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

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.

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

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.

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

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