| Vancouver is a major gateway
on the West Coast of Canada. With its prominent location the transportation in,
out and around Vancouver is easily accessible and varied to meet the demands of
all travelers. The Links on this page will surely assist you with your travel
plans, each link contains flight schedules, departure and arrival times,
locations, length of travel, routes and destination highlights.
Getting around Vancouver
Vancouver SkyTrain
The
SkyTrain is an Advanced Rapid Transit system operating fully-automated
trains on two lines. Built for the Expo 86 World's Fair, it has since become the
world's longest automated light rapid transit system utilizing the world's
longest transit-only bridge, the Sky Bridge. The Expo and Millennium Lines link
downtown to the suburbs of Burnaby, New
Westminster, and Surrey.
West Coast Express
The West Coast Express, a commuter rail train serves Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port
Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Mission. These services have an
integrated ticketing system, making public transport inexpensive and efficient.
SeaBus
A foot passenger and bicycle ferry service known as Sea Bus, crosses the Burrard
Inlet to the City of North Vancouver.
Future expansion
The Greater Vancouver transit system in 2010 will include the
Canada Line. A third rapid transit
line connecting Vancouver to Richmond BC and
the Vancouver International Airport, the Canada Line, is under construction,
with completion planned for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which are to take place in
Vancouver. In addition, the Evergreen Line, an at-grade light rail transit to
Coquitlam and Port Moody is scheduled to be
completed by the end of 2011.
The city is also planning the first phase of a downtown streetcar from Granville
Island around False Creek to Waterfront Station.
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