Performance Highlights
On August 17, 2009, the Canada Line opened its doors to the public with great fanfare, more than 3 months ahead of schedule. Since then, the rapid-transit system has garnered more awards, and achieved many more milestones:
Ridership Highlights
As of March 2018, average weekday ridership is in excess of 133,000, far exceeding the original forecast.
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games – from February 12 to February 28, 3,881,986 passengers traveled on the Canada Line during the 17-day Games. With an average daily ridership of over 228,000, the Canada Line system demonstrated remarkable resiliency and reliability as all 20 trains were deployed on most days, for the majority of the service day.
Awards
Canada Line has garnered numerous international awards for its design, construction and service. Some of them are highlighted below:
| Agency | Awards |
|---|---|
| The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships | Gold Award for Service Delivery 2017 |
| International Bridge Conference | Gustav Lindenthal Medal for Outstanding Achievement |
| Engineers Canada | 2011 National Award for an Engineering Project of Achievement |
| Air Rail News International Air Rail Organisation | Service of the Year Award, Global Air Rail Award 2011 |
| Confindustria Ceramica, The Italian Association of Ceramics, Italian Trade Commission | Ceramic Tiles of Italy, Institutional Design Award 2011 |
| Canadian Consulting Engineer | Schreyer Award (for most technically innovative project) |
| Illuminating Engineering Sociery (IES) | Energy and Environmental Design Award, Award of Excellence |
| Consulting Engineers of British Columbia (CEBC) | Lieutenant-Governer's Award for Engineering Excellence Award of Excellence, Transportation |
| The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships | Gold Award for Infrastructure 2009 |
| American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)/Canadian Consulting Engineer (CCE) | Award of Excellence, Transportation, North Arm Bridge |
| Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) | Award of Excellence, Bridges, North Arm Bridge |
| Canadian Consulting Engineers of British Columbia | Lieutenant-Govern's Award for Engineering Excellence, North Arm Bridge Award of Excellence, Transportation, North Arm Bridge |
| IStructE | Transportation Structures, North Arm Bridge |
| Project Finance International Awards | Infrastructure Deal of the Year (Americas) |
| Euro Money Project Finance Magazine | North American Transport Deal of the Year |