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Relief could be on the way for those living near noisy SkyTrain tracks.

TransLink is exploring six ways to prevent or reduce the racket caused by trains as they navigate the tracks that run through seven Metro Vancouver municipalities.

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The move is the result of a study that was conducted earlier this year with the goal of establishing a baseline for SkyTrain noise, finding out its impact on residents and identifying possible measures to reduce noise.

“We’re seeing this trend of increased densification, expanded service footprint and noise in the system coming together,” said Sany Zein, TransLink’s vice-president of engineering and infrastructure management, noting that a number of delegations have appeared before TransLink’s board and Mayors’ Council to complain about noise.

TransLink hired a consultant to conduct the study and also convened a community advisory committee made up of a dozen residents who had lodged noise complaints.