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Canadian Transit > Vancouver
West Coast Express Commuter Rail

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West Coast Express

Vancouver's commuter rail system is called the West Coast Express. It uses the almost standard tri-level commuter rail car, first used for Toronto's GO trains. The service is only run during morning and evening rush hours Monday-Friday. It's downtown terminal is at Waterfront station with connections to Skytrain and Seabus. 

 

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van-cr-waterfront-042203-01.jpg (327447 bytes)Trains waiting for the evening rush (4/22/03) van-cr-waterfront-042203-02.jpg (496387 bytes)Trains waiting for the evening rush (4/22/03)
van-cr-waterfront-042203-03.jpg (318138 bytes)Trains waiting for the evening rush (4/22/03) van-cr-waterfront-042203-04.jpg (326945 bytes)Trains waiting for the evening rush (4/22/03)
At Waterfront Station (5/31/10) At waterfront Station (6/2/17)
At waterfront Station (6/2/17) At waterfront Station (6/2/17)
 At Moody Centre (6/1/17)  At Moody Centre (6/1/17)
At Moody Centre (6/1/17) At Moody Centre (6/1/17)

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