Head downtown on the West Coast Express Santa Train to do some holiday shopping, take in the Christmas displays downtown, and sip hot chocolate amid the holiday buzz!

Bring a new, unwrapped toy, or cash donation

The Santa Train returns this year on Saturday, Dec. 6 and 13. Be ready with an unwrapped, new gift or cash donation in exchange for your return ticket to ride.

One donation  = one West Coast Express Return Ticket

It departs from Mission City Station at 10 a.m. on both days and arrives at Waterfront Station at 11:15 a.m. The return trip departs Waterfront Station at 4 p.m. View the full train schedule for both days at translink.ca/wce.

Grab your photos with Santa!

Planning your trip home on the West Coast Express? Make sure you return to the Waterfront Station concourse a little early!

From 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., the West Coast Express Concourse transforms into North Pole Station. It’s your exclusive chance to grab a quick, festive photo with Santa and enjoy some holiday cheer — all just before the 4 p.m. return trip begins! Bring the family, snap a picture, and keep that holiday spirit rolling all the way home.

All aboard!

All Santa Train donations benefit the communities served by the West Coast Express. Beneficiaries include the Mission Christmas Bureau, the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society, the Tri-Cities Share Society.

Donations made at the Santa Train event go directly to the communities you board in. For example, if you hop on at Moody Centre, your donation will stay in your community.