SkyTrain (Vancouver)
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Deutsch: Der Vancouver SkyTrain ist ein fahrerloses, schienengebundenes Nahverkehrssystem in Greater Vancouver.
Stations
[edit]Expo Line
[edit]Main category: Expo Line
The Expo Line was the first SkyTrain line, opening in 1985. It was built for and named after the en:Expo 86, an event Vancouver was hosting the next year.
Waterfront
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Platform
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Exterior
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Entrance
Burrard
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Platform
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Concourse
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Entrance
Granville
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Platform
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Platform
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Platform
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Fare gates (Dunsmuir entrance)
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Dunsmuir entrance
Stadium–Chinatown
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Stadium-Chinatown
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Platform 3 (spare)
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Entrance
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Beatty Street entrance
Main Street–Science World
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Platform
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Entrance
Commercial–Broadway
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Platform 5
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Broadway, before merging into Commercial–Broadway
Nanaimo
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Platform
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Entrance
29th Avenue
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Platform
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Exterior
Joyce–Collingwood
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Platform
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Exterior
Patterson
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Exterior
Metrotown
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Concourse
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Entrance
Royal Oak
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Platform
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Entrance
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Exterior
Edmonds
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Platform
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From above
22nd Street
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Platform
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Entrance
New Westminster
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Platform
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Entrance
Columbia
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Platform
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Flying junction
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Clarkson Street entrance
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4th Street entrance
Sapperton
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Platform
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Entrance
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Exterior
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Exterior
Braid
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Platform
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Entrance
Lougheed Town Centre
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Platform 3
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Exterior
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Gatineau Place entrance
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Austin Ave entrance
Production Way–University
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Platform
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Bus loop entrance
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Production Way entrance
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Platform
Scott Road
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Platform
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Entrance
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Exterior
Gateway
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Platform
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Exterior
Surrey Central
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Platform
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Entrance
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Commemorative plaque
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The Sea Captain
King George
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Platform
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Entrance
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Exterior
Millennium Line
[edit]Main category: Millennium Line
The Millennium Line was opened in 2002 in recognition of the new millennium.
Great Northern Way–Emily Carr
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construction
VCC–Clark
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Platform
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Exterior
Commercial–Broadway
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Platform
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Commercial Drive, before merging into Commercial–Broadway
Renfrew
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Exterior
Rupert
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Platform
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Entrance
Gilmore
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Platform
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Exterior
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Entrance
Brentwood Town Centre
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Brentwood Town Centre
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Brentwood Town Centre
Holdom
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Platform
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Entrance
Sperling–Burnaby Lake
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Sperling–Burnaby Lake
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Exterior
Lake City Way
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Entrance
Production Way–University
[edit]Lougheed Town Centre
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Platform 3
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Platform
Burquitlam
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Exterior
Moody Centre
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Platform
Inlet Centre
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Entrance
Coquitlam Central
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Platform
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Exterior
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Entrance
Lincoln
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Exterior
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Entrance
Lafarge Lake–Douglas
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Platform
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Exterior
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Bike Parkade
Canada Line
[edit]Main category: Canada Line
The Canada Line was built in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was named as such to recognize the federal government's contributions in funding the line.
Waterfront
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Platform
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Platform
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Entrance
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Entrance
Vancouver City Centre
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Platform
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Entrance
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Concourse
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Exterior
Yaletown–Roundhouse
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Platform
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Exterior
Olympic Village
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Platform
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Exterior
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Entrance
Broadway–City Hall
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Platform
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Concourse
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Entrance
King Edward
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Platform
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Entrance
Oakridge–41st Avenue
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Platform
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Entrance
Langara–49th Avenue
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Platform
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Entrance
Marine Drive
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Platform
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Exterior
Bridgeport
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Platform exit
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Exterior
Templeton
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Exterior
Sea Island Centre
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Exterior
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Platform
YVR–Airport
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Platform
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Platform
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Concourse
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Concourse, crowded
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Exterior
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Entrance
Aberdeen
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Platform
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Exterior
Lansdowne
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Platform
Richmond–Brighouse
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Platform
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Platform
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Exterior
Trains
[edit]Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain rolling stock
The SkyTrain rolling stock consists of Innovia Metro trains on the Expo and Millennium lines along with the Rotem EMU trains being used on the Canada Line.
ICTS Mark I
[edit]Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk I
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Interior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
ART Mark II
[edit]Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk II
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Interior
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Interior
Innovia Metro Mark III
[edit]Main category: Vancouver SkyTrain Mk III
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Exterior
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Interior
Rotem EMU
[edit]Main category: Hyundai Rotem EMU
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Exterior
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Interior
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Interior
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Parked
Route maps
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System map pre-2009
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System map pre-2006
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System map, for 2009
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Evergreen Line extension proposal
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Transit map as of 2021
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Detailed track diagram
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Broadway Subway extension
History
[edit]1980s
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The SkyTrain (background) was introduced in 1986 at Expo 86. Pictured here was the SteamExpo 86 exhibit
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Built in 1914, Waterfront station was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1986, the station became the terminus of the Expo Line (Pictured in 1923)
2000s
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Construction of the Millennium Line (Commercial Drive Station, 2001)
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The first generation Mark II train was introduced in 2001 (Pictured in 2004)
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Stadium–Chinatown station entrance in 2006.
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A closeup of the Mark I train (2008)
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Broadway station (2009)
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In anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canada Line was built in the late 2000s
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Parts of the Canada Line were constructed as bored tunnels.
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The Canada Line was opened in 2009 (Pictured in 2008)
2010s
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In 2011, fare gates have not been installed, and tickets had to be validated manually.
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The mid-2010s saw the construction of the Evergreen Extension of the Millennium Line to Lafarge Lake–Douglas (2014)
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Compass fare gates under construction (Gilmore Station, 2012)
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Fare gates were fully installed in 2014, but stayed open until 2016 (Commercial–Broadway, 2013)
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Route info map announcing changes for Expo and Millennium lines on October 22, 2016. It also states that Evergreen extension will be in service late 2016.
2020s
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In the early 2020s, construction began on the Broadway Subway extension of the Millennium Line to Arbutus. (2022)
Miscellaneous
[edit]Infrastructure
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SkyTrain pillars along Lougheed Highway, near Production Way–University
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The Expo Line tracks from Waterfront to Stadium–Chinatown are in the Dunsmuir tunnel
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Edmonds Yard and Control Centre on the Expo Line
Compass
[edit]Main category: Compass Card (TransLink)
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A ticket vending machine hall
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Ticket Vending Machine (2009)
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Ticket Vending Machine (2015)
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A Compass Card reader
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Compass Fare Gates
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Adult Compass Card
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Concession Compass Card
Signage
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Exterior signage helps people locate the station
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Train Platform Information Display
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A sign pointing to Granville Station downtown
Bridges
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Mark I train crossing the SkyBridge at sunset
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View of the tracks on the SkyBridge
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Canada Line train crossing the Fraser River
See also category: Vancouver SkyTrain.