The West Coast Express will be running free on New Years Eve as part of a celebration service by the regional transit authority.
TransLink is offering free transit for all services across Metro Vancouver on Dec. 31 from 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
During these hours, fare gates at SkyTrain and SeaBus stations will remain open. Customers will not be required to tap their Compass Cards or use other payment methods on all modes of transit. Customers who begin trips before 5 p.m. are advised to tap out as normal to ensure they’re charged the correct fare.
Buses will operate on an extended weekday schedule, with 52 additional buses throughout the system and extra service on select routes.
SkyTrain service will operate on an extended weekday schedule.
• Last train from Waterfront to King George at 2:16 a.m.
• Last train from Waterfront to Lougheed Town Centre at 2:11 a.m.
• Last train from Waterfront to Production Way–University at 1:40 a.m.
• Last train from VCC–Clark to Lafarge Lake–Douglas at 2:22 a.m. (until 2:30 a.m. to Lougheed Town Centre only)
• Last train from Waterfront to YVR Airport at 2:08 a.m.
• Last train from Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse at 2:15 a.m.
West Coast Express will be operating on a weekday schedule, with the 5:30 and 6:20 p.m. trains leaving Waterfront Station offered free.
SeaBus will be running on an extended weekday schedule, with service every 15 minutes until 1:22 a.m. and every 30 minutes until the last sailing from Waterfront Station at 2:22 a.m.
NightBus routes will continue operating every 20 to 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver after SkyTrain and SeaBus service ends.
NightBus runs throughout the night in key areas of North Vancouver, UBC, Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster, Surrey, Burnaby, SFU, Coquitlam, and Port Moody.
Additional SkyTrain staff, transit supervisors, transit police, and security officers will be on the system to direct and assist customers.
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