SkyTrain

automated rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, Canada
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SkyTrain

Summary

SkyTrain is an automated rapid transit[1]. SkyTrain ranks in the top 8% of automated_rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 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 route map is recorded as Vancouver Skytrain Map.png[6].
  • SkyTrain's image is recorded as Vancouver SkyTrain.jpg[7].
  • SkyTrain's instance of is recorded as automated rapid transit[8].
  • SkyTrain's owned by is recorded as TransLink[9].
  • SkyTrain's operator is recorded as TransLink[10].
  • SkyTrain's part of is recorded as public transport in Vancouver[11].
  • SkyTrain's Commons category is recorded as Vancouver SkyTrain[12].
  • SkyTrain's has part is recorded as Expo Line (SkyTrain)[13].
  • SkyTrain's has part is recorded as Millennium Line[14].
  • SkyTrain's has part is recorded as Canada Line[15].
  • +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SkyTrain[16].
  • SkyTrain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.260833333, 'lon': -123.113888888}[17].
  • SkyTrain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xnk2[18].
  • SkyTrain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SkyTrain (Vancouver)[19].
  • SkyTrain's Commons gallery is recorded as SkyTrain (Vancouver)[20].
  • SkyTrain's described at URL is recorded as https://www.urbanrail.net/am/vanc/vancouver.htm[21].
  • SkyTrain's date of official opening is recorded as +1985-12-11T00:00:00Z[22].
  • SkyTrain's has list is recorded as list of Vancouver SkyTrain stations[23].
  • SkyTrain's vehicle normally used is recorded as SkyTrain rolling stock[24].
  • SkyTrain's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+151400000'}[25].
  • SkyTrain's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+165100000'}[26].
  • SkyTrain's state of use is recorded as in use[27].

Why It Matters

SkyTrain ranks in the top 8% of automated_rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month).[2] SkyTrain has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] SkyTrain is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . translink.ca. translink.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SkyTrain. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/skytrain
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