Coast Mountain Bus Company route 152 'Austin Avenue'
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Service Area | Coquitlam Burnaby | |
Termini | Coquitlam Central Station Lougheed Station | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI C40LFR NFI XN40 | |
Branches | 152 Coquitlam Central Station 152 Coquitlam Central Station via Chilko* 152 Lougheed Station 152 Lougheed Station via Chilko* | |
* Select trips during peak hours |
152 Austin Avenue is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route connecting Lougheed Station in Burnaby and Coquitlam Central Station running primarily on Austin Avenue. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15–20 minutes during peak hours. Late-night service runs every hour.
Eastbound trips depart Lougheed Station heading east on Gatineau Place, north on North Road, east on Austin Avenue, south on Guilby Street, east on Rochester Avenue, north on Blue Mountain Street, east on Austin Avenue, south on Hickey Drive, north on Mariner Way, east on Barnet Highway, and south on bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
Westbound trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Mariner Way, west on Hickey Drive, west on Austin Avenue, south on Blue Mountain Street, west on Rochester Avenue, north on Guilby Street, west on Austin Avenue, south on North Road, and west on Gatineau Place to Lougheed Station.
During peak hours, select trips in both directions go via Chilko Drive. Eastbound trips depart Lougheed Station via regular route until Mariner Way & Chilko Drive, where trips head east on Chilko Drive, north on Lougheed Highway, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, and north on Mariner Way where it continues its regular routing to Coquitlam Central Station. Westbound trips depart Coquitlam Central Station via regular route until Lougheed Highway & Dewdney Trunk Road, where it continues south on Lougheed Highway, west on Chilko Drive, and south on Mariner Way where it continues its regular routing to Lougheed Station. Trips departing from both Coquitlam Central and Lougheed alternate between the regular and Chilko routing during peak hours.
On weekdays when school is in session, there are several trips travelling an alternate route. One morning westbound trip via Chilko and an afternoon regular westbound trip goes via the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex routing via regular route until Austin Avenue & Poirier Street, where it heads south on Poirier Street, west on Winslow Avenue, north on Schoolhouse Street, and west on Austin Avenue where it continues its regular routing to Lougheed Station. One morning eastbound trip via Chilko, one afternoon regular eastbound trip, and one afternoon trip via Chilko goes via the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex routing via regular route until Austin Avenue & Schoolhouse Street, where trips head south on Schoolhouse Street, east on Winslow Avenue, north on Poirier Street, and east on Austin Avenue where it continues its regular routing to Coquitlam Central Station.
Points of Interest
- Lougheed Town Centre Station (Bay 2)
- Lougheed Town Centre
- Cariboo Shopping Centre
- Coquitlam College
- Brooksmere Park
- Charles Best Secondary School
- Coquitlam Centre
- Mundy Park
- Westwood Shopping Centre
- Coquitlam Central Station (Bay 10)
History
- October 1973 - Service introduced as 184 Austin running between Lougheed Mall and the Coquitlam Sports and Community Centre terminus at Poirier & Foster[1]
- April 1976 - Routing at the Coquitlam Sports and Recreation Complex revised to go via Schoolhouse, Winslow, Poirier to Coquitlam Sports Centre for eastbound trips[2]
- August 1978 - Route renumbered to 152 Austin from 184 Austin. Service was interlined with the 163 Prairie and replaced portions of the discontinued 933 Lougheed[3]
- July 1979 - Service in both directions revised to route into Winslow Loop to better service the Coquitlam Recreation Complex[4]
- Formerly route 152 Port Coquitlam Centre/Coquitlam Station/Vancouver
- October 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[5]
- July 1991 - Three trips during peak hours revised to bypass Riverview Hospital and operate via Chilko Drive and Mariner Way to service the River Heights area[6]
- July 1992 - Service revised to stop on Winslow Avenue instead of inside the Coquitlam Rec Centre loop resulting in minor routing change[7]
- June 1993 - Routing revised to go via Westview Drive instead of Guilby Street[8]
- February 1996 - Peak hour trips extended from Burrard Station to Hornby & Nelson[9]
- September 1996 - Routing revised to enter Coquitlam Station via the Johnson–Mariner overpass following its completion[10]
- September 1997 - Stopping procedures revised at Brentwood to allow for pick-up and drop-off[11]
- March 2000 - Route detoured with the construction of the Millennium Line. Routing from Vancouver via Lougheed Highway, Winston, Government, Austin to Lougheed Mall Transit Exchange and then continuing on to Port Coquitlam[12]
- May 2000 - Millennium Line construction: Routing revised from Brentwood Mall via Willingdon, Dawson, Beta, Lougheed then regular route to Lougheed Mall[13]
- June 2000 - Millennium Line construction: Temporary rerouting of detour routing revised to go via Lougheed, Bainbridge, Winston, then regular detour routing to Lougheed Mall due to the closure of Winston Slip[14]
- July 2000 - Winston Slip reopened and detour routing revised to go via Lougheed, Winston, regular detour routing to Lougheed Mall
- April 2001 - Westbound downtown routing revised to go via Hastings, Howe, Georgia, Burrard to Burrard Station to address space constraints at Burrard Station following the expansion of Richmond suburban services
- October 2001 - Service on midday weekdays and all day weekends/holidays between Lougheed Mall and downtown discontinued due to funding shortfall, low ridership and service duplication[15][16]
- September 2002 - Millennium Line service adjustments: Western terminus moved to Lougheed Station and eastern terminus to Coquitlam Station; service eliminated in the Dartmoor area; along United Boulevard and Cape Horn Avenue; and to Port Coquitlam
- September 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped[17]
- April 2011 - Late-night service reduced from every 30 minutes to every hour due to low ridership[18]
- December 2016 - Route renamed from 152 Coquitlam Station/Lougheed Station to 152 Coquitlam Central Station/Lougheed Station
- September 2023 - Service renamed from 152 Coquitlam Central Station/Lougheed Station to 152 Austin Avenue
Photo Gallery
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2006 New Flyer C40LFR – 3311 operating on route 152 Coquitlam Station via Chilko at Lougheed Station in 2006.
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2014 New Flyer XN40 – 14002 arriving at Coquitlam Central Station.
References
- ↑ The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 14-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 23, 1976 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 17-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer August 11, 1978 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer July 6, 1979 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 16-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer June 21, 1991 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer July 17, 1992 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer June 18, 1993 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 02-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer February 9, 1996 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer August 23, 1996 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 07-02-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer August 8, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer March 3, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer May 12, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer June 23, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ Backgrounder: Transit Service Reductions, translink.ca, retrieved 09-12-2009
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 01-12-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-01-2022