The transportation network will add additional bus service if the train service discontinues
Commuters who use the West Coast Express may have to look for alternatives Thursday morning. Photo supplied
TransLink plans to add additional bus service in the event that the West Coast Express is not running Thursday morning.
The transit network has listed a number of buses that the train’s 3,000 daily users can take instead.
The West Coast Express runs between downtown Vancouver and Mission City on weekdays, traveling westward in the morning and eastward in the afternoon and evenings. It makes stops at Moody Centre, Coquitlam Central and Port Coquitlam stations.
Customers who take the train at the Port Coquitlam station can instead take the R3, Route 701, 791, 159, 160, 173, 174 or 175 to connect to the SkyTrain at the Coquitlam Central Station.
Those who take the train at the Port Moody or Coquitlam Central stations can take the Millennium Line then transfer to the Expo Line at Commercial-Broadway station.
This is happening in the midst of contract negotiations that could impact the entire country.
If rail company Canadian Pacific Kansas City and its union Teamsters Canada Rail Conference haven’t reached a deal by 9:01 p.m., Aug. 21, CPKC has said it will lockout rail employees.
Teamsters told the Dispatch that they were forced to serve a strike notice given that CPKC had signaled that they would cancel the terms of their contract.
Since the West Coast Express runs on rail owned by CPKC, it needs their dispatchers and rail workers. If there’s an employee lockout, the train will cease service for an indefinite amount of time.
Teamsters said CPKC is trying to push for concessions around crew scheduling, rest times, rail safety and fatigue management. CPKC said that they are trying to negotiate a contract with competitive wage increases that complies with rest requirements.
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