Elevator and Escalator Replacement
Current Elevator & Escalator Transit Alerts
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Expo Line Elevator Replacement Program
The Expo Line Elevator Replacement Program is now underway, bringing you modern, higher-capacity elevators to keep you moving safely, reliably, and more efficiently through stations for years to come.
Many aging elevators along Expo Line have been moving customers for four decades – that's enough to make anyone tired!
Your new elevators have 20 per cent more room, making it easier for customers with mobility devices, strollers, bikes, and luggage to get a spot and move through stations faster. They also require less downtime for maintenance, minimizing impacts for customers and staff.
Each elevator will take approximately four months to replace and customers can expect replacement work at up to four stations at once. Stations with two elevators will only have one replaced at a time to keep the other accessible for customers.
Completed Elevator Replacements
Since Summer 2025, elevator replacement work has been completed at the following Expo Line stations:
Edmonds Station
Nanaimo Station
Scott Road Station
Stadium–Chinatown Station
Waterfront Station
22nd Street Station
In Depth: Elevator Replacement at TransLink
Check out a behind the scenes look at the elevator replacement process on the SkyTrain Expo Line system
Burrard Station
The elevator serving Burrard Station will be closed for replacement between July 21, 2026 and Spring 2027.
Please allow 20 minutes additional trip time to complete detours as needed.
Customer Impacts
Connections to/from SkyTrain and Burrard Station are available via:
Bus
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Catch the #5 Downtown bus from Burrard Bay 7, across the street from the main station entrance. Disembark at the intersection of Cambie and Dunsmuir streets. From here, travel one block south to Stadium-Chinatown Station.
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Catch the #5 Robson from the intersection of Cambie and Dunsmuir streets, one block northwest from the station entrance. Disembark at Burrard Station Bay 1.
Street Level
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Travel along Dunsmuir Street between Burrard and Granville Station’s accessible entrance, located just southeast of Granville Street.
Royal Oak Station
The elevator serving Royal Oak Station will be closed for replacement between July 28, 2026 and fall 2026.
Please allow 30 minutes additional trip time to complete detours as needed.
Customer Impacts
Connections to/from SkyTrain and Royal Oak Station are available via:
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To connect to SkyTrain from street-level at Royal Oak, catch the #148 Edmonds Station bus from bus stop #59781 on Beresford Street
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To get to street-level at Royal Oak from SkyTrain, catch the #148 Royal Oak Station bus from Edmonds Station Bay 7.
Millennium Line Escalator Replacement Program
Building on the successful replacement of 37 original SkyTrain escalators along Expo Line, we’ll be replacing another 24 as part of our Millennium Line Escalator Replacement Program.
Your Millennium Line escalators have been in service since 2002 and now, decades later, SkyTrain ridership has grown exponentially. Modern, heavier-duty escalators are needed to support growing rider volumes today and well into the future.
These modern, transit-grade escalators feature
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smoother operation with improved braking for rider comfort;
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a variable speed option for power savings; and,
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improved accessibility for maintenance, minimizing downtime.
Know before you go – to be notified about upcoming escalator construction, view or sign up to receive Transit Alerts at translink.ca/alerts.
Active Escalator Replacements
Gilmore Station
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We’ll be replacing all three aging escalators at Gilmore Station, one by one, between summer 2026 and early 2029.
Work to replace the first escalator, serving trains headed to VCC-Clark, will begin July 20 and is expected to be completed in spring 2027.
During the replacement, riders can continue to use the staircase and elevator to access platform level.
Production Way–University Station
We’ll be replacing the aging escalator at Production Way-University Station starting July 20, 2026, with work expected to be completed in summer 2027.
During the replacement, riders can continue to use the staircase and elevator to access platform level.
Contact Us
If you have any program questions or inquiries, please contact our Customer Information team at 604.953.3333, available daily from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For additional up-to-date service information, please visit our Alerts page.
