Rail Projects

In Sept. 2024, the pick-up/drop-off (Kiss and Ride) zone at Lake City Way SkyTrain Station was temporarily relocated to the drop-off lane on Lake City Way to support nearby construction.

June 2025 Update

Starting June 2, 2025, construction will shift to the area directly in front of the station entrance. With this next phase of work, the temporary Kiss and Ride area will be closed, and no designated drop-off or pick-up space will be available at the station during this time.

What to Expect:

• A temporary pedestrian pathway will be in place to guide customers safely around the construction zone. Please allow extra time when travelling through the area.

• The HandyDART stop at Lake City Way Station and Bus Stop #53308 (WB Lougheed Hwy @ Lake City Way) will be temporarily closed.

• Customers being dropped off or picked up are encouraged to use nearby stations such as Sperling-Burnaby Lake or Production Way-University.

These changes support the construction of Bridge Studios - Lake City, along with utility upgrades and a future multi-use pathway that will improve access for people walking, cycling, and rolling.

We appreciate your patience as we work with the developer to maintain safe access to the station during construction.

For service updates, visit translink.ca/alerts.

Estimated Timeline:

Dec. 2023 to Fall 2025

Overview:

TransLink is working to replace four aging escalators at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station to ensure safe and reliable transit operations for years to come. These escalators were installed at the start of the Millennium Line service in 2002 and are reaching the end of their service life.

Project Status:

Work on the two escalators serving Millennium Line’s Commercial platform began Dec. 2023. These new and improved escalators opened for customers in Sept. 2024 and on the same day, the two nearby escalators serving Expo Line platforms 3 and 4 (near Booster Juice) were closed for replacement. The accompanying stairs were also closed to ensure the safety of the public and crews throughout construction.

Feb. 2025 Update:

Good news! Our escalator construction crews have made it possible to reopen the staircase on the north side of Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station much earlier than originally planned.

• This means customers can access platforms 3 and 4 as normal for the remainder of construction and will not need to detour across E Broadway Street any longer.

• The elevator will also resume regular service.

• Customers should continue to use care moving through the station, as construction crews will be working and fencing still in place until the project’s completion.

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve your transit experience at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station.

Background:

From spring 2018 through early 2024, we replaced 37 aging escalators along the Expo Line nearing the end of their service lives with heavier-duty units built to move more customers safely and reliably for years to come. In Dec. 2023, we embarked on the next stage of escalator replacements along Millennium Line, beginning with four at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station, that were added when the Millennium Line was connected to Expo Line in 2002. Following Commercial–Broadway, we’ll tackle the rest of the original Millennium Line escalators station by station to ensure our customers transit experience remains as smooth as possible!

Know Before You Go:

For up to date service information, please visit our Alerts page.

To prepare for the future Oakridge Park redevelopment, TransLink, Westbank Corp, QuadReal, and the City of Vancouver are upgrading Oakridge–41st Avenue Station on Canada Line.

The work, which began in Sept. 2024 is expected to be completed by Q4 2025. The upgrades include:

• Two new escalators to improve customer accessibility at the station.

• A new street-level station entrance canopy for better weather protection.

• Direct underground mall access from the station for more efficient travel.

• New public art inside the station.

Over 7,000 customers use Oakridge–41st Avenue Station daily — that number is expected to grow as density in the area increases. This underscores the need for more longer-term investments in transit and its infrastructure to alleviate potential overcrowding across the region.

Construction Impacts

From June to Aug. 2025, Oakridge-41st Ave Station on Canada Line will close early on some evenings; trains will not stop at the station from 11PM until end of service.

Early station closures will take place from Sunday to Thursday nights only — excluding Friday and Saturday — during the following periods:

• Sunday, June 8 to Thursday, June 12.

• Wednesday, July 2 to Wednesday, August 6 (excluding Sunday, Aug. 3)

Customers should allow for up to 20 minutes of additional travel time, and can use Route 15 and the N15 NightBus to travel between King Edward and Langara–49th Avenue stations.

Know before you go: For up to date service information, please visit our Alerts page.

As part of the TransLink Maintenance and Upgrade Program, we’re continuing to partially and fully replace the roofs at several SkyTrain stations and other buildings on the system to protect customers and SkyTrain facilities. Many of the buildings along our SkyTrain network are aging and require ongoing maintenance. This work will help ensure that we continue to meet the needs of our customers now and in the future.

In response to noise concerns from residents along the Expo and Millennium lines, TransLink conducted a multi-step SkyTrain Noise Study in 2018.

The study recommended that we investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of six noise mitigation measures. These investigations were divided into two phases. Both phases have now been completed. You can find more details in the summary report and technical report.

This work is more important now than ever before as Metro Vancouver continues to grow and more people choose to live near rapid transit lines. The results of the study will help us identify noise-reduction measures for our system and inform future designs and investments.