Vancouver, B.C.--BC Transit has announced that a new 14-station SkyTrain line is
scheduled to become operational by the fall of 2000. The 13-mile-long line, which will be
served by up to 80 MKII Bombardier SkyTrain vehicles, will link Vancouver's Broadway
Station with suburban New Westminster.
The $450 million (Cdn.) contract between the province of British Columbia and
Bombardier calls for the provision, operation, and maintenance of the advanced transit
system. As part of the agreement, the company will establish a Center for Advanced Transit
Systems in Vancouver to promote the SkyTrain globally as an urban transit solution.
The SkyTrain entered service in Vancouver in 1986 and currently operates 150 vehicles
in service. Bombardier Transportation, based in Montreal, had revenues of $8.5 billion
(Cdn.) last year and employs 47,000 people in its manufacturing facilities in 11
countries, including the U.S.
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