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Originally Posted by SpongeG
i used canada line tonight to get to the fireworks and home - well i drove and parked close to a station... anyway on the train there we got off at yaletown - a ton of people stayed onboard - most seemed to be heading to the fireworks - why they didn't get off there i don't know its the best station for english bay...
and than on the way back we left walked with teh crowds to the station which has no lines - they were selling tickets next to teh station - the machines had short lines - i bought a ticket from the transit people set up - no line - no lines for the trains - the platform was busy and most stood back since the train there was for YVR and it wasn't overcrowded - comfotrable but standing room only - it was painless
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Same here.
I drove to the park n ride at Bridgeport and took the Canada Line. At the station they were already selling return fare tickets fairly early in the evening still. It was pretty busy at Bridgeport as there were many coming out of the park and ride and many more coming off buses. By the time the train arrived the platform was full (not including all the police, and the skids they caught with beer under their shirts).
Got off at Yaletown. Too bad we still don't have the streetcar or that the historic railway wasn't running, or else I would have gotten off at OV. I would agree with SpongeG that Yaletown was surprisingly normal, activity wise. There sure were a lot of staff there though, selling return tickets and setting up barriers for lines later.
After the fireworks we decided to enjoy a bit of Granville and walked down past all the bars to VCC. Went down into the station and there was a short line for tickets, as they had staff selling exact change event fares, which saved people a lot of time (very smart of them). There was a controlled lineup to go down the stairs. It seemed long, but everyone infront of us got on a single train. Probably only had to wait 3 minutes before I was on a train, and there were a lot of people there already and many more flowing into the station after us.
Looked at the platform sign, and the train I was getting on was for Brighouse, and so was the one after.
They were running trains 2 to Brighouse for every 1 to YVR. The train was packed. At Yaletown the platform seemed pretty busy and more squeezed on and it was a tight fit; all the Asians were joking that it was like they were back in Hong Kong or Beijing. I figured the train itself had more people on it than any Canada Line train I rode during the Olympics. Nobody got off until 41st, and then quite a few got off at 49th and Marine, and almost half the train got off at Bridgeport. The lines for the 601 and South Surrey buses were quite long, and quite a few people went into the park and ride.
I would say quite a few people from all over the South side of Metro are taking the Canada Line to the fireworks.
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Originally Posted by Whalleyboy
maybe they should look at beating translink to the punch and link up surrey central with the ferries and downtown victoria
cause right now its a joke if you want to get to the ferries from central. the amount of time to travel on transit almost makes you want to drive instead and pay the extra
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It's actually pretty easy to get to the Ferry from Surrey Central. Take transit to Scott Road station and get on the 640. It's timed to meet up with the 620 at Ladner and takes you to the terminal. The whole trip from Scott Road takes an hour, which isn't bad as the same car trip takes about 35-45 minutes.
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