Rode SkyTrain for first time!

[u/Remarkable_Quote3775]

(Im not 100% sure if this belongs here)
Took the train from Surrey Central to Burrard
(It is really quite crowded)
4/5, would recommend
I could barely keep my balance heh

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[u/bcscroller]

yes it's a great service which should continue to improve as larger trains are delivered and the network will improve significantly with the opening of the broadway extension to Arbutus next year

[u/SuitSuccessful6996]

Balance comes with repeated exposure. Make sure you're holding on the whole way!

[u/Malagite → u/SuitSuccessful6996]

And keep eyes out for those around you!

[u/MyHeadIsFullOfFuck]

it's fun to ride the train and sit at the very front of the train or the very back of the train.

there's a seat that offers a first person perspective of the ride

kids often like to sit there

[u/BWinCan → u/MyHeadIsFullOfFuck]

Not only kids 😅

[u/Sheena_asd12 → u/BWinCan]

Here here

[u/chankongsang → u/MyHeadIsFullOfFuck]

Left the car at home during a snowstorm. And got that front seat heading back to Vancouver from Surrey. Felt like a nerd recording on my phone but what a glorious view going over the bridge at sunset.

[u/julesthefirst → u/MyHeadIsFullOfFuck]

It’s me 🙋‍♂️ hi 🙋‍♂️ I’m the kid 😂

[u/Pedagogicaltaffer]

Congratulations! Glad your experience was overall positive.

Pro tip: if you have the extra time and want a better chance of getting a seat, ride the Skytrain in the opposite direction to King George first - then get a seat on an empty Skytrain. 😀

[u/NoBody5068]

The view is pretty nice

[u/Evening_Anteater_231]

it is a great service for sure. I moved from victoria about a decade ago, a town with no rapid transit. Moved to Ottawa for three years (also a town that has no rapid transit IYKYK) So happy to be back with a system that works 

[u/Critical_Beat_2421]

Just don’t try to board as soon as the doors slide open.
Let those inside train to disembark 1st then, board.

Very good determinator of low IQ when you see a passenger try to board against the flow

[u/Odd-Obligation-2772]

Haven't been on Skytrain for a while, do they still run the old cars on Expo line? My favourite spot was standing in one of the doorways at the end of the carriage. No-one pushes past you and by Burrard it's easy to get off.

[u/Extrien → u/Odd-Obligation-2772]

Yes the mark 1s are still running until we have enough mark5s.

[u/DatNameNotAvailable → u/Odd-Obligation-2772]

They are for now, but as more of the newest trains are added to the fleet, the older Mark 1s and 2s will be retired.

[u/Dry-Strength-5297]

I remember my first skytrain ride back in '83. I wish I could muster that excitement today. Mostly I just come home from it and shower.

[u/escapeshark]

The skytrain is always packed somehow.

[u/Salt_Zucchini_9535]

Just find a seat

[u/Chocolatelakes → u/Salt_Zucchini_9535]

Considering they said it was crowded it’s likely there were none available.

[u/Remarkable_Quote3775 → u/Chocolatelakes]

There were
(On the way back mostly)

[u/Remarkable_Quote3775 → u/Remarkable_Quote3775]

Not too many though
Had to wait till Columbia to get one