Metro Vancouver transit braces for Swift impact as cost of parking, ride-hailing spike on show nights [Video]

Metro Vancouver’s transit operator is rolling out expanded and extended services to cope with the impact of Taylor Swift fans during the superstar’s three-night run at B.C. Place, as parking and ride-hailing costs soar.

Parking fees next to the stadium have rocketed to more than $150 on each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, while the cost of a short ride to B.C. Place with Uber has quadrupled on concert nights.

Transport operator TransLink says it will provide extra bus, SkyTrain, and SeaBus services on concert nights, to cope with the demands of an expected 160,000 Swift fans attending the sold-out final shows of her record-breaking Eras Tour.

SkyTrain frequency will increase on concert nights, with last trains departing Waterfront Station at 1:15 a.m. on the Canada Line and 1:16 a.m. on the Expo Line. The West Coast Express commuter train will also run a special service on Saturday, leaving …