The provincial and federal governments have announced the station names for the new $1.4 billion Evergreen SkyTrain line that will provide several more Metro Vancouver municipalities with rapid transit to Vancouver.

They are: Lougheed Town Centre; Burquitlam; Moody Centre; Inlet Centre; Coquitlam Central; Lincoln; and Lafarge Lake-Douglas.

The Evergreen Line will link neighbourhoods in Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam and be fully integrated into the existing system, connecting to the Millennium Line at Lougheed Station, the provincial government said, in a news release Saturday.

TransLink's chief executive officer Ian Jarvis said the names were chosen in consultation with the municipalities and Douglas College and reflect "the historical and future significance of the local neighbourhoods being served."

James Moore, the federal minister responsible for B.C., was at the line's construction launch in Coquitlam Saturday. He said the project will create jobs and improve public transit.

"Once complete, the Evergreen Line will provide an essential transit link for Metro Vancouver residents, ease traffic congestion and improve the quality of life for residents of the Tri-Cities and the Lower Mainland," he said.

Construction is underway in the north tunnel portal area in Port Moody and the line and is expected to be operational by summer 2016.

Funding for the Evergreen Line is provided by the federal and provincial governments and TransLink.

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