Evergreen Extension riders will have to change trains at the Burquitlam station on Saturday.
Minor construction work in the Burquitlam tunnel means only one track will be in service, and a shuttle train running east and west will connect Burquitlam and Lafarge Lake-Douglas stations. Service on the rest of the SkyTrain system, including the Millennium Line between VCC-Clark and Burquitlam stations, will not be affected.
TransLink spokesperson Jill Drews said passengers should allow an extra five to 10 minutes travel time as they will have to exit their train, go down to the station’s concourse and then up again to the opposite platform to catch their next train.
Evergreen passengers had to endure a similar train change for three weekends last October when work crews were installing fibre optic cable to ensure cell phone service won’t be interrupted as trains travel through the tunnel.
