Customer using their phone onboard a RapidBus

Free Wi-Fi is now available on all RapidBus routes

All-day service, fast and reliable, distinct look and features, and now free Wi-Fi! Customers riding our RapidBus routes can now access free Wi-Fi,…


People disembarking from the rear door of a bus

TransLink Podcast: What’s the T on saying thanks and “secret friends” on transit

Dr. Amy Hanser, an associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, joins us to discuss the fascinating social interactions we…


The 160 Kootenay Loop bus pulls into a bus stop as the SkyTrain passes by in the background

TransLink Podcast: What’s the T on operating a bus

Host Jawn Jang goes behind the scenes at our training centre. Derrick Bayer, chief instructor at Coast Mountain Bus Company, puts him through the…


Illustration of a SkyTrain customer offering their seat to another rider.

TransLink Podcast: What’s the T on transit icks

Playing loud music, blocking the doors and not taking backpacks off — some of the things fellow riders do that might give you the ick. Robert Willis…


A guideway technician cuts rail on the SkyTrain tracks overnight

TransLink Podcast: What’s the T on why SkyTrain doesn’t run 24 hours

Matt Doyle, SkyTrain's vice-president of maintenance and engineering, has the answer why the SkyTrain doesn't run all night. He also explains what's…


Jawn Jang interviews a person for the TransLink podcast

Subscribe and listen to “What’s the T: the TransLink Podcast”

Strap on your headphones and prepare for a ride filled with fascinating stories as we launch our first podcast, What's the T: the TransLink Podcast…


Rendering of the completed Phibbs Exchange upgrade

Bus bays changing for customers at Phibbs Exchange, starting May 22

The Phibbs Exchange upgrade is well underway, with the construction beginning in November 2022. But, as with any construction project, there will be…


Continuous improvement: testing new tires on Mount Seymour

We’re always looking to improve our performance in winter and continue to test new tires as they come onto the market to see if we can improve bus…


Transit Police Community Safety Officer David Shin holds up his badge

Answering the call: David’s journey to serving his community

Ever since he was a youth, David Shin has coveted a career in helping people. And he’s found just that as Metro Vancouver Transit Police’s first…


photo of runners taking part in the BMO Vancouver Marathon.

Everything you need to know to take transit to the BMO Vancouver Marathon

The BMO Vancouver Marathon takes place Sunday, May 7 and we want you to take transit to get there! Start line is near the SkyTrain's Canada Line The…


Customers arriving at the platform level of Surrey Central Station by escalator showing how many people use transit

What we learned about how you rode transit in 2022

Customers south of the Fraser River as well as in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have led Metro Vancouver’s strong ridership recovery. Across the…


A battery-electric bus driving a beside a SkyTrain guidewa

TransLink named one of Canada’s greenest employers in 2023

TransLink has once again been named one of Canada's greenest employers! This is the sixth time we have earned this honour. The Canada’s Greenest…


The 80 River District at Marine Drive Station laying over with a Canada Line train arriving at the SkyTrain station in the background.

Ride TransLink’s new 80 Marine Drive Express bus route

A new express bus route has launched in Vancouver, connecting customers between River District and Marine Drive Station! The 80 Marine Drive Express…


a RapidBus sits parked at Hamilton Transit Centre, wrapped in a colourful Vaisakhi design for the Vancouver Vaisakhi parade and Surrey Vaisakhi parade.

PHOTOS: First look at TransLink’s bus celebrating Vaisakhi

Here at TransLink, we celebrate diversity and understand the importance of this special time for many of the communities we serve. For the first…


An eVTOL vehicle taking off at Olympic Village

Some of the best April Fools’ Day pranks among transit agencies

April Fools' Day has become synonymous with playful pranks and jokes, and the world of transit did not pass up on the opportunity to join in on the…


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