TransLink’s SkyTrain service temporarily reduced for six weeks for essential track maintenance
TransLink’s SkyTrain service on a portion of the Expo Line in Surrey will be temporarily reduced for six weeks while essential track maintenance takes place. The work is critical to keeping SkyTrain maintained and ensuring the system remains reliable.
From June 3 to July 18, two track switches are being replaced for the first time since they were installed more than 30 years ago. Track switches are essential components, which allow trains to be rerouted to different tracks.
During this maintenance work, trains will only be able to travel on one side of the tracks between Scott Road and King George stations, which will slow service and reduce the number of trains which can travel through the area.
Not all trains travelling toward Surrey will reach King George Station and some stations will have fewer trains serving customers:
- Some trains will terminate at Scott Road Station. The station will operate with near-normal peak service, but some trains stopping are likely to reach maximum capacity.
- Some trains will terminate at Gateway Station. The station will operate with 66 percent of usual peak service.
- Some trains will terminate at Surrey Central Station. The station will operate with 50 percent of usual peak service.
- Some trains will continue to King George Station as normal. The station will operate with 33 percent of usual peak service.
The track maintenance work does not affect Expo Line customers who are not travelling to or from Surrey. The Canada Line and Millennium Line will also be unaffected during the work.
The switches being replaced have helped carry more than five million trains since 1990.
