The 2023 Vancouver Sun Run is set for this Sunday (April 16).
As part of efforts to reduce traffic, TransLink is set to add extra services to and from the Tri-Cities in encouraging local participants to utilize transit to get downtown.
This will include an additional West Coast Express train for the morning and afternoon, spokesperson Dan Mountain told the Tri-City News.
It's scheduled to roll out of Mission at 7 a.m., and arrive at Port Coquitlam Station by 7:29 a.m. before reaching Coquitlam Central and Moody Centre afterwards.
After the Sun Run, Mountain said the eastbound train will leave Waterfront Station at 1 p.m. and will stop in Port Moody by 1:24 p.m.
As well, SkyTrains will be running in and out of the Tri-Cities on a Sunday schedule.
This means the first train will leave Lafarge Lake-Douglas (Coquitlam) just before 7 a.m. and the last will arrive at 12:23 a.m. the next day.
"TransLink is proud to provide this additional service to help Tri-Cities residents get to and from the Sun Run via transit," said Mountain.
The Vancouver Sun Run is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Burrard and Georgia streets.
The update comes the week before TransLink is switching to its spring services.
And that includes adding a pair of beach buses to and from popular Tri-Cities outdoor destinations like White Pine Beach and Buntzen Lake.
Here's the full list of changes to these popular parks:
150 White Pine Beach / Coquitlam Central Station
Saturday/Sunday/Holiday schedules will be:
- Every 30 minutes towards White Pine Beach from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Every 30 minutes towards Coquitlam Central Station from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
179 Buntzen Lake / Coquitlam Central Station
Saturday/Sunday/Holiday schedules will be:
- Every 30 minutes towards Buntzen Lake from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Every 30 minutes towards Coquitlam Central Station from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
182 Moody Centre Station / Belcarra
Saturday/Sunday/Holiday will be:
- Every 30 minutes towards Belcarra from 8:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. (from 60 minutes)
- Every 30 minutes towards Moody Centre Station from 8:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. (from 60 minutes)
For more information and schedules, you can visit the TransLink website.
- with files from Diane Strandberg, Tri-City News
