British Columbia

Bombardier Transportation signs $721M deal with TransLink for 205 new SkyTrain cars

CEO Kevin Desmond says it's the largest fleet procurement order TransLink has ever undertaken.

CEO says it's the largest fleet procurement order Translink has ever undertaken

A Skytrain is pictured along the Expo Line in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, November 1, 2019.
The new railcars will be assembled and tested in Ontario before they are tested again and commissioned by Bombardier employees in Vancouver. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Bombardier Transportation says it has signed a deal with TransLink to build 205 new rail cars for Vancouver's SkyTrain network.

The contract is valued at $721 million and includes options for up to an additional 400 rail cars.

The new rail cars are being designed at Bombardier Transportation's North American headquarters in St-Bruno, Que., and its facilities in Kingston, Ont.

They will be assembled and tested in Kingston before they are tested again and commissioned by Bombardier employees in Vancouver.

TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond says it's the largest fleet procurement order it has ever undertaken.