British Columbia

Province Details

See Wikipedia; also see Canada for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator VIA Rail.

Maps

British Columbia province is covered the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Western Canada.

Rail Operators

Regional services between Prince Rupert and Jasper are operated by VIA Rail.

TransLink is the Vancouver area transport authority. Services are operated by subsidiaries and contractors under the overall TransLink brand, and with information provided via the TransLink website.

West Coast Express

West Coast Express (WCE) is a single "commuter rail" route, on the CP line between Vancouver and Mission City. Services operate only at peak times, in the peak direction, on Mondays - Fridays only.

• Infrastructure: see national details.
• Map: on the main WCE page
• Timetables: on the main WCE page
• Disruptions: on the TransLink alerts page

Koaham Shuttle

The Koaham Shuttle service runs on a section of former British Columbia Railway line between Lillooet and Seton Portage. See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entry BC3 for more information.

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Vancouver

SkyTrain is the Vancouver metro network. The SkyTrain page includes maps and schedules. See also UrbanRail.

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 650V DC third rail linear induction (Expo and Millennium Lines); 750V DC conventional third rail (Canada Line)

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'BC' numbers