While the opening date for the Evergreen Extension is still uncertain, the new line has officially been added to at least one popular transit map.
Dave Delisle from the design blog Dave's Geeky Ideas has added the five Tri-City SkyTrain Stations to his Super Mario 3 Bros.-themed map, which he initially created in 2011.
"On my way to work one day on the SkyTrain, the system map above the doors struck me as similar in layout to a video game overworld," he said in an email on Wednesday. "It takes several hours to update the maps, usually done over a few days. I try not to rush things to maintain accuracy."
Following the theme of the opening world in the popular 1988 video game, Delisle's map identifies each of the SkyTrain stations in the network, along with castles at the terminus of the lines at Lafarge Lake-Douglas, Waterfront, YVR Airport, Richmond-Brighouse and King George. Along the way there are transfer stations depicted as smaller castles as well as canoes to mark the SeaBus.
Delisle added that he is still a fan of the game.
"I do indeed still play [Super Mario Bros. 3] when I travel," he said. "I keep a copy of the game for my old Game Boy Advance."
The Metro Vancouver transit map, as well as maps for other systems in Toronto and San Francisco, are for sale through the Dave's Geeky Ideas website (davesgeekyideas.com).
