Wow! Good job CityCaucus
Translink1001 2 years ago
awesome video/tour! I cant wait to ride it when I come visit relatives in vancouver.
chunnamlaw 2 years ago 2
Haha , i went there in May/June 2009 but unfortunately this wasnt ready yet.
sealalula 2 years ago
Wow ive never been on the canada line im gonna soon i live in vancouver =D
spyrothedragon333 2 years ago
lol ive lived in vancouver my whole life and ive never been on teh canada line yet
shorerydr10 2 years ago
best informative video on the line....Would have been great to do a vid collection on the whole line
wonder how they got across false creek to dt....
garycalgary 2 years ago
Nice job, once you get out of the tunnel your ears pop but its a nice view once you get on the bridge you see all the planes landing.
TheCanucksvideos 2 years ago
I went on this thing on the opening day--August 17th, and there was a 3 hr line up at Waterfront station.
adrianroam95 2 years ago
They had to rely on funding from the federal government to construct the Canada Line.
perryds420 2 years ago
The trains still look like dinky Disneyland trains - 2 cars long! You go to any other city and their trains are really long and it looks like a REAL subway. Why does Vancouver insist on replicating The Simpson's monorail episode?
aussiecan 2 years ago
because Vancouver's trains come 5 times as often, and it makes more sense to make lots of short trains rather than fewer long trains. And call it dinky all you want, its still the largest elevated rapid transit system in the world (this is even if you don't count the canada line, which is mostly underground)
theoriginalmcsquare 2 years ago
While I agree the trains "look" rinky dink in the sense of only being 2 cars long... but they can easily hold 400 people to a train and you can run a train (albit a "short" one) every 3 minutes which equals 8,000 people per hour, or almost 100,000. THe problem with other cities subways is that while you have a 1000m platform you wait there for 20 minutes. Vancouver goes by a frequency model of transportation philosophy rather than quanitiy. Nobody lives here compared to the rest of the world
kewlmynd99 2 years ago 2
I used to live in a city where 10 to 15 car trains comes every 3 minutes, which is Tokyo.
Of course, you dont need those kind of service in Vancouver, but I think two car is way too short. At least they should have made the platforms and switches longer for the future.
by the way, if you were out in Richmond or YVR, you have to wait for 12 minutes. Also 20 minutes after 11pm.
montagnesy 2 years ago 2
thanks for the tour
dynamolite 2 years ago
Looks far more modern than Toronto's!
Oneshot112 2 years ago 3
Wow its beautiful. I called up my girlfriend today and she was so lucky being one of the first passengers to ride for "free". Some Canadians though parked their cars just to experience the thrill here.
Seeing that train passing thru tunnel is like watching a sci fi movie... hahaha
johnwest360 2 years ago 4
Bravo! They did a great job!
JRCrowley 2 years ago 4
Was amazing!
RyantheCanuckpirate 2 years ago 2
Cool video. One day every area of the city should have a rapid transit line serving it.
ACanuckGuy 2 years ago 2
Wow, thank you very much for this video! I'm down in seattle right now and have been really wondering what this ride looks like. Absolutely beautiful. Those round tunnels are really cool! I hope we're able to just keep pushing for more lines. The skytrain is such a fundamental backbone for vancouver. I'm really looking forward to a UBC line. As a former student, I fully support that project!
jarail 2 years ago 3
Mike, by the way the red building with the arches and rounded skylights on the right side of the Marine Drive station was designed by my dad. :)
gng11 2 years ago 2
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
furbe 2 years ago
Nice!!! Riding this today!!! :)
gng11 2 years ago