TO BE OPEN, WITH DELAYS DRIVING UP COSTS. >> 3, 2, 1!

[Cheering] >> LET'S GO! >> Reporter: COMMUTERS HAVE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN TEN YEARS

TO STEP OFF THE STATION PLATFORM AND ONTO THE CANADA LINE. AS OF FRIDAY, IT'S NOW THE LINK

BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND BRIDGEPORT STATIONS. >> IT WILL BE A REALLY BIG HELP

ON THE DAILY COMMUTE HERE, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HOURS. >> I USED TO LIVE AROUND HERE.

IT TOOK SO LONG THAT I MOVED IN THE MEANTIME.  IT'S CONVENIENT.

>> Reporter: PLANNING FOR THE STATION FIRST BEGAN IN 2012, THREE YEARS AFTER THE CANADA

LINE OPENED. CREWS BROKE GROUND IN 2019, AND THE STOP WAS PROJECTED TO OPEN

IN 2022. AND THEN AGAIN IN 2023. TransLink SAYS IN THE PAST TWO

YEARS IT HIT ROADBLOCKS. >> FOR US, WE ENCOUNTERED UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND, THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THE AREA, WHICH HURT AND

CHANGED THE SITE CONDITIONS. >> Reporter: THE DELAYS AND UPGRADES PUSHED THE COST UP

$10 MILLION, TO $62 MILLION IN TOTAL, SPLIT BETWEEN THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY, RICHMOND, AND

DEVELOPERS WHO DONATED. >> YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROJECTS THAT WE STARTED DURING

COVID. AND SO THIS PROJECT WAS NOT IMMUNE TO A LOT OF THE SAME CHALLENGES CAPITAL PROJECTS

STARTED DURING COVID. ENCOUNTERED... >> Reporter: TransLink says around 37,000 commuters are

expected to go through the hub each weekday, and to help reduce overcrowding, it's going to start

Capstan Station finally opens in Richmond, B.C., after 2 years of delays