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Metro Vancouver will get double decker buses for the first time as part of a pilot project by TransLink.
Three trial buses were launched Thursday on heavily used long-distance routes from Vancouver to Langley, Surrey, White Rock and Delta.
The buses have 83 per cent more seating than standard buses.
"Our ridership is booming," TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said Thursday.
Ridership has increased by more than four per cent last year and is up six per cent this year.
The pilot project will last three months, and TransLink plans to add 32 double deckers by 2019.
"And yes, these buses actually do fit through the Massey tunnel," said Dan Savitsky, vice-president of maintenance for TransLink.
– with files from CTV Vancouver
