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West Coast Express
West Coast Express train at Waterfront station, set to depart towards Mission
Overview
Owner
TransLink (West Coast Express, Ltd.)
Locale
Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
Stations
8
Website
Official website
Service
Type
Commuter rail
Operator(s)
TransLink
Daily ridership
5,600 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Ridership
1,304,400 (2023)[2]
History
Opened
November 1, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-11-01)[3]
Technical
Line length
69 km (43 mi)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed
70 mph (110 km/h) (top)
Route map
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Legend
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Waterfront
Hwy 1
0:25
Moody Centre
0:30
Coquitlam Central
0:36
Port Coquitlam
Pitt River
0:46
Pitt Meadows
0:50
Maple Meadows
0:56
Port Haney
1:13
Mission City
All stations are accessible
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The West Coast Express (reporting mark WCE) is a commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the region's transit authority, TransLink. Opened in 1995, it provides a link between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District and is the only commuter railway in Western Canada. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,304,400, or about 5,600 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Service is provided between Downtown Vancouver and the municipalities of Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Mission. Along its route, several stations interchange with the SkyTrain metropolitan rail system as well as local bus services. Additionally, Waterfront station in Downtown Vancouver provides a connection to the SeaBus passenger ferry.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Happy 15th birthday, West Coast Express!". The Buzzer. TransLink. November 1, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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