Important changes are coming to where you catch trains at Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain Station.
TransLink launches summer service changes on June 25, which include service improvements, seasonal adjustments to provide additional service to popular summertime destinations, as well as Millennium Line platform changes at Lougheed Town Centre.
Passengers now boarding Millennium Line trains at Lougheed Station as of June 25 will need to board at different platforms.
- To board a Millennium Line train heading towards VCC-Clark Station, customers should wait at platform 3, on the north side of the station and closest to the mall.
- To board a Millennium Line train heading towards Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, customers should wait at platform 1, on the south side of the station and furthest from the mall.
- Expo Line platforms will not change.
“Currently, Millennium Line trains switch tracks several times before and after Lougheed Station, resulting in delays,” said a TransLink news release. “This pattern was the best and easiest option to implement for the launch of the Evergreen Extension. Having monitored train operations since then, we are confident we can move to a new pattern with minimal disruptions and operational risks. Once the change is in effect, trains will proceed more directly and efficiently through the station, resulting in a faster and more reliable trip for customers.”
Leading up to the change, TransLink is running a customer-awareness campaign that includes train and platform announcements, station signage, additional on-site staff and social media posts. Starting June 25, customers should follow station signage to ensure they are standing on the correct platform to catch a Millennium Line train.
There will be seasonal changes to several routes as demand for trips to post-secondary institutions decreases and demand for trips to ferry terminals, beaches and other tourist destinations increases. Routes affected by seasonal changes include: 15, 19, 23, 50, 150, 179, 227, and 620.
All summer seasonal improvements operate until September. University services will be discontinued for the summer season and will be reinstated in September.
Visit translink.ca/servicechangesfor more detail about the changes.
