With well over a million Compass Cards now in circulation, TransLink reports 96 percent of fares are paid using Compass, and revenue has increased by approximately CAD$29 million since the fare gates closed in April 2016.
The Compass Card remains the most popular form of transit fare payment in Vancouver and is used to pay for 97 percent of fares.
TransLink’s Compass Card system now sees over 1.5 million taps every weekday with about 1.1 million cards in active use. Valuable information is collected with each tap, giving TransLink planners the insight the need for several major projects, including a review of the transportation network’s entire fare structure and how best to allocate the system’s services for peak travel.
