November 3, 2023
We’re testing a cleaning and maintenance text line at two SkyTrain stations
If you've taken transit, you've likely experienced the devastation of accidentally dropping your coffee, tea, or god forbid, your taco mid-commute.…
By Thor Diakow and Sarah Kertcher
August 22, 2023
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…
January 9, 2023
Here’s how TransLink is testing new navigation technology
TransLink is testing a new accessibility tool — the first of its kind in Canada — that can help customers with sight loss better navigate the transit…
By Thor Diakow
October 13, 2022
How to get real-time transit notifications sent to your phone
For transit users, information is everything. Real-time information helps riders know which routes to take — and which routes not to take — to save…
By Dan Mountain
September 29, 2022
Check out the beautiful Indigenous murals on the Canada Line Bridge
If you're cycling or strolling over the Canada Line pedestrian-bicycle bridge, you may notice some incredible art on display. There are three murals…
By Thor Diakow
September 3, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s Millennium Line celebrates 20 years of service
It's been 20 years since the Millennium Line became a fully connected service linking with TransLink's bus network on September 3, 2002. SkyTrain's…
August 27, 2022
Next generation of SkyTrain cars take shape
TransLink's new SkyTrain cars are taking shape at a Canadian manufacturing factory in Quebec. The 205 new cars (our largest order ever) will allow us…
By Dan Mountain
June 7, 2022
Here’s how you can become a TransLink volunteer
Are you looking to connect with the Metro Vancouver transit community? Now's your chance. TransLink is putting out the call for volunteers on our…
By Thor Diakow
May 10, 2022
Take transit to Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil has returned with a new production of Alegría in Vancouver. This reimagined version comes to city for the first time and is the…
By Thor Diakow
April 12, 2022
New tunnel technology will transform your SkyTrain trip
TransLink is transforming your SkyTrain experience, bringing new meaning to the term tunnel vision. Thanks to an innovative partnership with…
By Thor Diakow
April 8, 2022
A bright sight: Public art gives life to future Capstan Station
TransLink has long since served as a canvas for various public art projects around Metro Vancouver. The latest being a collaborative piece between…
March 25, 2022
Check out these transit-friendly stops in Metro Vancouver to see cherry blossoms
Spring has sprung and that means before you know it Metro Vancouver will be engulfed by an amazing array of cherry blossoms. Our streets, parks, and…
By Thor Diakow
March 25, 2022
Which one of the 5 TransLink customer mindsets are you?
TransLink has launched a new Customer Experience Action Plan outlining how we can improve your ride, based on your needs. The reasons you take…
By Thor Diakow
March 24, 2022
How TransLink is improving customer service over the next 5 years
TransLink’s new Customer Experience Action Plan includes 40 major projects and initiatives to better serve the changing needs of customers over the…
By Thor Diakow
March 16, 2022
In search of the SkyTrain Attendant behind the kind note
Remember when someone did a random act of kindness for you? Or the time you did it for someone else? For Sera Oh, it happened on the SkyTrain. But in…