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last time, nitronuts told us that the RAV line can fit for 400 people.

That is only half of the 800 Metrotown shoppers . :(

1) 400 is the crush load....Vancouverites don't know how to crush, so we'd probably won't ever reach that - it's more of a Hong Kong thing. The normal capacity is 334 passengers, as originally advertised. They probably pulled the 400 figure to make it look better, yet Translink doesn't even use crush load capacities as its figures.

2) There were actually 8,000 shoppers stranded at Metro. :)

ROTEM-CANADA LINE (40 VEHICLES)

Maximum design speed / Trainset : 90km/h / 2cars/trainset

Dimensions (L x W x H) : 20,000x3,000x3,670 (mm)

Gauge : Standard gauge ( 1,435mm )

Body : Stainless steel

Doors : Electric pocket sliding doors

Air Conditioner : HVAC+Floor Heater (2sets/car)

Brake / Coupler : Knorr air braking / Automatic coupler

Bogie : Bolsterless Bogie, Out-board type

Main electrical equipment :

Induction motor / VVVF inverter

Signal, HMU : ATC/ATO, Monitoring equipment

Applied standard : North American Standards

Features : Third Rail, RAMS application

Authority | SNC Lavalin

Number of vehicles | 40

Contract date | 2005. 9. 30

Delivery date | `08. 03. 31 - `09. 04. 04

And I should mention that at 334 passengers, the trains have the equivalent capacity of a 4-car Mark I train or four 40-footer buses put together. The Canada Line itself has a theoretical max. capacity of 15,000 passengers per hour per direction (pphpd), and it's amazing to know that the Expo Line only uses 12,000 pphpd of its 25,000-30,000 pphpd capacity during peak hours.

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SkyTrain problems today:

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Millennium Line is almost fully operating following a morning glitch that took it out of service for a while.

The section between Production Way and Lake City Stations is out of service. Although SkyTrain is running from VCC-Clark to Sperling and from Lougheed Town Centre to Columbia Station.

A bus bridge is running between Lougheed and VCC-Clark, trying to cover the stretch between Production Way and Lake City.

No word yet on what the cause of the problem is.

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The reason WHY you should never force open doors on a SkyTrain...

SkyTrain runs between stations with open doors

Updated: Sun Dec. 28 2008 16:29:36

Cathryn Atkinson, ctvbc.ca

Passengers on SkyTrain got the ride of their lives Saturday afternoon when they were forced to take the trip with the doors open.

The train was leaving the New Westminster Station, heading towards 22nd Street at 4:45 p.m., when at least three doors failed to close. Passengers had nothing between them, the track and the distant ground below the rail.

Drew Snider of TransLink said technicians repairing cars at the front of train at the time had allowed it to run in manual mode, and had bypassed the alarms that usually notify staff that the doors haven't closed.

He added that TransLink had a platform camera video of a passenger forcing the doors open and then trying to close them again but failing. The train was taken out of service at the 22nd Street Station.

"In that particular spot the train had to be driven because of an electrical problem," said Snider, adding that the staff member driving the train did not see the open doors.

"There's a lot of other questions that need to be answered, so we can't speculate at this time."

Snider called the incident "very, very unusual" and said TransLink was looking into ensuring it never happens again. He told passengers to not try to hold doors open or force them.

In terms of the recent troubles SkyTrain had been experiencing with delays caused by snow and other weather-related problems, Snider said the worst should be over, though there could be problems from melting snow on Monday.

"I think we're out of it. The temperature is warming up, but not as much as we were fearing, which is good. We've taken care of the various weather-related electrical problems that we were experiencing," he said.

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If you have to travel to Metrotown or some further places, it is better to take the skytrain.

- much faster

This month, I've been going to Lougheed way more often than normal, for some reason. But the SkyTrain principle still applies; unfortunately, it's on the Millennium Line, which has appeared to be problematic as of late (moreso than the Expo Line, it seems).

Normally, you'd be onto something because outside of Vancouver, the University Endowment Lands and Richmond, I commute to Metrotown the most often. (This month has been unusually skewed towards Lougheed, SFU and North Vancouver, for me.)

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Just for you Bucky:

SkyTrain

Due to electronics issue near Joyce Station, SkyTrain is separating the Millennium Line from the Expo Line. Millennium Line trains are running from VCC-Clark to Columbia Station then turning back at Columbia Station. Those wishing to go from Millennium Line stations to South Burnaby or Vancouver, or from downtown Vancouver on Millennium Line will need to transfer at Columbia.

There are lengthy delays on the Expo Line as Sky Train attendants are manually driving the trains from Broadway to Metrotown.

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SkyTrain

Due to electronics issue near Joyce Station, SkyTrain is separating the Millennium Line from the Expo Line. Millennium Line trains are running from VCC-Clark to Columbia Station then turning back at Columbia Station. Those wishing to go from Millennium Line stations to South Burnaby or Vancouver, or from downtown Vancouver on Millennium Line will need to transfer at Columbia.

There are lengthy delays on the Expo Line as Sky Train attendants are manually driving the trains from Broadway to Metrotown.

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It's sad when the SkyTrain has so many problems within one week that none of this is surprising anymore. The system is currently acting like it's female and Asian.

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i nearly fell off my chair reading this one:

SkyTrain runs between stations with open doors

Updated: Sun Dec. 28 2008 16:29:36

Cathryn Atkinson, ctvbc.ca

Passengers on SkyTrain got the ride of their lives Saturday afternoon when they were forced to take the trip with the doors open.

The train was leaving the New Westminster Station, heading towards 22nd Street at 4:45 p.m., when at least three doors failed to close. Passengers had nothing between them, the track and the distant ground below the rail.

Drew Snider of TransLink said technicians repairing cars at the front of train at the time had allowed it to run in manual mode, and had bypassed the alarms that usually notify staff that the doors haven't closed.

He added that TransLink had a platform camera video of a passenger forcing the doors open and then trying to close them again but failing. The train was taken out of service at the 22nd Street Station.

"In that particular spot the train had to be driven because of an electrical problem," said Snider, adding that the staff member driving the train did not see the open doors.

"There's a lot of other questions that need to be answered, so we can't speculate at this time."

Snider called the incident "very, very unusual" and said TransLink was looking into ensuring it never happens again. He told passengers to not try to hold doors open or force them.

In terms of the recent troubles SkyTrain had been experiencing with delays caused by snow and other weather-related problems, Snider said the worst should be over, though there could be problems from melting snow on Monday.

"I think we're out of it. The temperature is warming up, but not as much as we were fearing, which is good. We've taken care of the various weather-related electrical problems that we were experiencing," he said.

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I don't know if its true or not but its it true that we Vancouver have the worst transit system of all of Canada?

Our transit system is nothing like Toronto or Montreal, but it's still much better than any other city besides Canada's two largest cities. We have a much more superior transit system than Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, etc.

But when SkyTrain is extended to Coquitlam, UBC, and further into Surrey and when the rapid bus routes are implemented, I can safely say that we will be on par with Montreal and Toronto.

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i nearly fell off my chair reading this one:

SkyTrain runs between stations with open doors

Updated: Sun Dec. 28 2008 16:29:36

Cathryn Atkinson, ctvbc.ca

Passengers on SkyTrain got the ride of their lives Saturday afternoon when they were forced to take the trip with the doors open.

The train was leaving the New Westminster Station, heading towards 22nd Street at 4:45 p.m., when at least three doors failed to close. Passengers had nothing between them, the track and the distant ground below the rail.

Drew Snider of TransLink said technicians repairing cars at the front of train at the time had allowed it to run in manual mode, and had bypassed the alarms that usually notify staff that the doors haven't closed.

He added that TransLink had a platform camera video of a passenger forcing the doors open and then trying to close them again but failing. The train was taken out of service at the 22nd Street Station.

"In that particular spot the train had to be driven because of an electrical problem," said Snider, adding that the staff member driving the train did not see the open doors.

"There's a lot of other questions that need to be answered, so we can't speculate at this time."

Snider called the incident "very, very unusual" and said TransLink was looking into ensuring it never happens again. He told passengers to not try to hold doors open or force them.

In terms of the recent troubles SkyTrain had been experiencing with delays caused by snow and other weather-related problems, Snider said the worst should be over, though there could be problems from melting snow on Monday.

"I think we're out of it. The temperature is warming up, but not as much as we were fearing, which is good. We've taken care of the various weather-related electrical problems that we were experiencing," he said.

That is scary!

Here is the youtube:

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Expo Line only uses 12,000 pphpd of its 25,000-30,000 pphpd capacity during peak hours.

What about during/after Canucks games, Lions games etc. Do you have numbers oof how many people actually take transit to and from Canucks/Lions games as opposed to those who drive?

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What about during/after Canucks games, Lions games etc. Do you have numbers oof how many people actually take transit to and from Canucks/Lions games as opposed to those who drive?

I have no idea....I would think that they run peak capacity after the Lions/Canucks games.

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I have no idea....I would think that they run peak capacity after the Lions/Canucks games.

And is there like actual REAL statistics on how many people hop without paying. I mean each newspaper has a different figure, and various websites claim different numbers ranging from 3% to 30%

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And is there like actual REAL statistics on how many people hop without paying. I mean each newspaper has a different figure, and various websites claim different numbers ranging from 3% to 30%

The official Translink statistic on SkyTrain fare evasion has it at 2%. But it's quite underestimated....the real figure is probably between 10 to 20%.

SkyTrain, as of this year, receives 260,000 boardings a day.

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