Coast Mountain Bus Company route 135 'SFU / Burrard Stn'

135 SFU/Burrard Station
New Flyer D60LF – 8013 turning left on University Drive West at SFU as route 135 heading back to Burrard Station
Service Area	Burnaby Vancouver
Termini	Simon Fraser University Burrard Station
Operations	Burnaby Transit Centre Port Coquitlam Transit Centre*
Vehicles	NFI C40LFR * NFI D60LF NFI D60LFR NFI DE60LFR NFI XDE60 NFI XN40 * Nova Bus LFS **
Branches	135 SFU 135 Burrard Station 135 To Duthie and Hastings** 135 To Willingdon***
* Select AM peak hour trips ** During snowfall *** Select eastbound PM peak hour trips

135 SFU/Burrard Station was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This was an east-west express route connecting Simon Fraser University in Burnaby and Burrard Station in Vancouver running primarily on Hastings Street. It was a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route, running seven days a week, 15 minutes or better, 15 hours a day.

Eastbound trips departed Burrard Station heading north on Burrard Street, east on W. Hastings Street becoming Burnaby Mountain Parkway, north on Gaglardi Way, east on University Drive East, and south on East Campus Road to SFU Exchange,

Westbound trips departed SFU Exchange heading east on University High Street, south on Tower Road, west on South Campus Road, north on Gaglardi Way, west on University Drive West, south on Gaglardi Way, west on Hastings Street, south on Howe Street, west on W. Georgia Street, and north on Burrard Street to Burrard Station.

135 Stopping Procedures

Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops and express service ran between Burrard Station and the PNE Park and Ride.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes SFU Exchange (Bay 2) 143 144 145 N35 Local service between Simon Fraser University and PNE Park and Ride E. Hastings Street & Windermere Street PNE Park and Ride 14 160 N35 E. Hastings Street & Renfrew Street 14 16 160 N35 E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street 7 14 16 160 N35 Eastbound stop not accessible E. Hastings Street & Commercial Drive 14 16 20 160 190 N20 N35 E. Hastings Street & Main Street 3 4 7 8 14 16 20 160 190 N8 N20 N35 Local service between E. Hastings Street & Main Street and Burrard Station Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street 4 5 7 10 14 16 20 50 160 190 209 210 211 214 N6 N8 N9 N10 N15 N17 N19 N20 N22 N24 N35 Westbound trips only Unloading only Burrard Station (Bay 7) 2 5 22 32 44 160 190 209 210 211 214 240 241 242 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24

Points of Interest

• Simon Fraser University
• SFU Exchange (Bay 2)
• SFU Transportation Centre (Bay 1 – Burrard Station) (Bay 2 – SFU)
• Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
• Kensington Park
• Pacific National Exhibition/Hastings Park
• Hastings Community Park
• Kootenay Loop (Bay 7 – Burrard Station) (Bay 8 – SFU)
• Chinatown
• Victoria Square
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• Hotel Vancouver
• Waterfront Station
• Burrard Station (Bay 7)

History

• July 1961 - Service introduced as 35 Westridge, connecting Kootenay Loop and Pandora Street & Inlet Drive
• September 1965 - Service extended up Burnaby Mountain during peak hours to coincide with the opening of Simon Fraser University
• October 1984 - Service rebranded from 35 Westridge–SFU to 135 SFU/To Duthie/Kootenay Loop
• March 1986 - Late-night service rerouted from Kootenay Loop to Hastings, Inlet, Ridge, Duthie, Curtis, Sperling, Hastings and back to Kootenay Loop
• October 1990 - Accessible service introduced
• September 1996 - Service revised to go via Burnaby Mountain Parkway following its completion. Service on Curtis Street discontinued
• April 1997 - Route extended to Stanley Park, with express service between Hastings & Main and PNE Park and Ride. Local service provided by 35 SFU/Stanley Park running during evenings and on Sundays/holidays
  • (Westbound) via: East Campus Rd, South Campus Rd, Gaglardi Way, University Drive, Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Hastings, Duthie, Ridge, Inlet, Hastings, Richards, Pender, Georgia, Chilco to Stanley Park Loop
  • (Eastbound) via: Chilco, Georgia, Pender, Seymour, Hastings, Inlet, Ridge, Duthie, Hastings, Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive, East Campus Rd
• December 1997 - Due to traffic delays on Pender Street between Burrard and Seymour, routing revised to operate via Burrard and Hastings in both directions
• September 1998 - Articulated buses introduced. This service improvement results in the partial replacement of portions of the 285 SFU/Capilano College
• September 1999 - Stop procedures in the express portion in Vancouver revised to allow for pick-up and drop-off in both directions. Service replaced the 35 on Sundays/holidays during the daytime
• November 1999 - Route became equipped with bike racks
• December 1999 - Downtown routing diverted via Burrard Street, AM peak via: Hastings, Burrard to Dunsmuir and PM peak via: Pender, Burrard, Hastings
• June 2002 - Western terminus moved to the Upper Zoo Loop due to the closure of Chilco Loop as part of Stanley Park Causeway construction. Service to the Upper Zoo Loop previously during the summer only
• September 2002 - Service through Westridge discontinued and evening service introduced to replace the 35. Service on Inlet Drive, Ridge Drive, and Duthie Avenue discontinued to provide more direct service. Every second trip to short-turn at Burrard Station during daytime and evening hours Monday–Saturday
• February 2003 - Service proposed to be upgraded to a B-Line, to be numbered 96 with a planned implementation within 2–4 years
• September 2003 - Western terminus revised to Burrard Station for all trips. Service to Stanley Park discontinued an AM peak hour service increased from every 8 minutes to every 6 minutes. Westbound routing revised to go via Hastings, Howe, Georgia, Burrard. Some stops in downtown revised to address bus congestion:
  • Discontinue service at WB Hastings FS Carrall, FS Cambie, NS Richards
  • Introduce stop at WB Hastings NS Abbott, FS Homer
• July 2005 - Service proposed to be upgraded to a B-Line, to be numbered 95 with transit priority measures and improved passenger ammenties
• September 2005 - AM peak hour 6-minute frequency extended to run until 10 a.m. to address increased passenger demand during the AM peak shoulder
• November 2015 - Service proposed to be discontinued and replaced by the 95 B-Line with portions of local service in Burnaby to be replaced by the 160 Port Coquitlam Station/Brentwood Station
• December 2016 - Service discontinued and replaced by the 95 B-Line

References

v·d·e Transit Centres Burnaby – Hamilton – Port Coquitlam – Richmond – Surrey – Vancouver Closed Transit Centres North Vancouver – Oakridge Under Contract First Transit – West Vancouver Transit Former Contractors Bonny's Taxi Ltd. – Bowen Island Community Transit – DW Services Ltd. – Metro Shuttle Service Ltd. – First Canada Current Fleet 2101–2199, 2201–2289 2501–2540 2541–2574 3309–3358 7447–7499, 7501–7504 8118–8156 9277–9285 9401–9499, 9501–9542 9543–9581, 9583–9590 9605–9699, 9701–9725 9726–9791 9797–9799 12001–12025 14001–14045 15001–15021 16001–16051 16101–16130, 16137 16201–16226 18001–18063 18101–18206 18301–18404 18451–18473 19001–19047 19101–19147 19301–19302 19303–19304 19401–19432 21001–21025 21401–21425 22001–22015 23001–23015 23201–23215 24001–24016 24101–24150 Community Shuttle Fleet 18510–18527 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554 21501–21562 23601–23606 23651–23665 24506–24548 24601–24634 Retired Fleet 1158–1192 1205–1223 1209–1210 2701–2947 3001–3021 3101–3210 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