TransLink says it knows some of its SkyTrains, especially on the Expo Line, are noisy but it is committed to reducing noise as much as possible.
After a letter to the editor of the Burnaby Now newspaper generated more than 150 comments on a Reddit thread, TransLink told Global News it will be implementing recommendations put forward by an independent consultant to deal with the matter.
According to the letter, the curve just west of the Edmonds station, on the Expo Line, is the worst for noise pollution.
The Expo Line is nearly 40 years old, having been built for Expo 86, and TransLink said trains will always have some level of noise.
According to a report conducted in 2018, TransLink stated it is implementing a number of noise-mitigation techniques.
These include replacing the rail with harder steel, improving rail grinding techniques to reduce noise and adding rail friction modifiers and rail dampers throughout the system.
“TransLink is committed to reducing SkyTrain noise for residents as much as possible,” the organization said in a statement. “We are implementing recommendations put forward by an independent consultant who examined ways to mitigate noise on the SkyTrain system.”