Tasia Balding and Jawn Jang

TransLink Podcast: Where does the SkyTrain sleep at night?

You ride the SkyTrain during the day, but where do they go at night for downtime and TLC at the end of a long day of work? Listen to find out and…


An orange bridge overlooks the Fraser River in British Columbia

Pattullo Bridge closed northbound overnight on May 17 and 18

MAY 18 UPDATE: The Pattullo Bridge is open northbound into New Westminster on May 18 as the work completed early. The Pattullo Bridge is closed to…


A person holding a GradPass while wearing a graduation cap and gown

Class of 2024, pick up your Compass GradPass today!

Congratulations graduating class of 2024! We are so proud of your hard work and hope you enjoy two free days of unlimited transit with your Compass…


A bus displaying

Continuous improvement: testing tires in the rain

Coast Mountain Bus Company's Maintenance Engineering team is currently in the midst of testing a new tire across all seasons. Like our existing…


Travel training manager Chris Chan stands outside Lansdowne Station

TransLink Podcast: How we’re helping newcomers learn to use the transit system

"Transportation might only be a small part of everyday, but it is that part that makes everything else possible." Those are the astute words of Chris…


The flex area and perimeter seating in the Mark V SkyTrain

PHOTOS: This is your exclusive first look inside the new Mark V SkyTrain!

The first Mark V cars rolled into our operations and maintenance centre in December 2023 after an epic 4,600-kilometre journey across Canada from…


Angela Aujla's art on the eastbound KPU bus shelter

Public art along the R6 RapidBus route, explained

The R6 Scott Road RapidBus provides faster bus service for Surrey and Delta residents with features like a median centre-island bus boarding area,…


A bus driving in Phibbs Exchange

Newly upgraded Phibbs Exchange opens for customers

Overhauled exchange provides better safety, capacity, and convenience A newly upgraded Phibbs Exchange is open for customers – providing more space,…


A portrait of Ian Fisher, who's the manager of operations planning at British Columbia Rapid Transit Company

TransLink Podcast: How do we plan SkyTrain service for events and track maintenance?

"My name is Taylor!" It's been a long time coming as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour comes to Vancouver in December. How does SkyTrain plan extra service on…


Customers boarding the R1 King George Blvd RapidBus at Newton Exchange during the morning peak

TransLink ridership rebounds to pre-pandemic overcrowding levels

Population growth led to a 20% surge in transit ridership last year New data from TransLink shows that Metro Vancouver’s strong ridership recovery…


The R4 41st Ave RapidBus at the University of British Columbia

The top 10 most popular bus routes in 2023

Our annual “report cards” on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 bus routes that you — our customers — rode the most in…


The SkyTrain departing the outbound platform at New Westminster Station

The top 10 most popular SkyTrain stations in 2023

Our annual report cards on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 most popular SkyTrain stations from 2023 as measured by…


Train passes by and a BMO Vancouver Marathon ad is visible in the background.

BMO Vancouver Marathon: how to get there by transit

Runners! It’s that time of year to lace up your shoes, stretch your physical (and mental) muscles, and get psyched for Vancouver’s top marathon event…


Diljit Dosanjh performing in November 2018

Take transit to Diljit Dosanjh’s DIL-LUMINATI TOUR concert at BC Place on Apr. 27

This weekend, Diljit Dosanjh kicks off the Canadian leg of his DIL-LUMINATI TOUR at BC Place. BC Place is just a few Magic steps from…


Sarah Anne Johnson, Woodland, 2020 at Lafarge Lake Douglas Station

Check out this new public art installation at SkyTrain’s Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station

Transit riders going in and out of Millennium Line’s Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station are greeted by a row of photographs spotlighting the forest.…


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