Celebrating 40 years: All four SkyTrain car models get must-have collectible brick building kits of LEGO

Public transit fans and enthusiasts alike can now take home a piece of Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain history — in miniature brick-building form made out of LEGO.

TransLink has announced a partnership with Heritage Bricks — a local company that designs custom LEGO-compatible kits of iconic landmarks — to launch a limited-edition SkyTrain Generations Building Kit series in celebration of the SkyTrain network’s upcoming 40th anniversary.

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Each kit features one of the four signature SkyTrain models — the Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, and the newest generation, the Mark V train — and includes everything needed to construct a detailed train car, track, and station platform section with overhead platform signage, all using genuine LEGO bricks.

Each model also includes a detailed train interior. The platform, doubling as a stand, also includes a label of the train model and manufacturing year.

The result is a miniature, buildable tribute to Metro Vancouver’s rapid transit legacy.

The iconic Mark I trains built in the 1980s and early 1990s will be retired over the next two years, replaced by the incoming fleet of the new Mark V trains. The Mark II trains were built in the 2000s, and they currently primarily operate on the Millennium Line, with the original batch of Mark II trains built in time for the opening of the Millennium Line. The Mark III trains went into service between 2016 and 2020.

All four generations of SkyTrain cars operate on the Expo and Millennium lines. A Mark IV train technically does exist, but it is the assigned name for some Mark III trains that underwent modifications after delivery.

Although the Canada Line is technically branded by TransLink as a part of the SkyTrain network, there is no buildable model of the separate fleet of trains used on the region’s third SkyTrain line.

SkyTrain will mark its 40th anniversary on December 11, 2025. The Mark I trains first began rolling on the initial segment of the Expo Line between Waterfront Station and New Westminster Station on December 11, 1985, just in time for the Expo ’86 World’s Fair.

As of right now, the kits are available for pre-order, exclusively through the Heritage Bricks website. Only 700 kits are being produced — 175 of each model — and each retails for $75. To collect all four kits to have one of each generation of train, the price would be $300.

Customers are encouraged to pre-order early and choose local pickup at checkout to ensure delivery ahead of the holiday season.

According to TransLink, the collaboration is part of a broader effort to support local creators while celebrating the system’s four decades of service.

Beyond the nostalgia, the initiative also represents a new way for TransLink to generate non-fare revenue, helping to fund ongoing improvements to the transit system while engaging riders in a fun, creative way.

With their limited availability and collectible appeal, the SkyTrain Generations Building Kits are expected to be a hit among transit enthusiasts, LEGO builders, and holiday shoppers alike.

Whether displayed on a shelf or built piece by piece, each kit offers a unique opportunity to connect with a part of Metro Vancouver’s transit story — one brick at a time.

Separately, TransLink’s online merchandise store also sells traditional toy models of SkyTrain and West Coast Express trains and the SeaBus ferry vessel.

As well, earlier this year, the public transit authority unleashed its first-ever collectible trading cards, featuring SkyTrain, West Coast Express, bus, and SeaBus cards.

Other kits currently being sold on Heritage Bricks’ website include buildable kits of the Vancouver Special single-family house, Aquabus Ferries vessels, and the English Beach stranded barge.

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