Coast Mountain Bus Company route 116 'Edmonds Stn / Metrotown Stn'
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Service Area | Burnaby | |
Termini | Edmonds Station Metrotown Station | |
Operations | Hamilton Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS HEV ![]() Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas ![]() | |
Branches | 116 Edmonds Station 116 Metrotown Station |
116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown 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 Burnaby connecting Edmonds Station and Metrotown Station through Big Bend and Suncrest. Service runs daily every 30 minutes and every 8–15 minutes during peak hours.
Eastbound trips depart Metrotown Station heading east on Central Boulevard, west on Imperial Avenue, south on Sussex Avenue, west on Portland Street, south on Patterson Avenue, west on Marine Drive, south on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Way, south on Boundary Road becoming North Fraser Way, west on Marine Way, north on Byrne Drive becoming Southridge Drive, north on Griffiths Drive, and west on 18th Avenue to Edmonds Station.
Westbound trips depart Edmonds Station heading east on 18th Avenue, south on Griffiths Drive, west on Southridge Drive becoming Byrne Road, east on Marine Way, south on North Fraser Way, becoming Boundary Road, east on Marine Way, north on Greenall Avenue, east on Keith Street, north on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Drive, north on Joffre Avenue, east on Rumble Street, north on Sussex Avenue, west on Imperial Street, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, and east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station.
One eastbound trip during PM peak hours starts from 3700 Block on N. Fraser Way with no changes in routing.
Points of Interest
Edmonds Station (Bay 6)
- SkyTrain Operations and Maintenance Centre
- Byrne Creek Ravine Park
- Big Bend Crossing
- Marine Way Market
- Central Park
- Kinnee Park
- Burnaby Civic Square
- Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown
- Station Square
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Bonsor Park
- Bonsor Community Centre
Metrotown Station (Bay 12)
History
- March 1986 - Service introduced as 116 Suncrest/Metrotown Station, connecting Metrotown Station with the Suncrest community and replaced portions of the 130 Suncrest/Kootenay Loop south of Metrotown[1]
- September 1997 - Peak hour service extended to service Glenlyon and North Fraser Industrial parks[2]
- September 2001 - Metrotown Station reconstruction: Terminus temporarily revised to Patterson Station[3]
- October 2001 - Service after 10:00 PM eliminated and early morning weekend service reduced due to budget shortfall[4][5]
- November 2001 - Metrotown Station reopens; service to Patterson Station discontinued[6]
- September 2004 - Introduction of additional trips to service the Glenlyon/North Fraser industrial area during peak hours. Routing expanded in the industrial park to service Glenlyon Parkway south of N. Fraser Way
- December 2005 - Service extended from Suncrest to Edmonds Station and introduction of all-day daily service to North Fraser Industrial Park; partial portion of the route taken over by Community Shuttle C6 Metrotown Station/Suncrest[7]
- April 2011 - Weekend and holiday service revised to operate with Community Shuttles[8]
- December 2014 - Service along Byrne Road between North Fraser Way and Marine Way discontinued and service extended further south along North Fraser Way and Marine Way to better serve the Big Bend industrial area[9][10]
- September 2016 - Route operations moved from Burnaby Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of North Vancouver Transit Centre and the transfer of all its operations to Burnaby Transit Centre
- September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 5 inside the bus loop to Bay 12 along Central Boulevard
- September 2020 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run with conventional vehicles
- January 2021 - Peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 10–12 minutes
- September 2021 - Introduction of an additional nighttime trip at 11 p.m. in both directions
- January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and weekday mid-afternoon service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
- September 2022 - Peak hour service increased from every 12–15 minutes to every 8–12 minutes
- April 2024 - PM peak hour service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 10–15 minutes
- September 2024 - Introduction of an additional PM peak hour eastbound trip starting from 3700 Block on N. Fraser Way to address overcrowding
- October 9, 2024 - Eastbound routing at Metrotown temporarily revised to go via Central Boulevard, Bonsor Avenue, Bennett Street, Nelson Avenue, Imperial Street due to construction
- December 9, 2024 - Completion of construction on Imperial Street. Eastbound service returns to regular routing
- January 13, 2025 - Reintroduction of the temporary eastbound reroute via Central Boulevard, Bonsor Avenue, Bennett Street, Nelson Avenue, Imperial Street due to construction for approximately 6 weeks. This change was rescinded effective January 20, 2025, to maintain service consistency for passengers
- January 2025 - Service proposed to go via Patterson Avenue and Rumble Street in both directions as part of a long-term proposal to simplify the routing and remove the current deviations via Joffre Avenue on northbound trips and Portland Street on southbound trips[11]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 14, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number, translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer November 12, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ TransLink launches three new Community Shuttle minibus routes in South Burnaby, translink.ca, retrieved 03-10-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer December 5, 2014 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018
- ↑ 116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station Customer Information Notice translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018
- ↑ Burrard Peninsula Area Transport Plan: Phase 2 Survey Discussion Guide translink.ca, retrieved 25-01-2025