SkyTrain

automated rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, Canada
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Summary

SkyTrain is an automated rapid transit[1]. SkyTrain ranks in the top 8% of automated_rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,378 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SkyTrain was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3].
  • SkyTrain is located in Vancouver[4].
  • SkyTrain is in the country of Canada[5].
  • SkyTrain's instance of is recorded as automated rapid transit[6].
  • SkyTrain is owned by TransLink[7].
  • SkyTrain is operated by Q141170526[8].
  • SkyTrain is part of public transport in Vancouver[9].
  • SkyTrain's Commons category is recorded as Vancouver SkyTrain[10].
  • SkyTrain comprises Expo Line (SkyTrain)[11].
  • SkyTrain comprises Millennium Line[12].
  • SkyTrain comprises Canada Line[13].
  • January 1, 1985 marks the founding of SkyTrain[14].
  • SkyTrain's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.260833333, 'longitude': -123.113888888}[15].
  • SkyTrain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SkyTrain (Vancouver)[16].
  • SkyTrain's Commons gallery is recorded as SkyTrain (Vancouver)[17].
  • SkyTrain's described at URL is recorded as https://www.urbanrail.net/am/vanc/vancouver.htm[18].
  • SkyTrain's date of official opening is recorded as December 11, 1985[19].
  • SkyTrain's has list is recorded as list of Vancouver SkyTrain stations[20].
  • SkyTrain's vehicle normally used is recorded as SkyTrain rolling stock[21].
  • SkyTrain's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+151400000'}[22].
  • SkyTrain's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+165100000'}[23].
  • SkyTrain's state of use is recorded as in use[24].

Body

Definition and Type

SkyTrain's instance of is recorded as automated rapid transit[6].

Origins

January 1, 1985 marks the founding of SkyTrain[14].

Use and Application

Components include Expo Line (SkyTrain)[11], an automated rapid transit railway line[25], in Canada[26]; Millennium Line[12], an automated rapid transit railway line[27], in Canada[28]; and Canada Line[13], an automated rapid transit railway line[29], in Canada[30], founded in 2009[31]. SkyTrain is part of public transport in Vancouver[9].

Why It Matters

SkyTrain ranks in the top 8% of automated_rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,378 views/month).[2] SkyTrain has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] SkyTrain is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Craftily4 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Operator → —
    Has part(s) → Expo Line (SkyTrain), Millennium Line, Canada Line
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Operator: Q141170526"
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