West Coast Express

West Coast Express is British Columbia's only interregional commuter railway, linking Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver, Canada, where it interchanges with the SkyTrain metro and other public transport services.

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British Columbia's - Commuter railway - Mission - Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows - Port Coquitlam - Coquitlam - Port Moody - Waterfront Station - Vancouver - Canada - SkyTrain

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West Coast Express operates from Monday to Friday only, with trains running from Mission to Vancouver in the morning peak hours and returning to Mission in the evening peak. The commuter railway is operated by TransLink, the transportation authority of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and a member of Canadian Urban Transit Association.

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TransLink - Greater Vancouver Regional District - Canadian Urban Transit Association

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Each train consists of a General Motors F59PHI diesel-electric locomotive and between four and nine Bombardier BiLevel passenger carriages. Each passenger carriage has a seating capacity of 144 people. Like many commuter railways, West Coast Express uses push-pull operation; instead of moving the locomotive to the other end of the train, it is simply controlled remotely from a second cab in the last passenger carriage, allowing the train to run 'backwards'.

Related Topics:
General Motors - F59PHI - Diesel-electric locomotive - Bombardier - BiLevel passenger carriages - Seating capacity - Push-pull - Second cab in the last passenger carriage

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