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Originally Posted by Helvetia
I tried making a new SkyTrain line to connect Surrey to Burnaby.
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The section south of 99th and Scott would have to be underground to have any hope of continuing north of there.
I'd suggest terminating the line at Scottsdale Exchange - not because 72nd isn't busy (it very much is) but because Skytrain (and any other rail for that matter) does not do 90 degree turns well. Look at the maps - TransLink has very much gone out of their way to avoid sharp turns as much as possible. I'm not entirely sure you'd be able to do that at 72nd without limiting any future towers.
The rail line you suggest following is still in use so I doubt there's much hope of adding elevated Skytrain along that not terribly wide corridor - although you're right the grade is much better than following Scott Rd. There's a
topographical map here.
The location of bridges is on the narrowest sections - and you've picked one of the widest for yours. So I really can't see it continuing over the Fraser. Also in their future planning TransLink has penciled in a highway coach (aka not many stops) route - it'll presumably start at Surrey Central, then Guildford and across the Port Mann, and then north to Coquitlam Central Station.