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Examples
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The word SkyTrain or Canada Line just doesn’t cut it.
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It surfaces within the old Waterfront CP station and then you have to go back down to the SkyTrain, which is a minor inconvenience.
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I find that calling SkyTrain a Metro is very very confusing.
Now is the time to reshape our cities « Stephen Rees’s blog 2008
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SkyTrain is a local name, in fact most elevated railways are called SkyTrain or AirTrain.
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Its operating entity is a private company which has quite different terms and conditions to SkyTrain which is part of the BC public service as a subsidiary of Translink.
Vancouver commuters can’t buy a ticket to ride new Canada Line « Stephen Rees's blog 2009
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After seeing many posts from you Malcolm, it seems that you are incapable of seeing a single positive point about SkyTrain which is a shame.
Vancouver’s winter weather nightmare raises questions about Olympic readiness « Stephen Rees’s blog 2008
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One has to be very careful with the government’s definition of LRT, as many planners still call SkyTrain light-rail!
A 10-lane super bridge will replace the aging Port Mann « Stephen Rees's blog 2009
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'SkyTrain' or VAL, in favour or trams and even the USA is trying to wean off metro and subways in favour of light-rail.
Stephen Rees's blog 2009
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The space at the center of this pastel horseshoe is empty to accommodate all the gelato pilgrims—people like me who have trekked from the nearest SkyTrain station, or have made a special trip by car or bus in order to reach the only ice cream place I know of that's open 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
An Ice Cream Pilgrim's Progress Myla Goldberg 2011
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She gave herself plenty of time and took the SkyTrain.
alexz commented on the word SkyTrain
SkyTrain used to be a Canadian Only Canadianism, but other countries are adopting the elevated rail format.
March 16, 2013
bilby commented on the word SkyTrain
In Singapore the rail shuttle between terminals at Changi Airport.
March 16, 2013
alexz commented on the word SkyTrain
New Zealand uses the Skytrain word to refer to an airline connection. Bangkok has a light rail transit system with the name.
March 16, 2013