175 Meridian/Coquitlam Central Station is a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
This is an east-west circular route connecting Coquitlam Central Station and the Meridian Industrial Park in Port Coquitlam. Service runs every 15 minutes during peak hours only.
Trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, east on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Westwood Street, east on Kingsway Avenue crossing over the Coquitlam River, south on Maple Street becoming Bury Avenue, and east on Wilson Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station. Continuing from Port Coquitlam Station, the route goes south on Kingsway Avenue, then south on Broadway Street, east on Kebet Way to Kebet Way & Mustang Place. It returns to Coquitlam Central Station by continuing on Kebet Way, west on Kingsway Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station, then 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, then bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
September 2003 - Service introduced as C40 Port Coquitlam Station/Meridian during Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities as a new peak hour only circular route connecting Port Coquitlam Station to Meridian Industrial Park
April 2005 - Routing revised to go from clockwise to counterclockwise from Port Coquitlam Station via Broadway, Kebet, Kingsway due to frequent traffic congestion
September 2005 - Route became bike rack equipped
December 2007 - Midday service every 30 minutes introduced[1]
September 2020 - Service increased from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes
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 - Detour routing 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
September 2023 - Introduction of an additional trip in the afternoon to address extreme overcrowding