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The Hyundai Rotem cars are {{convert|3|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} in width and {{convert|20|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} in length, both wider and longer than the [[Bombardier Mark I]], [[Bombardier Mark II|Mark II]] and [[Bombardier Mark III|Mark III]] trains. Each two-car train has seating for 88 and a normal capacity of 334 passengers at four passengers per square metre ({{convert|4|/m2|/sqft|disp=output only}}), with crush load capacity of 400.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/rto/canadaline/documents/20071214UpdatedFactSheetNo.1CanadaLineVehicle.pdf |title=Canada Line Fact Sheet The Canada Line Vehicle |date=December 14, 2007 |publisher=canadaline.ca (TransLink) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326090147/http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/rto/canadaline/documents/20071214UpdatedFactSheetNo.1CanadaLineVehicle.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> Therefore a two-car Hyundai Rotem train has more capacity than a four-car Mark I train. The trains feature large, dedicated spaces for wheelchair users, bicycles, and strollers, and sufficient space between seats for luggage. The trains also have large LED displays on both ends of the exterior and interior of the train, displaying the terminus station on exterior signs, with interior displays showing next station, terminus station, and system announcement information.
As with the other SkyTrain lines, ridership on the Canada Line is expected to increase in the future, and eventually capacity will need to be upgraded. The capacity of the line can be increased by 50 percent through an increase in frequency by adding more trains and another 50 percent through lengthening trains to a three-car configuration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/powerplay/archive/2010/01/18/translink-s-olympic-sized-mistake.aspx#624043 |title=Translink's Olympic-sized mistake |first=Ken |last=Hardie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122123312/http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/powerplay/archive/2010/01/18/translink-s-olympic-sized-mistake.aspx |archive-date=January 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=August 14, 2014 |title=Short platforms and trains: Is the SkyTrain Canada Line under-built and near capacity? |url=http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/short-platforms-and-trains-is-the-skytrain-canada-line-under-built-and-nearing-capacity |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622045255/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/short-platforms-and-trains-is-the-skytrain-canada-line-under-built-and-nearing-capacity |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2022 |work=Daily Hive }}</ref> An experiment in August 2016 saw two trains with 20 seats removed in each train in an attempt to increase passenger capacity.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 16, 2016 |title=TransLink modifies two Canada Line trains, removes some seats |url=https://www.news1130.com/2016/08/16/translink-modifies-two-canada-line-trains-removes-some-seats/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 6, 2017 |work=News1130 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130083101/http://www.news1130.com/2016/08/16/translink-modifies-two-canada-line-trains-removes-some-seats/ |archive-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> Unlike Bombardier ART trains, the Hyundai Rotem trains will not be operated as longer four- or six-car trains. Through inserting a middle "C" car at the articulated joint between two end cars, available capacity will be similar to a four-car Mark II or a six-car Mark I train. The Canada Line's station platforms are expandable to {{convert|50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} in length to accommodate these future three-car trains; the five busiest stations are already {{convert|50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} in length. The Canada Line has a designed future capacity of 15,000 [[pphpd]] when operating three-car trains at two-minute headways.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Line Construction Environmental Management Plan |url=http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/epic/documents/p208/d20716/1126122051036_9edbb9b09154407cb26cbe776245468d.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103923/http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/epic/documents/p208/d20716/1126122051036_9edbb9b09154407cb26cbe776245468d.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=June 21, 2022 |publisher=ProTransBC}}</ref>
When the line opened in 2009, the line was served by 20 trainsets, which were delivered from South Korea in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2007 |title=New Canada Line trains double capacity of current SkyTrain cars |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-canada-line-trains-double-capacity-of-current-skytrain-cars-1.680098 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=CBC News}}</ref> In 2018, twelve additional trainsets were ordered from Hyundai Rotem at a cost of $88 million to increase capacity on the line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=24 February 2018 |title=TransLink accelerates full order of 80 new SkyTrain cars by 2020 |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-new-skytrain-cars-2020 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Daily Hive - Urbanized |language=en}}</ref> These were delivered in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saltman |first=Jennifer |date=22 July 2019 |title=New Canada Line cars headed for Vancouver |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/new-canada-line-cars-headed-for-vancouver |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Vancouver Sun |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Simon |date=21 January 2020 |title=Metro Vancouver’s Canada Line adds first 4 of dozen new trains, boosting service |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6442509/metro-vancouvers-canada-line-adds-first-4-of-dozen-new-trains-boosting-service/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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