Editing Millennium Line (section)

==Route==
The Millennium Line operates from VCC–Clark station in Vancouver to Lafarge Lake–Douglas station in Coquitlam. The line is elevated to [[Burquitlam station]], where it then goes through a {{convert|2|km|mi|adj=on}} bored tunnel to the city of [[Port Moody]]. In Port Moody, the line runs at grade level, rising to cross railway tracks. From [[Coquitlam Central station]], the line is elevated to the terminus at Lafarge Lake–Douglas station.

When the [[Evergreen Extension]] opened in late 2016, eastbound trains crossed the westbound tracks to access the new northernmost platform (Platform 3) at Lougheed Town Centre station. Trains then operated left-track running to a crossover junction just before Burquitlam Station, where trains crossed back to right-track running. Westbound Millennium Line trains crossed over to left-hand running just south of Burquitlam station, which allowed them to access westbound Platform 2 at Lougheed Town Centre station. This unusual service design allowed same-platform interchange for [[Expo Line (TransLink)|Expo Line]] passengers arriving at Lougheed Town Centre and continuing west towards [[VCC–Clark station]] on the Millennium Line.

On June 25, 2018, service patterns were changed to eliminate all left-track running. This change meant passengers arriving westbound at Lougheed on the Expo Line who wished to continue towards VCC–Clark could either change platforms at Lougheed or remain on their Expo Line train until its terminus at the next station, [[Production Way–University station|Production Way–University]], where they could make a same-platform transfer to a westbound Millennium Line train. For passengers arriving eastbound at Lougheed, transfers between eastbound Millennium and Expo Line trains were now same-platform. TransLink stated the change to traditional right-track running would provide faster and more reliable trips for passengers as the many track changes the initial service pattern required had resulted in delays.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2018/06/new-platforms-for-millennium-line-at-lougheed-town-centre-station/ |title=New platforms for Millennium Line at Lougheed Town Centre Station starting on June 25 |date=June 11, 2018 |work=The Buzzer blog |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/platform-change-at-lougheed-skytrain-station-begins-monday |title=Platform change at Lougheed SkyTrain Station begins Monday |date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>