A major downtown Vancouver SkyTrain station will shut down for two years, forcing riders to find alternative ways to commute, as TransLink prepares to upgrade the decades-old Burrard Station. Entrances are hard to access, and the station will require upgrades to the electrical equipment in order to meet the power demands of the new station. Burrard Station was originally built in 1985 ahead of Expo 86 as part of the original Expo Line. TransLink says the station is the fourth busiest on the SkyTrain network, with more than 7.6 million boardings in 2019 alone. Its HandyDART bus service will remain largely the same throughout the construction period, and customers connecting to the Expo Line will have access at Waterfront Station, TransLink said.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2021 21:45 UTC