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Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts and lay offs over the coming weeks
BY , Apr 20, 2020 10:30 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
A Skytrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C. Tuesday, April 14, 2020. There have been significant layoffs of bus drivers and deep service cuts on buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain and West Coast Express across Metro Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts over the coming weeks as the company that manages bus, SeaBus, SkyTrain and commuter rail services copes with monthly losses of $75 million.
A statement from TransLink says ridership is down 83 per cent due to COVID-19, forcing it to temporarily layoff 1,492 workers and suspend 18 bus routes this week and a further 47 by early May.
SkyTrain, SeaBus and the West Coast Express commuter rail line will see service reductions of up to 40 per cent, depending on day and time.
TransLink says the cost-saving measures come with a commitment from the province to ensure near-regular service can be restored by September.
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