Laying Tracks for Tomorrow: Inside SkyTrain’s OMC Overhaul

You may already know that we fit new, longer trains into SkyTrain stations built 40 years ago. But, there’s another side to this story you won’t see…


People posing in inside the Mark V SkyTrain with neon lights and 'We love it all!' text.

VIDEO: The new Mark V SkyTrain is filled with “Wicked” features — a parody

Have you heard of transit's newest thing? Yes, it has a name! Sing it — 🎶 "Mark V" 🎶 Mark V trains are the newest addition to our SkyTrain fleet and…


A Mark V SkyTrain parked at the Operations and Maintenance Centre

Testing for new Mark V train underway

Testing for the Mark V train is now underway during the day, alongside regular service! During testing, which starts on Mar. 8, trains will stop at…


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…


The Mark V SkyTrain unloaded by two cranes

The new Mark V SkyTrain arrives at our Operations and Maintenance Centre

The first of our new SkyTrain cars rolled into Burnaby this week, completing a journey of some 4,600 kilometres across Canada from Kingston, Ontario…


Mark V SkyTrain on the back of a flatbed truck leaving Alstom in Kingston, Ontario en route to Burnaby, BC

TransLink’s first Mark V SkyTrain is on the move

The next stop is: SkyTrain's Operation and Maintenance Centre in Burnaby! Metro Vancouver is growing, and so is our SkyTrain network. And we're…


Mark V SkyTrain driving on tracks at testing facility in Kingston, Ontario

Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to leave your mark on a Vancouver SkyTrain

If you’re an Indigenous artist from the Metro Vancouver region, we’re looking for you! This exciting opportunity will bring your unique artistic…


Mark V SkyTrain driving on tracks at testing facility in Kingston, Ontario

Can you spot what’s new on TransLink’s Mark V SkyTrain?

In November 2021, we teased out a sneak peek of TransLink’s new Mark V SkyTrain cars. Now they have entered the testing phase at a facility in…


Mark V SkyTrain exterior

Take a sneak peek of TransLink’s new Mark V SkyTrain

To meet the ever-growing needs of transit in Metro Vancouver, the SkyTrain fleet is expanding. We're improving our existing fleet to include longer…


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