[HD] Expo Line Single Tracking: Waterfront to Stadium - Switch Machine Replacement on March 30

[@akana_]

Oh hey! you can see me in the background XD I was there spotting trains too!

[@JosephLikesTransit]

Watch a clip from CBC Vancouver and they said that King George Station is going to be closed 6 weeks starting Late April to June

[@Cartonies]

yep it is

[@mark1icreateartvideosskysytgam]

@@Cartonies why

[@genshibe]

I spot myself in the background 👀

[@AlteranAnciote]

This really is an unusual service pattern and I'm surprised that they couldn't use the 3rd platform as a passing loop to reduce the service gap for the inner-city stations. If accessibility on the third platform wasn't a concern, they could have run a shuttle-swap operation at Stadium. I guess there isn't currently a desire to install a lift/elevator for that platform due to how infrequently it would be used. Interesting occurrence though - thanks for sharing!

[@jmstransit]

As said elsewhere, I argue that such a service should/could have used track 1 between Burrard and Stadium and not track 3 at stadium.

[@okololo285]

t-comm pulled a prank on us by making everything reindeer buses on the interactive map

[@SumiTheTransitFan]

Cool video, also.

[@BSR-g2e]

Do you plan to do a video on the new train depot being built in Loogheed?🧐

[@jmstransit]

There’s already one on my channel

[@BSR-g2e]

@@jmstransit OK thanks

[@mark1icreateartvideosskysytgam]

awesome what was the problem near stadium

[@edy21865]

This switch maintenance resulted in one of the most varied destination boards I've ever seen. Terminating destinations for trains included Production Way-University, Lougheed Town Centre, Braid, King George, Stadium-Chinatown, Granville, Burrard and Waterfront. Imagine a tourist's surprise when they see eight different terminus stations on a metro system that onle has three lines. Also would anyone happen to know the difference between switches starting with DC and FP? For example what makes a switch DC10 and not FP10?

[@jmstransit]

1) Right on the dot. I have a picture of the platform destination screens with Braid-King George-Production on one side and Waterfront-Burrard-Granville on the other side. It was a sight to behold. 2) Regarding DC/FP, I think it's DC before a divergence and FP before a merge, and it does not apply when on the crossover. Could be wrong though.

[@justinm.1]

They couldn't use that 3rd platform for either Waterfront or King George/Production trains?

[@jmstransit]

there are no elevators to that platform. Rather, I was more concerned about a missed opportunity to run a smaller shuttle train from Burrard to Stadium. I guess the work zone didn't allow it or something. It was also just one day, so

[@nose10620]

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[@awesomeman116a]

first? :D