Expo Line SkyTrain service in Vancouver restored after power outage

A sign displaying a transit alert outside Main Street - Science World Station in Vancouver on Monday December 9, 2024. (Chad Harris, CityNews image)

By Charles Brockman

Posted December 9, 2024 5:21 pm.

Last Updated December 9, 2024 5:31 pm.

SkyTrain service has been restored on a section of the Expo Line in Vancouver after a power outage Monday afternoon.

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TransLink says service between Waterfront and Stadium-Chinatown stations was suspended beginning at 4:35 p.m.

In an update around 5:15 p.m., it said a shuttle train was operating between Burrard, Granville, and Stadium-Chinatown stations and bus bridge service taking passengers from Waterfront Station to Stadium-Chinatown Station.

In another update around 5:30, TransLink said power has been restored.

“Trains are resuming full service with some residual gaps as we work to restore frequency,” it said.

The Millennium and Canada lines were unaffected.

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