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This is a north-south route running in North Vancouver connecting Lynn Valley Centre and Phibbs Exchange via Lynn Canyon. Service runs daily every 30 minutes with no evening service. During the summer, service is increased on weekend/holiday afternoons to every 15 minutes. | This is a north-south route running in North Vancouver connecting Lynn Valley Centre and Phibbs Exchange via Lynn Canyon. Service runs daily every 30 minutes with no evening service. During the summer, service is increased on weekend/holiday afternoons to every 15 minutes. | ||
Northbound trips depart from Phibbs Exchange heading | Northbound trips depart from Phibbs Exchange heading west on Oxford Street, north on Mountain Highway, west on Keith Road E., north on Mountain Highway becoming Arborlynn Drive, north on Hoskins Road, east on Ross Road, north on Duval Road, west on Peters Road, south on Lynn Valley Road, south on Mountain Highway, west on 27th Street, and north on Lynn Valley Road to Lynn Valley Centre. | ||
Southbound trips depart from Lynn Valley Centre heading east on Lynn Valley Road, east on Peters Road, south on Duval Road, west on Ross Road, south on Hoskins Road, south on Arborlynn Drive becoming Mountain Highway, east on Keith Road E., south on Mountain Highway, east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. | Southbound trips depart from Lynn Valley Centre heading east on Lynn Valley Road, east on Peters Road, south on Duval Road, west on Ross Road, south on Hoskins Road, south on Arborlynn Drive becoming Mountain Highway, east on Keith Road E., south on Mountain Highway, east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. | ||
==Points of Interest== | ==Points of Interest== | ||
* [[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 13) | ||
*Seylynn Park | *Seylynn Park | ||
*Bridgman Park | *Bridgman Park | ||
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* April 2023 - Introduction of additional summer service on the full route, replacing the seasonal [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 226 'Lynn Canyon Park / Lynn Valley'|226 Lynn Canyon Park/Lynn Valley]] service | * April 2023 - Introduction of additional summer service on the full route, replacing the seasonal [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 226 'Lynn Canyon Park / Lynn Valley'|226 Lynn Canyon Park/Lynn Valley]] service | ||
* 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 | ||
* 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
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Service Area | North Vancouver | |||
Termini | Lynn Valley Centre Phibbs Exchange | |||
Operations | West Vancouver Transit | |||
Vehicles | ARBOC SOM 28 | |||
Branches | 227 Lynn Valley via Lynn Canyon Park 227 Phibbs Exchange |
227 Lynn Valley/Phibbs Exchange is a Community Shuttle route operated by West Vancouver Transit in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south route running in North Vancouver connecting Lynn Valley Centre and Phibbs Exchange via Lynn Canyon. Service runs daily every 30 minutes with no evening service. During the summer, service is increased on weekend/holiday afternoons to every 15 minutes.
Northbound trips depart from Phibbs Exchange heading west on Oxford Street, north on Mountain Highway, west on Keith Road E., north on Mountain Highway becoming Arborlynn Drive, north on Hoskins Road, east on Ross Road, north on Duval Road, west on Peters Road, south on Lynn Valley Road, south on Mountain Highway, west on 27th Street, and north on Lynn Valley Road to Lynn Valley Centre.
Southbound trips depart from Lynn Valley Centre heading east on Lynn Valley Road, east on Peters Road, south on Duval Road, west on Ross Road, south on Hoskins Road, south on Arborlynn Drive becoming Mountain Highway, east on Keith Road E., south on Mountain Highway, east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange.
Points of Interest
- Phibbs Exchange (Bay 13)
- Seylynn Park
- Bridgman Park
- North Shore Winter Club
- Hastings Creek Park
- Lynn Canyon
- Lynn Valley Centre
- Lynn Valley Centre (Bay 1 – Phibbs Exchange) (Bays 4 & 6 – Lynn Valley)
History
- December 2013 - Service introduced, replacing the eastern portions of the 229 Westlynn/Phibbs Exchange/Lonsdale Quay[1]
- September 2016 - Route operations moved to Hamilton Transit Centre as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of Oakridge Transit Centre
- September 2017 - Route operations moved to West Vancouver Transit due to inefficient deadheading between Hamilton Transit Centre and North Vancouver
- May 2–11, 2020 - Service adjusted to start at 6:15 a.m. instead of 5:45 a.m. on weekdays as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
- June 2020 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Seasonal supplemental service to Lynn Canyon discontinued
- April 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Seasonal supplemental service to Lynn Canyon reinstated
- April 2022 - Seasonal summer additional service running between Lynn Valley Centre and Lynn Canyon discontinued and replaced with the 226 Lynn Canyon Park/Lynn Valley
- April 2023 - Introduction of additional summer service on the full route, replacing the seasonal 226 Lynn Canyon Park/Lynn Valley service
- July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street
- May 6, 2024 - Completion of Phibbs Exchange upgrades. Stop relocated inside the new loop
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 13, 2013, translink.ca, retrieved 21-09-2014
Facilities | Park Royal – West Vancouver Transit Centre | |||||||||||||||||
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Current Fleet | 701–706 901–909 1201–1217 1601–1605 1606–1614 | |||||||||||||||||
Community Shuttle Fleet | 17501–17505 18501–18509 19501–19502, 19536–19537 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired/ Transferred Fleet |
712–714 801–803 912–914 921–929 951–959, 961–968 971 981 990–998 S200 S201 S261 S305 S370 S1301–S1304, S1308, S1309, S1316–S1320 | |||||||||||||||||
Paint Schemes | ||||||||||||||||||
Routes | ||||||||||||||||||
Conventional | 250 250A 253 254 255 | |||||||||||||||||
Community Shuttle | 214 215 227 251 252 256 262 | |||||||||||||||||
Other | Cemetery – Vancouver Special Events Bus | |||||||||||||||||
Former Routes | 226 257 258 259 – Hockey Special – PNE Special | |||||||||||||||||
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