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Originally Posted by mr.A
what is Canada line's daily ridership now that it is running one month? I was surprised how busy it was last night to YVR and back.
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no exact # given since the 77,000 average of the first three weeks.
TransLink: People happy with Canada Line
The Canada Line is proving some critics wrong
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Commuters like it -- they really really like it -- TransLink says ridership on the new Canada Line is steadily increasing.
That's despite the 98-B line coming to a complete stop and other bus routes being pulled of the roads to encourage more people to take the line. TransLink says people are happy with the service. Capacity is also now at 80 per cent.
Derek Zabel with the transportation authority says many riders are simply taking day-trips out to the airport. "That has been extremely successful, it's new and it's not going to cost you an arm and a leg to take a cab there. It's only going to be a couple of zones to get over and hit the YVR station, so that's in itself as been a pleasant surprise."
Zabel says they still get complaints from dedicated bus riders, but he's confident eventually people will come around.
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