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The original fleet consists of {{convert|12|m|ftin|frac=8}} lightweight Mark I ICTS cars from [[Urban Transportation Development Corporation]], similar to those used by [[Line 3 Scarborough]] in [[Toronto]] (until its closure in July 2023) and the [[Detroit People Mover]].<ref name="RailtechSkyTrain">{{cite web |title=Vancouver SkyTrain Network, Canada |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/vancouver/ |publisher=railway-technology.com |access-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> Mark I vehicles are composed of mated pairs and normally run as six-car trains, but can also be run in two- and four-car configurations. The maximum based on station platform lengths is a six-car configuration, totaling {{convert|72|m|ftin|frac=8}} The SkyTrain fleet currently includes 150 Mark I trains.<ref>{{cite web |title=Specifications: Vancouver SkyTrain Network, Canada |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/vancouver/specs.html |publisher=railway-technology.com |access-date=December 5, 2008 |archive-date=September 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916002403/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/vancouver/specs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> These trains have side-facing seats; red, white, and blue interiors; and two doors per car. However, some repainted units feature only blue and white interiors.
Each Mark I car has 36 seats and a capacity of 80 passengers.<ref name="google.com">{{cite news |title=Larger capacity, but fewer seats in new SkyTrain cars |work=The Province |date=May 7, 2009 |url=
[[File:Skytrain Mk I in new Translink livery arriving at Holdom Skytrain station.jpg|thumb|Repainted Mark I in new livery]]
The Mark I ICTS cars built between 1984 and 1986 for the first phase of the Expo Line featured two end-doors, one at the front and back of each car. The back side of each car had sections painted in black. These trains were different from the test train couple used during the ICTS testing in 1983. There are a total of 150 Mark I cars: 114 dating from 1984–1986, which have run an average of more than 3.2{{nbsp}}million km apiece; 16 added in 1991 for the Scott Road extension; and 20 added in 1994 for the King George extension.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
In 1991,
When the 1984/86 fleet of ICTS cars were introduced, floors were carpet-lined, intended as a way to showcase SkyTrain as an elegant world class system. However, as maintaining the carpets proved difficult and sanitation issues quickly became a concern, they were replaced with wax flooring in mid-1992. The Expo fleet of trains also initially equipped with passenger-initiated door buttons, meaning that individual door sets only opened at the push of a button when passengers wished to get on or off at a particular station. The buttons were removed between 1989 and 1991, due in large part to passenger confusion as to how to properly use the buttons as well as doors jamming, thus leading to the issue of frequent system-wide or area-specific delays.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}
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When the Millennium Line was built, TransLink ordered new-generation Mark II ART trains from [[Bombardier Transportation]], 50 of which were manufactured in a Burnaby factory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Questions about Skytrain $ |publisher=CBC News |date=May 25, 2000 |url=
Like Mark I trains, Mark II vehicles are fully accessible, with dedicated spaces for wheelchair users, strollers, and bicycles. The first-generation Mark II vehicles each have 41 seats and a capacity of 130 passengers, although trains have carried up to 150 passengers under [[crush load]].<ref name="google.com" />
[[File:Skytrain Mark II-300.jpg|thumb|Exterior of second generation Mark II train]]
There were 60 Mark II cars added in 2002 for the Millennium Line and ridership growth on the Expo Line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Livable Regional Strategic Plan 2002 Report |url=http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/growth/lrsp/2002Report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621182643/http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/growth/lrsp/2002Report.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2007 |publisher=[[Greater Vancouver Regional District]] |access-date=June 10, 2007}}</ref> In November 2006, Bombardier won a contract to supply a further 34 second-generation ART Mark II cars with a bid of $113 million. The second-generation Mark II vehicles have fewer seats and wider aisles than their first-generation counterparts, providing more space for standees, wheelchairs, strollers, and bicycles; they have 33 seats and a total capacity of 145 passengers. The second-generation Mark II trains also feature interactive LED maps, destination boards in the front and back windows of the train, more handlebars, door indicator lights, and video cameras.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 6, 2009 |title=Improved interiors for the new SkyTrain cars! |url=http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/05/improved-interiors-for-the-new-skytrain-cars/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173727/http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/05/improved-interiors-for-the-new-skytrain-cars/ |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2020 |work=Buzzer Blog, TransLink}}</ref> These cars were painted in the newer TransLink livery appearing on buses at the time. The trains were manufactured and assembled in Sahagun, Mexico, and [[Thunder Bay]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 23, 2006 |title=Bombardier lands $113M deal with Vancouver SkyTrain |publisher=CBC News |url=
With the acquisition of the initial 60 larger Mark II cars in 2002, SkyTrain chose to operate most in two-car trains (capacity ~260 passengers). This was a reasonable match to the four-car Mark I trains (~320 passengers), allowing six-minute off-peak service on both branches of the line and three-minute service on the inner portion between Waterfront and Columbia stations, while sustaining a practical operation during peak hours (55 trains in service, with a 108-second frequency between Waterfront and Columbia stations).{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
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