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The Vancouver Sky Train is a network of LRT’s operating on two lines in Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). It uses technology called Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) created by Bombardier, with fully automated trains running principally on airlines (hence its name). There have never been any derailments or collisions since its commissioning. The system uses the same linear induction motor as the Scarborough RT in Toronto, the Putra LRT in Kuala Lumpur, the Detroit People Mover and the AirTrain JFK in New York.

The Sky Train is operated by the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company , under contract with the Transport Authority of Greater Vancouver (ATGV) , the organizing authority of regional transportation. This transportation network is open (no door validation of tickets at the entrance station) and is guarded by the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service. The Sky Train Attendants are present, to give first aid, direct, provide services, check tickets and pay fines if necessary, and even driving the trains in case of technical problems.

The 49.5 km of the Sky Train line is the longest automatic light railway network in the world. It also uses the longest exclusive subway bridge in the world, the SkyBridge, to cross the Fraser River. The network has 33 stations and carries about 271 000 people each day. The Expo Line was opened in time for the international exhibition in Vancouver in 1986, the Millennium Line which in turn opened in 2002. Extensions of these lines are under construction for the Olympic Winter Games of 2010.

The construction of the Canada Line, linking the downtown to Richmond and Vancouver International Airport, began in 2005, and the Evergreen Line linking Burnaby to Coquitlam, is also planned in the short term.

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