Evergreen Line Facts
Evergreen Line– Fast, Frequent, Convenient
Length: 11 km
Number of Stations: 6
Linking Major Population Centres: Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby and Vancouver
Travel Time: About 15 minutes from Coquitlam City Centre to Lougheed Town Centre and about 40 minutes from Coquitlam Centre to Vancouver
Speed: Maximum operating speed of 80 km/hr
Fully Integrated: Connecting without transfer to the current SkyTrain network
Estimated Capital Cost: $1.4 billion
Regional Jobs:8,000 new direct and indirect employment opportunities during construction
Frequency (time between trains): 3 minutes during peak periods
Ridership: About 70,000 per day by 2021
Building on the strength of the existing rapid transit network, the Evergreen Line, using SkyTrain technology, will bring many benefits to the region.
Key benefits include:
- 8,000 new direct and indirect jobs during construction
- Contribute to community building by stimulating existing and future transit-oriented development.
- Shorter commutes
- Direct connection, without transfer, onto the Millennium Line
- Frequent service (every three minutes during peak periods, service almost 20 hours a day)
- Better connections between regional centres in Metro Vancouver
