| The Vancouver Sky Train is a network of LRT's | | | | first aid, direct, provide services, check tickets and pay |
| operating on two lines in Vancouver (British Columbia, | | | | fines if necessary, and even driving the trains in case |
| Canada). It uses technology called Advanced Rapid | | | | of technical problems. |
| Transit (ART) created by Bombardier, with fully | | | | The 49.5 km of the Sky Train line is the longest |
| automated trains running principally on airlines (hence its | | | | automatic light railway network in the world. It also |
| name). There have never been any derailments or | | | | uses the longest exclusive subway bridge in the world, |
| collisions since its commissioning. The system uses the | | | | the SkyBridge, to cross the Fraser River. The network |
| same linear induction motor as the Scarborough RT in | | | | has 33 stations and carries about 271 000 people each |
| Toronto, the Putra LRT in Kuala Lumpur, the Detroit | | | | day. The Expo Line was opened in time for the |
| People Mover and the AirTrain JFK in New York. | | | | international exhibition in Vancouver in 1986, the |
| The Sky Train is operated by the British Columbia | | | | Millennium Line which in turn opened in 2002. |
| Rapid Transit Company , under contract with the | | | | Extensions of these lines are under construction for |
| Transport Authority of Greater Vancouver (ATGV) , | | | | the Olympic Winter Games of 2010. |
| the organizing authority of regional transportation. This | | | | The construction of the Canada Line, linking the |
| transportation network is open (no door validation of | | | | downtown to Richmond and Vancouver International |
| tickets at the entrance station) and is guarded by the | | | | Airport, began in 2005, and the Evergreen Line linking |
| Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police | | | | Burnaby to Coquitlam, is also planned in the short term. |
| Service. The Sky Train Attendants are present, to give | | | | |
