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This showcase streetcar service, called the Olympic Line, will be a free transit system and will run between Granville Island and 2nd Avenue and Cambie Street between January 21 and March 21, 2010.
While TransLinklink to external site, the regional transit authority, is responsible for public transit in the Metro Vancouver region, the City of Vancouver is leading efforts to bring back streetcars to Vancouver.
The Olympic Line – Vancouver’s 2010 Streetcar – is a state-of-the-art, accessible and sustainable transportation project that will connect Granville Island to the Canada Line Olympic Village Station (Cambie Street and West 2nd Avenue) during 60 days of celebration between January 21 and March 21, 2010. Transit trips on the Olympic Line will be FREE. Operating hours: 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily (18 hours a day).
Vancouver’s partner in this project, Bombardier Transportation, will bring two modern, accessible streetcars on loan from Brussels, Belgium to Canada. Bombardier will also operate and maintain the vehicles during the demonstration project. The Olympic Line will run about every six to ten minutes on approximately 1.8 kms of dedicated track.
The demonstration streetcar will extend the regional transit network during the 2010 Winter Games and decrease the number of private vehicles, motor coaches and transit diesel buses to and from Granville Island.
For more information, visit the City of Vancouver website
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