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Canada Line

Vancouver, British Columbia

Funding Program: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
Agreement Signed: April 14, 2005
Total Project Cost: $2.1 Billion
Federal Contribution: $450 Million
Completion Date: August 2009

The Canada Line rapid transit system will run fully separated from traffic between the transportation hub at the Waterfront Centre in Vancouver, the heart of Richmond’s civic precinct, and Vancouver International Airport. With 16 stations, two bridges, approximately 19 kilometres of tunnel and elevated guideway, parking and bus facilities, and transit capacity equivalent to 10 road lanes, the Canada Line will be an important new link in the regional transportation network. Construction of the project began in November 2005 and was completed in August 2009, six months before  the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia, TransLink and Vancouver International Airport Authority  funded the Canada Line, which is also supported by the cities of Vancouver and Richmond. The project was delivered under a public-private partnership and is being managed by Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. (CLCO), a subsidiary of TransLink. InTransitBC is the private sector entity contracted to design, build, operate, maintain and partially finance the line.



North Arm Bridge
North Arm Bridge

Canada Line trains
Canada Line trains


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Bored Tunnel

Date modified:
2010-04-15