South Fraser Community Rail Society
Former Premier Bill Vander Zalm and former Langley Mayor Rick Green have been proposing this for a couple of years. I'm glad the Township of Langley is on board and hopefully other cities and municipalities will follow.
“Bringing you
Hydrogen Passenger Rail to the Fraser Valley” #connect the valley
Breaking News - Press Release: We are pleased to announce the Township of Langley Municipal Council has taken the significant action of publicly endorsing and supporting the reactivation of the existing South of Fraser Passenger Rail Corridor for Hydrogen Powered Interregional Transit -99 Kms between the Pattullo Bridge SkyTrain Station and Chilliwack! The following resolution was supported unanimously and will be presented to the UBCM - AGM Vancouver Convention this September. Check the Video below!
Whereas:
1. The Township of Langley has the highest growth rate
in Metro Vancouver and public transit has not kept up with population growth,
resulting in inadequate services to support current and future Township of
Langley residents and businesses;
2. Communities south of the Fraser, including Delta, Surrey Township of Langley, City of Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack have a combined population over 1.2 million and there is no Interregional public transit connecting these respective Fraser Valley communities; and
3. Capacity on existing transit routes and Highway #1 continue to be congested within these respective communities south of the Fraser River, and without greater investment in public transit infrastructure and service congestion will continue to worsen;
Therefore be it resolved that Council hereby authorizes the Township of Langley to submit to the Union of BC Municipalities a motion in support of the Province of BC re-activating the interurban rail corridor along the existing rail corridor that connects Delta, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
NOTE: The following communities are Signatories by Council Resolution for renewal of the CP Rail/B.C. Hydro Master Agreement for Passenger rights on the Interurban Corridor at no cost for its use. Approved Spring of 2009 -Cities of Delta, White Rock, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Township of Langley. Chilliwack by resolution of support and referral to the FVRD Board April 2019.
Check out this 4 minute video Link -
A State-of-the-art Hydrogen Passenger Rail on a 99 km publicly owned
rail corridor, for use at no cost by the people of British Columbia.
