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7/1/2019
TransLink last week released the results of a year-long independent study exploring the feasibility of operating an extended late-night SkyTrain service on Fridays and Saturdays.
The study found that in order to operate later at night, significant operational changes would be required, including a reduction of SkyTrain operating hours during weekdays and full closures of the system on some holidays, TransLink officials said in a press release.
To make up maintenance hours in the schedule, SkyTrain service would need to end an hour earlier Sunday through Thursday.
The operation change would also extend the time it would take to complete two SkyTrain extension projects, new fleet acquisitions and station upgrades.
An extended all-night service is projected to attract between 525,000 and 700,000 annual boardings, and operation would cost about $10 million annually, TransLink estimates. Initially, it would cost an additional $20 million to upgrade and purchase maintenance facilities and equipment needed to run the service.
TransLink also reviewed express bus service as an alternative to an extended SkyTrain schedule. The bus service would follow Expo and Millennium Line routes, stopping at select SkyTrain stations during hours when trains aren’t operating, and would be about 20 minutes longer than SkyTrain.