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Originally Posted by mr.x
The M-Line is half-built. Its ridership projections for breaking even were based on the assumption that the Evergreen Line (or what was then called the PMC Line) would have been built a few years after the Millennium Line opened. The NDP ran out of money and decided to turn the Millennium Line into three phases instead of building it all at once. More importantly, the M-Line was built in mind with the future Broadway extension flooding riders into the system.
I've been riding the Canada Line about 3-times a week lately, and that means 3 weekly round trips or 6 train rides per week. I've had to wait for another train most of the time as it's simply too full to even get in.
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The fact that the M-Line was half built is my point... it was too big and too expensive to complete. The Canada Line was completely built from day 1, in terms of the routing, and it is a success.
Your story of waiting in line seems to be in clear opposition to others on this forum who ride the train during rush hour daily.