Sheppard Line celebrates 100th rider - The Beaverton
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Sheppard Line celebrates 100th rider

– In a triumphant milestone for Toronto’s newest, shortest, and most-overlooked subway branch, the Sheppard Line today celebrated its 100th rider since opening its doors in 2002

“It’s a huge moment for us,” gushed Bayview Station attendant Douglas Christensen. “We’re in the big leagues now. Andy Byford’s going to have to stop referring to us as the ‘Suck-Hard Line’ in all his press releases.”

Christensen then excitedly pushed a large red button in his station attendant booth, causing dozens of mostly-deflated balloons to drop from the ceiling like stones. “Whoops – I put those up in February when we hit 95.”

The distinction of being the Sheppard Line’s “Century Rider” went to Noriko Miike, a Japanese tourist who journeyed the 3 stops from Sheppard-Yonge to Leslie to see the spot where the was photographed.

With ridership now having entered triple digits, TTC employees along the Sheppard Line are buoyed with hope that – perhaps someday – their leg of the subway will be able to justify its existence financially without having to rent out its empty, cavernous stations for all-night raves and Eyes Wide Shut-style orgies.