More than 71,000 passengers boarded the city’s new Skyline rail system over the initial five days of free rides with the first full day of paid rides expected to provide the first real indication of how much interest people have in riding rail’s initial 11 miles.
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Some plan to ride it again. For others it was a novelty to be among the first to travel the initial nine-station, 11-mile route from East Kapolei to Halawa, many with their children and grandchildren.
The main link to the Pouhala station is the Waipahu Transit Center, a bus transfer hub with five bays for close to 20 express and regular bus routes adjacent to the rail line.