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West Coast Express (WCE) is an efficient commuter rail service linking Mission, Port Haney, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody with downtown Vancouver.
We operate ten trains and two TrainBuses per day, Monday to Friday. There are five trains westbound from Mission to Vancouver in the morning peak commuter period and five trains eastbound from Vancouver to Mission in the afternoon. There is a morning TrainBus from Mission to Vancouver and an evening bus from Vancouver to Mission. West Coast Express does not run on weekends or statutory holidays.
Our Goal
Our goal, quite simply, is to make you love riding our service. We begin with the basics of safety, reliability and punctuality. We strive to get you to your destination relaxed and ready to start (or end) your day. That means caring for your comfort, treating you with respect, listening to your concerns, and providing services that meet the needs of our ridership.
West Coast Express is a team of dedicated people, made up of staff and contracted employees. We share a common goal and we have a set of core values that communicate the way we work and play at WCE:
Wow the Customer
- Every Customer is our best customer
- When we're good, we're very, very good - when we are wrong we'll fix it!
Safety Rules
- We worry about safety so our customers don't have to
- Be safe or be gone
Teamwork Wins
- The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- Build bridges - not walls
Business is Business
- Meet our commitments
- Expect and create value
Get Into Training
West Coast Express is the travel method of choice for more than 2 million highly satisfied commuters each year. Over 90 per cent of our riders say our service exceeds their expectations. And most people say they'll never go back to commuting by car. That's not surprising.
Traveling at speeds of up to 110 km/hr, West Coast Express whisks you to your destination along some of the most scenic railway track anywhere.
No gridlock. No car exhaust. No stress.
Get comfy in your roomy upholstered seat complete with headrest and a handy drink holder. Enjoy coffee, cappuccino, juice or tea - and perhaps a muffin or cookie from our on-board cappuccino bar.
Read, listen to music, catch forty winks or catch up on work, we offer work tables with computer plug-ins. Each of our sleek double decker coaches is climate-controlled, wheelchair accessible, and equipped to carry bicycles, too.
Hop aboard and discover why commuting to and from work doesn't have to be work anymore.
Interesting Facts
- As of September 2005, about 18 million riders will have used West Coast Express since its opening on November 1, 1995.
- Since opening, ridership has increased steadily from about 5,000 riders a day to well over 9,000, with an overall growth rate of 60 per cent.
- As a result of West Coast Express, there are approx. 3,000 fewer cars on the road during weekday peak periods.
- Fewer cars on the road mean less air pollution.
A Brief History
The idea for a commuter train service simmered a long time before becoming a reality in Greater Vancouver.
As early as 1972, planners were considering using existing rail corridors to carry commuter trains. However, it was not until 1992, when a 14-member Citizens Advisory committee began reviewing transportation improvements for the northeast sector of Greater Vancouver. Construction on the commuter service began in 1994.
Eighteen months later, on November 1, 1995, West Coast Express was launched. It has gone on to become a vital and popular part of the northeast sector's transportation network.
