Multiple SkyTrain stations closed due to Wednesday morning fire
SkyTrain service on the Millennium Line is being significantly disrupted this morning due to an early morning fire, according to TransLink.
At 5:45 a.m., TransLink announced that a Bus Bridge would replace Millennium Line service at Gilmore Station, located in Burnaby at the intersection of Dawon Street and Gilmore Avenue.
In a second update posted shortly after 6 a.m., the transportation authority revealed that Millennium Line service at Gilmore Station was halted.
TransLink has since confirmed that Gilmore, Rupert, and Brentwood stations are currently closed due to a fire on Wednesday morning.
SkyTrain’s Gilmore Station. (Kenneth Chan)
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“Extra bus service and staff are in place to support customers at Holdom, Brentwood, Gilmore, Rupert, and Renfrew stations,” said TransLink in a release.
“Millennium Line customers travelling eastbound will have to transfer to bus service at Renfrew Station. Customers travelling westbound will have to transfer to bus service at Holdom Station.”
TransLink added that Expo and Canada Lines are unaffected and providing regular service.
“TransLink is conducting a thorough investigation of infrastructure. The station will reopen once the investigation is complete and the infrastructure has been cleared for operation.”
A Burnaby resident posted a video on X earlier this morning of what they describe as a “fire under Gilmore SkyTrain station.”
Fire under Gilmore skytrain station. Woke up hearing an alarm going off and heard the flames crackling from inside my apartment across the street. No idea what’s actually on fire yet. https://t.co/wWQU26CPPy
— Matt Wilson (@MattWilson60585) November 4, 2026
Another X user also warned other SkyTrain passengers of what they describe as “chaos.”
Skytrain chaos this morning
Fire at Gilmore station throwing a monkey wrench in everything today!!— Robert Edwards (@Sanethinking82) November 4, 2026
Commuters heading through the area on the Millennium Line may be in for some delays getting to their destination.
A Reddit user shared their transit experience from this morning, stating that they got off the Millennium Line at Holdom Station around 6:30 a.m.
“No bus yet. They say any minute. Now 7:02 a.m., maybe 2,000 [people] in line.”
A photo shared on the social media forum revealed what a Reddit user said is why “Gilmore will be shut down for a bit.”
Gilmore will be shutdown for a bit….
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“That’s concerning,” said a Reddit user. “Seems like more than a minor delay.”
“SkyTrain is a disaster,” commented another user. “Stay home.”
Daily Hive has reached out to the Burnaby Fire Department and will update this story with more information.