The first line of the “new” streetcar system in Vancouver, opening in September 1908 under the auspices of the Vancouver Traction Company. Before it was extended all the way out to the car barn, it was sometimes referred to simply as the Main street line.
| Important Dates: | September 26, 1908 – Initial segment along Main to Twenty-sixth street opens. October 6, 1908 – Line extended to military cemetery at Twenty-sixth and K streets November 1, 1908 – Line extended to car barn at Thirty-third/St. Johns road. | | --- | --- | | Operating Companies: | ‣ ‣ ‣ | | Gauge: | Standard (4-feet, 8.5 inches) | | Headboard: | | | Car Barn: | ‣ |