SkyTrain Incident Rate Doubled: 122 Cases in 10 Years as TransLink Revisits Platform Barriers—What Expo and Millennium Line Property Owners Should Track

Technical Safety B.C., the independent body overseeing SkyTrain safety, published data on Friday showing 122 incidents of train-human contact on Vancouver’s Expo and Millennium lines between 2016 and 2025. Derek Patterson, the organization’s vice president of regulatory leadership, highlighted that the period from 2023 to 2025 was particularly concerning, with the incident rate doubling compared to pre-pandemic times. The reported incidents include accidental falls, intentional climbing onto tracks, passengers leaning too far over platforms, and limbs caught in train doors. The statistics capture only actual physical contact, not near misses, meaning the full scope of platform risk is likely larger than the headline figure suggests.