Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Skytrain is the name of (unrelated) metro systems in use in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There is also a SkyTrain route in Toronto, Ontario (independent of Toronto's conventional metro system), and a single-track People Mover in Detroit, Michigan based on the same technology as Vancouver's. Skytrain is also the name of a monorail in Sydney, and a short monorail at Düsseldorf International Airport. The SkyTrain system in Vancouver and Toronto uses light rail technology now owned by Bombardier. The trains are fully automated and can operate without a driver. SkyTrain was the first large-scale public transit system to make use of linear propulsion. It is not a maglev system, however: the train's weight is supported by the wheels even while in motion. The technology, originally named the Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS), was developed in the 1970s by the Urban Transit Development Corporation, a crown corporation of the Province of Ontario. In 1981, the province convinced the Toronto Transit Commission to use ICTS instead of older streetcar technology for a new route to serve the western Toronto suburb of Scarborough. The six-station Scarborough Rapid Transit line (or SRT) opened in 1985. The trains are partially automated, but do have drivers to address safety concerns. The Bangkok system was originally projected to use the same technology (called Lavalin Skytrain), but it was cancelled in 1992 by 'political interference'. A second project was started based upon unrelated Siemens technology, but confusingly retained the name Skytrain. The first two Bangkok lines were opened in 1999. Table of contents 1 External links 2 Station List, Vancouver 3 EXPO line (blue line) 4 Millennium line (yellow line) 5 Station List, Bangkok 6 Sukhumvit Line 7 Silom Line External links Translink Bangkok Transit System 2Bangkok.com Skytrain site Station List, Vancouver EXPO line (blue line) Waterfront Burrard Granville Stadium Main Street Broadway/Commercial Drive Nanaimo 29th Avenue Joyce-Collingwood Patterson Metrotown Royal Oak Edmonds 22nd Street New Westminster Columbia Scott Road Gateway Surrey Central King George Millennium line (yellow line) Broadway/Commercial Drive Renfrew Rupert Gilmore Brentwood Town Centre Holdom Sperling/Burnaby Lake Lake City Way Production Way - Simon Fraser University Lougheed Town Centre Braid Sapperton Station List, Bangkok Sukhumvit Line Mo Chit Station Saphan Khwai Station Senaruam Station (Under construction) Ari Station Sanam Pao Station Victory Monument Station Phaya Thai Station Ratchathewi Station Siam Station (This station connects Sukhumvit line to Silom line.) Chit Lom Station Phloen Chit Station Nana Station Asok Station Phrom Phong Thong Lo Station Ekkamai Station Phra Khanong Station On Nut Station Silom Line National Stadium Station Siam Station (This station connects Sukhumvit line to Silom line.) Ratchadamri Station Sala Daeng Station Chong Nonsi Station Suksawittaya Station (Under construction) Surasak Station Saphan Taksin Station For stations in Toronto consult the list of subway and RT stations in Toronto. SkyTrain's main challengers are the VAL, and the more costly to operate but cheaper to install light rail tram. Skytrain is also another name for the Douglas DC-3 aircraft, and was used as a marketing label by the ill-fated Laker Airways. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.