Top-10 busiest SkyTrain stations in 2021
Top-10 busiest SkyTrain stations in 2021
Our annual report cards on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 stations where you boarded the SkyTrain the most in 2021.
As there was no “average” day in 2021, we look at the most stable period of ridership during the year, which was the fall, between September 13 and December 5.
Before you get started, a foundational definition on boardings. It represents each time a customer taps into a fare gate — any fare-paid zone on the transit system — including transfers.
Now let’s reveal the top 10 SkyTrain stations of fall 2021, starting with number 10.
10 | King George Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 9,000 (weekday), 6,000 (Saturday), and 5,000 (Sunday/holiday)
9 | Surrey Central Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 10,000 (weekday), 7,000 (Saturday), and 5,000 (Sunday/holiday)
8 | Vancouver City Centre Station
Line: Canada Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 9,000 (weekday), 8,000 (Saturday), and 7,000 (Sunday/holiday)
7 | New Westminster Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 11,000 (weekday), 7,000 (Saturday), and 5,000 (Sunday/holiday)
6 | Joyce–Collingwood Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 11,000 (weekday), 9,000 (Saturday), and 7,000 (Sunday/holiday)
5 | Granville Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 11,000 (weekday), 10,000 (Saturday), and 7,000 (Sunday/holiday)
4 | Burrard Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 12,000 (weekday), 8,000 (Saturday), and 6,000 (Sunday/holiday)
3 | Commercial–Broadway Station
Line: Expo and Millennium Lines
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 15,000 (weekday), 11,000 (Saturday), and 8,000 (Sunday/holiday)
2 | Metrotown Station
Line: Expo Line
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 15,000 (weekday), 14,000 (Saturday), and 11,000 (Sunday/holiday)
1 | Waterfront Station
Line: Expo and Canada Lines
Average daily boardings in fall 2021: 18,000 (weekday), 14,000 (Saturday), and 10,000 (Sunday/holiday)
Read the full 2021 Transit Service Performance Review and 2021 HandyDART Performance Review to learn more about these ridership trends.
Curious to know about the top 10 bus routes from 2021? Check it out here.
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