326 Guildford/Surrey Central Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route running in Surrey connecting Guildford Town Centre and Surrey Central Station via Fleetwood. Service runs daily every hour, increasing to every 20–30 minutes during peak hours.
Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central Station heading south on City Parkway, west on 102 Avenue, south on University Drive, east on Old Yale Road, south on King George Boulevard, east on 96 Avenue, north on 140 Street, east on 88 Avenue, south on 156 Street, and west on 104 Avenue to Guildford Exchange. Continuing from Guildford Exchange, trips continue west on 104 Avenue and north on 150 Street to the layover facility.
Westbound trips depart from Guildford Exchange from the layover facility heading south on Lincoln Drive, west on 105 Avenue, south on 150 Street, east on 104 Avenue, south on 156 Street, west on 88 Avenue, north on 140 Street, west on 96 Avenue, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, and north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station.
Points of Interest
- North Surrey Recreation Centre
- Surrey Central Station (Bay 8)
- Central City Shopping Centre
- Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
- Holland Park
- King George Station (Bay 1 – Guildford) (Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station)
- King George Hub
- Surrey Tax Centre
- Surrey Memorial Hospital/BC Cancer Agency
- Green Timbers Urban Forest
- Centre for Child Development
- Evergreen Mall
- Guildford Town Centre
- Guildford Exchange (Bay 1)
History
- February 1977 - Service introduced as 326 Archibald running from Newton Exchange to Guildford Exchange as a shopper route on a trial basis[1]
- September 1982 - Routing revised to via 72nd Avenue, 144th Street, 88th Avenue, and 152nd Street instead of via 152nd Street between 76th Avenue and 84th Avenue following the introduction of the 345 Johnston shopper service[2]
- April 1987 - Service restructured: Service renamed from 326 Newton Exchange/Guildford to 326 Guildford/Whalley Exchange to replace a portion of the 331 Guildford/Whalley Exchange. Service along 144th Street renumbered to 344. Service revised to no longer run as a shopper service and instead run as a daytime service with frequency increased to every hour during off-peak and every 30 minutes during peak hours with no Sunday/holiday service[3]
- BC Transit Era - Formerly route 326 Fleetwood/Surrey Central Stn with no evening service[4]
- March 1990 - Service proposed to be rerouted onto 156th Street south of 96th Avenue to 88th Avenue, and on 88th Avenue instead of 96th Avenue[5]
- April 1991 - Sunday service introduced and routing adjusted to better serve Fleetwood[6]
- December 1994 - Service between Surrey Central Station and Guildford Exchange revised to operate on 156th Street[7]
- October 2001 - Service after 10:00pm discontinued due to low ridership and funding shortfall[8][9]
- April 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped[10]
- January 25–March 5, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Eastbound trips rerouted near Surrey Central via 102 Avenue to King George Boulevard instead of 102, 134A, Old Yale Road due to the Surrey Celebration Site[11]
- April 2023 - Various weekday service increases
- Peak hour service increased from every 30–40 minutes to every 20 minutes
- Service during the shoulder of the afternoon peak increased from every hour to every 30 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer January 28, 1977 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 3, 1982 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 16-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 10, 1987 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 16-03-2021
- ↑ Route Frequency Table, bctransit.com, retrieved 15-01-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer March 23, 1990 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 12, 1991 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer December 2, 1994 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 19-03-2021
- ↑ Service Cuts Effective October 15, 2001 by route, translink.ca, retrieved 15-01-2010
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 01-12-2017
- ↑ February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
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