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|[[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]]<br><small>(Bay | |[[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]]<br><small>(Bay 10)</small><br>[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] | ||
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|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|<font color=white>R2</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 28 'Joyce Station / Phibbs Exchange'|28]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 130 'Metrotown Station / Kootenay Loop / Phibbs Exchange'|130]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|<font color=#426e94>209</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 210 'Mountain Highway Express'|210]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 212 'Deep Cove / Phibbs Exchange'|212]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|214]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 215 'Indian River / Phibbs Exchange'|215]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 227 'Lynn Valley Centre / Phibbs Exchange'|227]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 232 'Grouse Mountain / Phibbs Exch'|232]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 245 'Capilano University / Phibbs Exchange'|245]] | |<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|<font color=white>R2</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 28 'Joyce Station / Phibbs Exchange'|28]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 130 'Metrotown Station / Kootenay Loop / Phibbs Exchange'|130]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|<font color=#426e94>209</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 210 'Mountain Highway Express'|210]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 212 'Deep Cove / Phibbs Exchange'|212]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|214]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 215 'Indian River / Phibbs Exchange'|215]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 227 'Lynn Valley Centre / Phibbs Exchange'|227]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 232 'Grouse Mountain / Phibbs Exch'|232]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 245 'Capilano University / Phibbs Exchange'|245]] | ||
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* Brentwood Town Centre | * Brentwood Town Centre | ||
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[Translink Kootenay Loop|Kootenay Loop]] (Bay 6 – Phibbs Exchange) (Bay 8 – Metrotown Station) | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[Translink Kootenay Loop|Kootenay Loop]] (Bay 6 – Phibbs Exchange) (Bay 8 – Metrotown Station) | ||
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] [[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]] (Bay | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] [[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]] (Bay 10) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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* September 2021 - Service increased from every 10 minutes to every 7–8 minutes | * September 2021 - Service increased from every 10 minutes to every 7–8 minutes | ||
* July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street | * July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street | ||
* January 15, 2024 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved from Orwell Street to inside Phibbs Exchange following the partial completion of the new loop | |||
* May 6, 2024 - Completion of Phibbs Exchange upgrades. Stop relocated inside the new loop | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 14:39, 2 May 2024
This article is about the peak-hour Willingdon Avenue express route introduced in 2020. For the temporary North Vancouver shuttle route in 2015, see 222 Montroyal/Edgemont.
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Service Area | Burnaby Vancouver North Vancouver | |
Termini | Metrotown Station Phibbs Exchange | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 222 Metrotown Station 222 Phibbs Exchange |
222 Willingdon Express is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south express route connecting Metrotown Station in Burnaby and Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver running primarily on Willingdon Avenue. Service runs during peak hours only every 7–8 minutes.
Northbound trips depart Metrotown Station heading west on Central Boulevard, north on Willingdon Avenue, west on Hastings Street becoming E. Hastings Street, north on Cassiar Connector and onto Highway 1 across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge taking the first exit onto Main Street and north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange.
Southbound trips depart Phibbs Exchange heading north on Orwell Street to the bus access roadway onto Highway 1 heading south across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge taking the first exit onto Cassiar Connector, east on E. Hastings Street becoming Hastings Street, south on Willingdon Avenue, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station.
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Points of Interest
- Metrotown Station (Bay 4)
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Station Square
- Burnaby Civic Square
- Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Brentwood Town Centre Station (Bay 1 – Phibbs Exchange) (Bay 7 – Metrotown Station)
- Brentwood Town Centre
- Kootenay Loop (Bay 6 – Phibbs Exchange) (Bay 8 – Metrotown Station)
- Phibbs Exchange (Bay 10)
History
- September 2019 - Consultation supports restructuring of route 130 by splitting driver hours of the route into a new peak-hour express route connecting Phibbs Exchange and Metrotown Station.[1]
- April 2020 - Service introduced to relieve overcrowding on the 130 and replaced portions of the 125 Patterson Station/BCIT[2][3]
- April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- August 2020 - Service revised to run as a local service until September 4, 2020 to supplement regular 130 service due to overcrowding
- September 2020 - Regular express service resumed
- September 2021 - Service increased from every 10 minutes to every 7–8 minutes
- July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street
- January 15, 2024 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved from Orwell Street to inside Phibbs Exchange following the partial completion of the new loop
- May 6, 2024 - Completion of Phibbs Exchange upgrades. Stop relocated inside the new loop
References
- ↑ Transit Network Review 2019, translink.ca, retrieved 05-03-2022
- ↑ Spring Transit Service Changes youtube.com, retrieved 05-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer March 27, 2020 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-02-2021
- ↑ TransLink implements cost saving measures The Buzzer, retrieved 22-04-2020