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Originally Posted by Metro-One
The biggest difference is unlike Calgary, Surrey is not alone. It is a suburb of a much larger metro region.
Burnaby only has just over 200 000 people, so why does it have 2 grade separated lines?
Coquitlam and Richmond are both only around 150 000... yet grade separated lines...
Vancouver itself is only around 700 000 (you see where I am going).
The thing is all these communities are just pieces of a larger whole. So this is where direct population comparisons between Calgary and Surrey become pointless.
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I see where you are getting at, but from a line capacity perspective, I don't see it making a huge difference. If anything, it will mean the demand through central Surrey will be lower as it is more of a suburb than a downtown compared to Calgary. Having Skytrain already there will also help offload some of the demand on the new lines proposed.