Did You Know

• The population of Greater Vancouver is expected to grow by 450,000 during the next 10 years reaching over 3 million by 2021.


• The number of vehicles in Greater Vancouver is increasing at a faster rate than the population, adding about 20,000 more cars per year.


• Vancouver's downtown peninsula and central Richmond are expected see population increases of 50% and 75%, respectively, by 2021.


• The average commuter trip time in the downtown Vancouver/Richmond transportation corridor has increased by 36% in the last 10 years (from 19.5 minutes to 26.5 minutes).


• Greater Vancouver residents consistently identify traffic congestion as one of the region’s most pressing issues.


• The almost 19 Km Canada Line will add the equivalent of 10 road lanes to the downtown Vancouver/Richmond transportation corridor serving the region for the next 50 to 100 years.


• The Canada Line will include 16 stations with the provision for 3 future stations—33rd Avenue, 57th Avenue and Capstan Way—connecting the existing Expo and Millennium rapid transit lines, WestCoast Express and SeaBus at Waterfront Stations.


• The transportation corridor connecting downtown Vancouver with Richmond is one of the busiest in Greater Vancouver and is home to one-third of the region’s jobs and 20% of its population.


• By 2021, about 17,000 people are expected to live or work within 1 Km of the Canada Line’s 2nd avenue station in False Creek.


• Transport Canada estimates that delays caused by congestion cost up to $1.3 billion annually.


• The Vancouver region processes 100 million tonnes of cargo and serves 15 million air passengers and one million cruise ship passengers annually.


• In total, the Canada Line is almost 19 km long with 16 stations. The line will run underground in downtown Vancouver, under False Creek and underground along Cambie to 64th Avenue. The elevated portion of the line begins just before Marine Drive, continues over the Fraser River and into Richmond City Centre and YVR.


• About 500,000 people travel daily between downtown Vancouver, central Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport along Main, Cambie, Oak and Granville streets.


• On a typical weekday 288,000 vehicles and 19,000 transit riders travel back and forth along the routes.


• Over the next 20 years, it is expected there will be a 35 percent increase in trips to, from and within downtown Vancouver.


• About 26,000 people now work on Sea Island at the Airport, a number that is expected to climb to 40,000 by 2021.


• Employment in downtown Vancouver and Richmond is expected to increase by 23% and 70%, respectively, by 2021.


• The Canada Line expects about 100,000 riders per day in 2010 and approximately 31 million passengers per year. By 2021, this number is expected to grow to about 45 million passengers per year.


• Canada Line travel times from downtown Vancouver will be—six minutes to Central Broadway; 18 minutes to Bridgeport Station/park & ride; 25 minutes to Richmond Center; and 26 minutes to the Airport.


• Canada Line trains will leave Richmond City Centre and YVR every six minutes heading to Vancouver. Passengers will be able to catch the Canada Line every three minutes In Vancouver.


• A June 2005 poll ranked transportation (28%) as the most important local issue for residents of the Lower Mainland.


• 92% of Vancouver residents know about the Canada Line; 85% of Richmond residents are aware of the Project.


• 117,450 cubic meters of concrete and 13,000,000kg of rebar will be used on the Cut and Cover portion of the Canada Line.