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The Canada Line will NOT open August 2nd.

There are still alot of things to be done.

The trains may be running, but there are still work to be done at Stations.

Not Possible unless they want people walking in and out of construction zones.

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^ unless you work at YVR, and know insider information.

The Canada Line will open 4-months early: if it's not August 2nd then it'll be a week or two later for a mid-August opening.

Stations are done, except for some very minor aesthetic finishings which will be done quickly. And Olympic Village Station was the last station to start construction as it was the tunnel boring machine pit. I've seen that station for myself, and it is done.

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And here's a real treat for you all (from a week ago):

WATERFRONT STATION'S Canada Line entrance

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Waterfront Station Canada Line entrance ticketing concourse

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Waterfront Station Canada Line platform

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Ticket machines at Canada Line's Waterfront Station

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RICHMOND CITY CENTRE STATION

Platform

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Atrium escalator/staircase

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Ticket machines printing tickets in a new way:

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Is there ever going to be an open house at the Broadway station? I live right by there and it looks so far from being complete, I have no idea how they'll get it done by August 3rd. Unless they just open it anyway, and keep working on the exterior afterwards.

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Is there ever going to be an open house at the Broadway station? I live right by there and it looks so far from being complete, I have no idea how they'll get it done by August 3rd. Unless they just open it anyway, and keep working on the exterior afterwards.

A lot can be finished in 2-3 weeks, especially since this is just aesthetic and cosmetic finishings....and you'd be surprised at the speed contractors can work at if they are pressured. It's not like they still have to pour concrete and weld steel together to build a new building in that time frame.

The last open house will be for Vancouver City Centre Station on Saturday, July 25th from 2-7 pm in conjunction with Granville Street reopening festivities. There will be no open house for Broadway.

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Very cool and about damn time the airport got a stop. I am sure the people going to and from YVR will be happy to have it. From what has been said, it may not be thee most ideal design and trains, it will certainly be extremely useful to a lot of people. Im glad its been done.

Thanks for all the posts Nitro.

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A lot can be finished in 2-3 weeks, especially since this is just aesthetic and cosmetic finishings....and you'd be surprised at the speed contractors can work at if they are pressured. It's not like they still have to pour concrete and weld steel together to build a new building in that time frame.

The last open house will be for Vancouver City Centre Station on Saturday, July 25th from 2-7 pm in conjunction with Granville Street reopening festivities. There will be no open house for Broadway.

It's going to be at least another month before it opens to the public.

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Very cool and about damn time the airport got a stop. I am sure the people going to and from YVR will be happy to have it. From what has been said, it may not be thee most ideal design and trains, it will certainly be extremely useful to a lot of people. Im glad its been done.

Thanks for all the posts Nitro.

Its gonna cost an extra 2.50 to use the Airport Line.

So It'll cost a traveler 6.25 to go from downtown to the Airport, with NO cheaper alternative.

(Since the 424 is planned to be taken out of service)

For a Family of 4, its probably better to take a Cab.

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Its gonna cost an extra 2.50 to use the Airport Line.

So It'll cost a traveler 6.25 to go from downtown to the Airport, with NO cheaper alternative.

(Since the 424 is planned to be taken out of service)

For a Family of 4, its probably better to take a Cab.

I never said I liked the cost of any of the transit in van. In fact I think its all over priced. I live in Mission and if I decided to take the sky train and public transit for the day, it would easily cost me double what I would pay if I just drove. That is NO incentive for me to take transit. BUT the Canada line is going to be used a lot and will be very useful none the less. If people don't like it, or think its to expensive, they can always drive.

I would absolutely park my car in slurrey or burnaby and take the sky train if it would be cheaper for me to do so (coming from Mission, or Maple Ridge or anywhere after the skytrain no longer goes). Its like the new golden ears bridge. Great bridge, im sure it will get plenty of use. But the cost is crazy to drive across. Its not likely I will ever take it. I do however have a transponder, JUST in case I do :P

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