Year in Review: a look at some of TransLink’s 2018 milestones

As 2018 ends, The Buzzer blog takes a look at some of TransLink’s milestones from the year that was! Improving the customer experience was a big…


New bus shelters and more coming to Nanaimo Bus Exchange!

Construction is expected to begin in early 2019 and conclude in late 2019 Exciting news for those of you who access the Nanaimo Bus Exchange on your…


TransLink’s 12 Days of Giveaways: win Capilano Suspension Bridge tickets and DayPasses

We’re taking you to new heights with TransLink’s 12 Days of Christmas Giftmas! On the 9th day, we’ve collaborated with the folks at Capilano…


Westham Island Bridge

Attention Delta residents! Westham Island bridge closures coming soon

UPDATE – February 1, 2019 – There will be overnight closures from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on the following nights: January 28- Feb 2 Feb 11-16 Feb 18-23…


New Mark III undergoing testing

New Mark III trains undergoing testing and commissioning

This new Mark III train is currently completing a certain number of hours in a variety of different service situations For those of you who noticed a…


West Coast Express Santa Train

Choo-choo-choose the West Coast Express Santa train this holiday season!

The Santa Train departs Mission City at 10 a.m. The West Coast Express Santa Train is back on track again, benefiting community toy bureaus! It’s a…


Transit safety tips for children from the Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Transit Police jurisdiction is the entire transportation service region – an area crossing twenty-one municipalities and one First Nation, served…


Transit-friendly Christmas activities in Metro Vancouver this weekend

A round of Santa-plause because The Buzzer blog is back with some cool things to do this weekend – all of which are transit-friendly! We take you…


TransLink Green New Flyer Bus

A little more about that colour green and our new buses

Colours in the green-yellow spectrum are perceived as conveying movement and speed. As we mentioned in a previous post, we’re changing the colour of…


A record breaking 40 million boardings on public transit in October in Metro Vancouver!

More and more customers are taking advantage of transit and new service introduced as part of the 10-Year Vision Transit ridership in Metro Vancouver…


TransLink Green New Flyer Bus

Why are TransLink buses green now?

As these new buses arrive, we’ll put them into service on the existing network Hey Metro Vancouver! As some of you might have noticed, new buses have…


Donate a blanket! Drive on the Line is back and needs YOUR help

Gregory Ould heads BlanketBC and his kids volunteer to help collect blankets for those in need When Gregory Ould offered a blanket to a homeless man…


Transit-friendly fantastic Phở and more places in Metro Vancouver

Did you know there are two styles of Phở? A piping hot bowl of Phở sounds quintessential of rainy Vancouver evenings, or rather late nights. This…


Now showing: award-winning public artwork at Joyce–Collingwood station!

Have you checked out this amazing artwork at Joyce–Collingwood SkyTrain station yet? We have some news to share! For those of you who board/alight…


Meet Laureen: Your evergreen SkyTrain voice lady

It's been nearly two decades since Laureen came on board Hop on a SkyTrain and you’ll hear a woman’s voice on the public address system, telling you…


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