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TransLink’s new Compass mini-train causes long lineups at Vancouver’s Waterfront Station

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WATCH: Hundreds of people lined up, many of them for an hour or more, at Vancouver's Waterfront Station Wednesday, to buy TransLink's newest payment gadget -- a tiny SkyTrain that fits on your keychain. Ted Field reports – Dec 14, 2022

The seemingly much-anticipated release of TransLink’s newest Compass pass caused long lineups at Vancouver’s Waterfront Station Wednesday morning.

Staff at the station said people were lining up as early as 5:30 a.m.

By 9:15 a.m. more than 500 people were in the queue to get the new TransLink Compass pass, leading to a long spiral lineup inside Waterfront Station.

The new Compass pass looks like a miniature train car, and TransLink is only releasing 5,000 of them — 3,000 blue train cars and 2,000 orange.

TransLink’s newest Compass pass is a mini-train key chain.
TransLink’s newest Compass pass is a mini-train key chain. TransLink

While serving as a key chain, the mini-train works just the same as any regular compass card.

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The mini-trains are tiny model SkyTrains that can be loaded like a regular Compass card and used to tap for payment on the SkyTrain, SeaBus or bus.

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The collectible pass can only be purchased from the TransLink Customer Service Centre inside Waterfront Station.

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