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Taking a SkyTrain later at night in Vancouver could become a reality now that TransLink officials admit it is "technically" possible.

This after years of denials.

Matt Doyle, director of railway infrastructure, is responsible for overnight track maintenance that ensures trains can operate on schedule come rush hour.

Maintenance crews perform work late at night on Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system.

Maintenance crews work overnight inspecting tracks and performing minor repairs and adjustments. Doyle believes with a shift in resources it would be possible to keep SkyTrain going later on Friday and Saturday nights.

"Obviously 24-hour service or late-night service is successful around the world, so it is feasible," Doyle said. "We don't know what that would look like; it's something that would require a significant amount of time, effort, planning and investment." 

Different groups have called on TransLink to run trains later over the years and the response has always been overnight maintenance is the reason for maintaining the status quo.

However Detroit uses the same system and runs until two a.m.

–With Files from CTV