Coast Mountain Bus Company route 174 'Rocklin / Coquitlam Central Station'
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Service Area | Port Coquitlam Coquitlam | |
Termini | 900 Block on Victoria Drive Coquitlam Central Station | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | ARBOC SOF 27 ![]() Girardin G5 ![]() NFI C40LFR ![]() NFI XN40 ![]() | |
Branches | 174 Rocklin 174 Coquitlam Central Station | |
* Two westbound PM school trippers |
174 Rocklin/Coquitlam Central Station is a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west circular route combined with the 173 Cedar/Coquitlam Central Station connecting River Springs in Coquitlam, Sun Valley in Port Coquitlam, and Coquitlam Central Station. This route is the western half of the circular service. Service runs daily every 30 minutes and every 15 minutes during peak hours. On Sundays/holidays, service runs every hour, increasing to every 20–30 minutes during midday.
Eastbound trips depart from Coquitlam Central Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, east on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Westwood Street, east on Kingsway Avenue, south on Maple Street becoming Bury Avenue, and east on Wilson Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station. Continuing from Port Coquitlam Station, the route heads west on Wilson Avenue, north on Shaughnessy Street, east on David Avenue, south on Oxford Street, east on Mason Avenue, south on Wellington Street, east on Greenmont Avenue, north on Coast Meridian Road, east on Victoria Drive to the 900 Block of Victoria Drive, where it continues as a 173 Coquitlam Central Station.
Westbound trips come off a 173 Cedar and depart from Victoria Drive & Rocklin Street heading west on Victoria Drive, south on Coast Meridian Road, west on Greenmont Avenue, north on Wellington Street, west on Mason Avenue, north on Oxford Street, west on David Avenue, south on Shaughnessy Street, east on Wilson Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station. Continuing from Port Coquitlam Station, the route heads west on Wilson Avenue, north on Bury Avenue becoming Maple Street, west on Kingsway Avenue, north on Westwood Street, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, north on Mariner Way, east on Barnet Highway, and south on bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
Early morning Rocklin trips begin at Port Coquitlam Station.
On weekday afternoons when school is in session, two westbound trips coming off the 173 Cedar run with conventional buses. These trips go via the regular until Port Coquitlam Station, where it goes west on Wilson Avenue, then north on Kingsway Avenue where it continues the regular routing to Coquitlam Central Station.
Points of Interest
- Victoria Park
- Norm Staff Park
- Coquitlam River Park
Port Coquitlam Station (Bay 2)
- Port Coquitlam Transit Centre
- Lions Park
- Port Coquitlam Cemetery
- Port Coquitlam Recreation Centre
- Terry Fox Public Library
- Port Coquitlam City Hall
- Coquitlam River Park
Coquitlam Central Station (Bay 14)
History
- December 2016 - Service introduced as part of the dissolving of the Community Shuttle branding: C38 Coquitlam Station/River Springs/Prairie/Port Coquitlam Station service north of Victoria Drive renumbered and renamed to 174 Rocklin/Coquitlam Central Station while service south of Victoria Drive renumbered and renamed to 173 Cedar/Coquitlam Central Station[1]
- May 2021 - Service in both directions revised to detour via Maple Street/Bury Avenue instead of McAllister Avenue between Maple Street and Mary Hill Road due to McAllister Avenue upgrades
- September 2022 - Introduction of an additional PM eastbound trip running when school is in session to reduce pass-ups at Kwayhquitlum Middle School. Routing in Port Coquitlam in both directions via Maple Street/Bury Avenue made permanent following the completion of McAllister Avenue upgrades and traffic pattern changes in the area. Service on McAllister Avenue and along Mary Hill Road discontinued
- November 14, 2022 - Introduction of an additional PM eastbound trip running when school is in session to address pass-ups at Kwayhquitlum Middle School
- September 2024 - Introduction of two westbound PM school trippers coming off the 173 Cedar using conventional buses following the discontinuation of the Terry Fox/Archbishop Carney School Special
- October 29, 2024 - Routing revised on conventional school trippers to bypass the portion along Wilson Avenue, Bury Avenue, and Maple Street and to go via Wilson Avenue and Kingsway Avenue instead due to a safety issue regarding road space along that portion of the route
- January 2025 - Sunday/holiday midday service increased from every hour to every 20–30 minutes
References
- ↑ Bus Route Buzz: Port Coquitlam and northeast Coquitlam – 159/188/C37/C38/C40, translink.ca retrieved 09-12-2016