Canada Line | Completed

[spitkicker08]

for the yvr station where is the ticket machines and future fare gates going to go?

[wrenegade]

I wish they would paint the rest of the trains white to match the ends OR just paint the blue/green pattern over the silver and leave white parts out on the ends. Having both white and silver, half on the ends, half on the cars looks unfinished and crappy.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by spitkicker08

for the yvr station where is the ticket machines and future fare gates going to go?

Probably on the platform level - the platform itself doesn't take up the whole floor area of that level.

[Linder]

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=6c001642-55ad-4410-8573-e1db59097d52

The Province
Published: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
FIRST TRAIN TESTS BRIDGE: The first train travels over the new Canada Line bridge over the Fraser River between Vancouver and Richmond to test the gauge on the tracks. The rapid-transit route is scheduled to open next year.

Sorry, it doesn't look like I can post the photo, but you can see it if you follow the link.

[The_Henry_Man]

^Wow, the train testing in the Richmond portion of the line is already done?

[mersar]

Originally Posted by The_Henry_Man

^Wow, the train testing in the Richmond portion of the line is already done?

I doubt its fully done, but its likely at least at the point where they are happy that that section is performing as needed. They'll probably continue to do more testing as they also start testing other sections, leading up to tests of the entire line altogether closer to opening day.

[officedweller]

Much of the testing at this stage is to check clearances from structures - so I think it can be done easily enough. There should be a trial run period (90 days?) later in the process, once the whole line has been checked for physical deficiencies. The tunnels would present bigger problems if there are any clearance issues.

[mr.x]

[vango]

Why are there two large open sections, one at 7th Ave and another at about 28th? Looks like they won't be covered over any time soon, delaying the Cambie restoration.

[officedweller]

Probably for access. The one south of 41st Ave was above a crossover switch which can't be "pulled" into place.

[mr.x]

Update by tafryn:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/



2008-10-07 - Vancouver City Centre Station





















2008-10-07 - Waterfront Station











2008-10-08 - Broadway/City Hall Station

[mr.x]

updates by tafryn:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/




2008-10-09 - Yaletown - Roundhouse Station

[mr.x]

Update by tafryn:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/



2008-10-10 - Sea Island Centre Station


















































The trains sure look better unpainted.

[mr.x]

Update by tafryn:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/




2008-10-10 - YVR Station

[deasine]

The painted trains look great from the front but horrible when you see the entire thing -__-"

Good to see construction moving along Sea Island Centre - they are starting the bridges =)

[The_Henry_Man]

It's SO weird tonight. I was trying to go to canadaline.ca, but all I've got was "No web site is configured at this address."

Anyone know why?

[AKA-007]

I've still got a solid connection to it. maybe their server was down for an hour or something

[arashi_1987]

Originally Posted by deasine

The painted trains look great from the front but horrible when you see the entire thing -__-"

Good to see construction moving along Sea Island Centre - they are starting the bridges =)

I'd actually prefer the whole train to be NOT painted to be honest...but I agree they shouldn't leave the train half painted. Either finish it or don't do it.

And I am so excited to see downtown's Granville Street is finally reappearing......i miss it so much...

is the construction on schedule? any chances it will open early? (even just by a month or two)

[deasine]

5 months after a reply from the Premier's message, I finally got a message from the e-mail from the Minister of Transportation:

Premier Gordon Campbell has asked me to respond on his behalf to your
e-mail of May 28, 2008, offering suggestions for the name and design of
the Canada line. Please accept my apologies for the lateness of my
reply.

The Canada Line will be tremendous benefit to residents and visitors
throughout the Lower Mainland. In addition to the Vancouver Airport
Authority, it's worth noting that the Canada Line is also being funded
by TransLink, the City of Vancouver and the provincial and federal
governments. It's also supported by the City of Richmond and partially
funded by the private-public partner InTransit BC Inc. Their collective
support is making the line possible.

Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. is a subsidiary of TransLink, and
construction and long-term operating fall under its purview. As such, I
have forwarded a copy of your correspondence to TransLink, as decisions
regarding aesthetics and signs would be matters for their consideration.
You can reach them by e-mail at [email protected], by calling 604
953-3040 or by writing to Suite 1600, 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, British
Columbia, V5H 4N2.

Thank you again for taking the time to write.

Best regards,

Kevin Falcon
Minister

The "name and design" of the Canada Line is referring to do my idea about splitting the Canada Line into 2: Canada Line (Waterfront - Richmond) and YVR Line (Waterfront - YVR). On the system map, the Canada Line would be light blue and the YVR Line would be light green, colours from the Canada Line logo and train design.

[mr.x]

Go Falcon Go!