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'''N22 Macdonald/Downtown NightBus''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a | '''N22 Macdonald/Downtown NightBus''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | ||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This is | This is a north-south NightBus route connecting Dunbar Loop and Downtown Vancouver, running primarily on Macdonald Street. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, with three trips in each direction, in the late-night hours in lieu of regular [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald-16th Ave / Burrard Stn'|2 Macdonald/Downtown]] service. | ||
Northbound trips depart Dunbar Loop heading east on W. 41st Avenue, north on MacKenzie Street becoming Quesnel Drive, east on W. King Edward Avenue, north on Macdonald Street becoming Point Grey Road heading east, then Cornwall Avenue, north on Burrard Street and across the Burrard Street Bridge, then east on W. Georgia Street to W. Georgia & Granville Street. | |||
Southbound trips depart from W. Georgia Street & Granville Street heading east on W. Georgia, north on Homer Street, west on W. Pender Street, south on Burrard Street and across the Burrard Street Bridge, then west on Cornwall Avenue becoming Point Grey Road, south on Macdonald Street, west on W. King Edward Avenue, south on Quesnel Drive becoming MacKenzie Street, west on W. 41st Avenue, and south on Dunbar Street to Dunbar Loop. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
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* Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 22 'Knight / Downtown'|22 Knight/Macdonald]], running as '''22 Macdonald/Dunbar Loop''' from Downtown to Dunbar | * Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 22 'Knight / Downtown'|22 Knight/Macdonald]], running as '''22 Macdonald/Dunbar Loop''' from Downtown to Dunbar | ||
* October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number] translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020</ref> | * October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number] translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020</ref> | ||
* December 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding, running seven nights a week<ref>[ | * December 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding as '''N22 Macdonald–Dunbar/Downtown NightBus''', running seven nights a week with three trips in each direction.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2004/Buzzer_2004_12_24.ashx The Buzzer December 24, 2004 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2017</ref> First southbound trip terminated at Dunbar & 41st outside of Dunbar Loop | ||
* April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to construction of the Canada Line and rerouted to serve Dunbar Loop<ref>[ | * April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to construction of the Canada Line and rerouted to serve Dunbar Loop for all trips.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_04_24.pdf The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015</ref> Downtown terminus revised from to Pender & Howe instead of Pender & Granville | ||
* June 2016 - Southbound trips renamed from '''N22 Macdonald–Dunbar''' to '''N22 Macdonald'''; service revised to run as a two-way service along Macdonald, Mackenzie, and W. 41st Avenue and service along Dunbar and Alma discontinued<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * June 2018 - Downtown routing revised following the consolidation of NightBus routes to the NightBus District at Vancouver City Centre. Downtown terminus revised from Pender & Howe to W. Georgia & Granville. Routing revised to go via Burrard and Georgia to terminus, then Georgia, Seymour, Pender, Burrard instead of via Burrard, Hastings, Richards, Pender to terminus, then Pender, Burrard | ||
* April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost saving measures due to low ridership relating to the [[TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>[https://buzzer.translink.ca/2020/04/translink-implements-cost-saving-measures/ TransLink implements cost saving measures] The Buzzer, retrieved 22-04-2020</ref> | * June 2016 - Southbound trips renamed from '''N22 Macdonald–Dunbar''' to '''N22 Macdonald'''; service revised to run as a two-way service along Macdonald, Mackenzie, and W. 41st Avenue and service along Dunbar and Alma discontinued<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2016/Buzzer_20106_06_17.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 19-05-2020</ref> | ||
* April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the [[TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>[https://buzzer.translink.ca/2020/04/translink-implements-cost-saving-measures/ TransLink implements cost saving measures] The Buzzer, retrieved 22-04-2020</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Dunbar Loop W. Georgia Street & Granville Street | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | N22 Macdonald NightBus N22 Downtown NightBus | |
Daytime Route | 2 Macdonald/Downtown |
N22 Macdonald/Downtown NightBus is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south NightBus route connecting Dunbar Loop and Downtown Vancouver, running primarily on Macdonald Street. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, with three trips in each direction, in the late-night hours in lieu of regular 2 Macdonald/Downtown service.
Northbound trips depart Dunbar Loop heading east on W. 41st Avenue, north on MacKenzie Street becoming Quesnel Drive, east on W. King Edward Avenue, north on Macdonald Street becoming Point Grey Road heading east, then Cornwall Avenue, north on Burrard Street and across the Burrard Street Bridge, then east on W. Georgia Street to W. Georgia & Granville Street.
Southbound trips depart from W. Georgia Street & Granville Street heading east on W. Georgia, north on Homer Street, west on W. Pender Street, south on Burrard Street and across the Burrard Street Bridge, then west on Cornwall Avenue becoming Point Grey Road, south on Macdonald Street, west on W. King Edward Avenue, south on Quesnel Drive becoming MacKenzie Street, west on W. 41st Avenue, and south on Dunbar Street to Dunbar Loop.
Points of Interest
- Granville Station (Bay 1)
- Vancouver City Centre Station (Bay 1)
- Burrard Station (Bay 1 – Macdonald)
- Hotel Vancouver
- St. Paul's Hospital
- Vanier Park
- Dunbar Loop (Bay 2)
History
- Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the 22 Knight/Macdonald, running as 22 Macdonald/Dunbar Loop from Downtown to Dunbar
- October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall[1]
- December 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding as N22 Macdonald–Dunbar/Downtown NightBus, running seven nights a week with three trips in each direction.[2] First southbound trip terminated at Dunbar & 41st outside of Dunbar Loop
- April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to construction of the Canada Line and rerouted to serve Dunbar Loop for all trips.[3] Downtown terminus revised from to Pender & Howe instead of Pender & Granville
- June 2018 - Downtown routing revised following the consolidation of NightBus routes to the NightBus District at Vancouver City Centre. Downtown terminus revised from Pender & Howe to W. Georgia & Granville. Routing revised to go via Burrard and Georgia to terminus, then Georgia, Seymour, Pender, Burrard instead of via Burrard, Hastings, Richards, Pender to terminus, then Pender, Burrard
- June 2016 - Southbound trips renamed from N22 Macdonald–Dunbar to N22 Macdonald; service revised to run as a two-way service along Macdonald, Mackenzie, and W. 41st Avenue and service along Dunbar and Alma discontinued[4]
- April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
References
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer December 24, 2004 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 19-05-2020
- ↑ TransLink implements cost saving measures The Buzzer, retrieved 22-04-2020