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NetMapel · #**8461** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 4:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

"Canada Line" solely in Chinese could be confusing, there needs to be some sort of reference that it's a train..."line" doesn't exactly do it.

Hmmm... how about "加拿大捷運線" ? That is translated as Canada subway line, hahaha.

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Originally Posted by vansky

hk and tw are all chinese!!

Let's not discuss such a sensitive topic.

Rusty Gull · #**8462** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by lightrail

Rees' statements are surprising. So what do you want Bill? Everybody to drive? Isn't the train a way of reducing our ecological footprint? So why are you reported as so negative to this?

He hates the Canada Line because it came at the expense of light rail - just like other critics such as Stephen Rees and Malcolm Johnston. He's part of the same faction that wants to kill the idea of SkyTrain to UBC in favour of a freakin' trolley.

mr.x · #**8463** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 5:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by NetMapel

Hmmm... how about "加拿大捷運線" ? That is translated as Canada subway line, hahaha.

lol, "Canada subway line" sounds like we only have one subway in the entire country.

wrenegade · #**8464** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:01 AM**

I think they should have just kept the name RAV line. It is simple, easy to say, and explains exactly where the lines goes to and from.

mr.x · #**8465** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:08 AM**

^ with the Expo Line and Millennium Line, the "Olympic Line" would have been most logical....not to mention, sexy.

NetMapel · #**8466** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

lol, "Canada subway line" sounds like we only have one subway in the entire country.

Not my fault that the Canadian government decided to give this line such a stupid name, haha. Even in English, non-Canadians probably wondered if Canada only has one subway line or something because of this "Canada Line". This further helps with the US' joke that Canada has nothing but igloos here. Now we have one subway line :O :O :O

mr.x · #**8467** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:20 AM**

^ i don't think the federal government exactly forced the name upon us, it was rather Jane Bird and RAVCO that choosed the name....the alternative being "Olympic Line", but ditched because of political reasons. "Canada Line" isn't creative at all....I've always favoured "Pacific Line" as an alternative to the Olympic name.

I'm not that much of a fan of "Evergreen Line", but I can live with it.

nname · #**8468** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:26 AM**

They should call it something like "Maple Line" so they can't change the color once its being set

giallo · #**8469** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 6:56 AM**

If we were to have named it the Olympic Line, it would have been a bit of a joke when all the lines are combined and abbrievated:
E line
M line
O line

CBeats · #**8470** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 7:12 AM**

yay 300 pages!

Olympic Line would have made the most sense.

deasine · #**8471** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 7:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by CLC

Hong kong MTR does not always do things right. Their relatively new West Rail line has huge stations all the way, but because of questionable station locations nearly half of them are so deserted, with no sufficient demand/passenger flow to support the many mall-style shops inside the station. One particular bad example is the Austin Road station, none of the 30+ shops has been rented out due to very few passengers

empty shop spaces on concourse

Well firstly, the extension of the line is completely new, opened a week ago. If you look at the overall area, Victoria Harbour is three MTR lines, excluding the Airport Express as I don't think anyone would want to pay a premium fare from Kowloon Stn to Hong Kong/Central Stn. Austin Stn and Kowloon Stn is essentially like Vancouver City Centre Stn with Granville Stn in terms of geographical location, except Austin and Kowloon are directly connected via bridge. Give this one a little more time to develop. And not half of them is deserted... Austin is really the only new stn.

deasine · #**8472** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:06 AM**

YVR-Airport Stn
Permanent installation of public art sculpture at YVR-Airport. It looked much smaller than I imagined it would've been. I also thought this raven/owl/bird would've been installed hanging from the ceiling and not as a sculpture tucked in the corner by the tracks. Otherwise, quite cute.

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Canada Line Tickets sign in "multiple" languages.

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Ceiling.

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New park area.

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Many people with luggage using the Canada Line.

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Richmond skyline & Olympic Oval from the station.

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mr.x · #**8473** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:20 AM**

^ if only the trains were longer, we could afford to waste some space for luggage racks like the Rotem trains Athens bought for the Olympics.

great pics!

deasine · #**8474** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:26 AM**

Another view of the sculpture:

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Unregistered · #**8475** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:31 AM**

Legally, is it possible to change the name from Canada Line to something else?

Also, coming home tonight, the announcement system had a bit of a spaz. Kept repeating something along the lines of:

"the Canada Line is experiencing major delays due to harsh weather conditions. Platform Two. The next station is Capstan. Richmond-Brighouse."

deasine · #**8476** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:34 AM**

LMAO so they are expect the Canada Line to be under performing due to snow. Great. I'm not surprised if they are testing those announcements at the stns still.

I heard the guideway intrusion announcement, something like:

"A guideway intrusion is detected. Please return to the platform. You are in danger."

That announcement was loud, sounded louder than the "next train" ones.

Now... I really hope they install next bus displays inside the stns, specifically at the ones with large bus loops like at Bridgeport, Marine Drive, and Richmond-Brighouse. Of course, I wouldn't mind all of them with displays =P SkyTrain bus loops should have them as well.

mr.x · #**8477** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:43 AM**

^ yea, i believe the Canada Line uses some new technology of detecting something going beyond the yellow edge of the platform. I think it's slightly different from the M-Line.

CLC · #**8478** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

Well firstly, the extension of the line is completely new, opened a week ago. If you look at the overall area, Victoria Harbour is three MTR lines, excluding the Airport Express as I don't think anyone would want to pay a premium fare from Kowloon Stn to Hong Kong/Central Stn. Austin Stn and Kowloon Stn is essentially like Vancouver City Centre Stn with Granville Stn in terms of geographical location, except Austin and Kowloon are directly connected via bridge. Give this one a little more time to develop. And not half of them is deserted... Austin is really the only new stn.

I don't want to go to specifics on each station of the HK West Rail. A number of other West Rail stations does seem deserted by HK standard (though my last trip to HK was 2006). I checked that its per day ridership exceeded 200,000 in 2007, though its capacity is said to be 100,000 passenger per hour! Now connected with TST, it probably added up tens of thousands more but likely still below 300,000.

deasine · #**8479** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by CLC

I don't want to go to specifics on each station of the HK West Rail. A number of other West Rail stations does seem deserted by HK standard (though my last trip to HK was 2006). I checked that its per day ridership exceeded 200,000 in 2007, though its capacity is said to be 100,000 passenger per hour! Now connected with TST, it probably added up tens of thousands more but likely still below 300,000.

West Rail was not built by MTR by the way, but previous company KCR.

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Originally Posted by mr.x

^ yea, i believe the Canada Line uses some new technology of detecting something going beyond the yellow edge of the platform. I think it's slightly different from the M-Line.

I believe there are sensors at the opposite ends of the platform, placed on the No Entry fences. I'll check on that.

nname · #**8480** Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:47 AM**

Found this in the images I've taken yesterday:

I think they are running more trains during evening right now (notice the 6:49PM)? I wonder if this is just temporary for the first week.. I'd hope we got this kind of frequency all day!

Note: I walked up the stair to the mezzanine immediately after my train left the station, so the photo was taken about 1min after the previous train left..