Coast Mountain Bus Company route 187 'Coquitlam Central Station / Parkway Boulevard'
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Service Area | Coquitlam | |
Termini | Coquitlam Central Station Parkway Boulevard at Plateau Boulvard | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Girardin G5 ![]() | |
Branches | 187 Coquitlam Central Station 187 Parkway |
187 Coquitlam Central Station/Parkway is a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south circular route running in Coquitlam connecting Coquitlam Central Station and Westwood Plateau. Service runs every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during peak hours.
Trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading west on bus access road, north on Mariner Way becoming Johnson Street, then Plateau Boulevard, west on Parkway Boulevard to Parkway & Plateau Boulevard, where it heads south on Parkway, south on Johnson Street, east on bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
Points of Interest
Coquiltam Central Station (Bay 9)
- Coquitlam Centre
- Panorama Heights Elementary School
- Panorama Park
- Ridge Park
- Hampton Park
- Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club
- North Hoy Creek Park
- Eagle Mountain Park
- Summit Middle School
- Westwood Plateau Village
History
- September 2003 - Service introduced as C29 Coquitlam Station/Parkway Boulevard during Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities, bringing bus service to the upper portion of Westwood Plateau
- April 2008 - Friday late-night service extended to all weekday nights[1]
- December 2008 - Service during rush hours improved to every 15 minutes[2]
- December 2013 - To improve service reliability, routing revised to use Johnson Street in both directions between Coquitlam Station and Guildford Way; service on Pinetree Way and Guildford Way discontinued[3]
- December 2016 - Community Shuttle branding dissolved, C29 service renumbered and renamed to 187 Coquitlam Central Station/Parkway[4]
- June 2017 - Introduction of peak hour short-turn trips aligned with West Coast Express trains running as 187 Panorama, terminating at Robson Drive & Waterford Place and continued as 186 Coquitlam Central Station; return trips started at Robson Drive & Madrona Place, coming off a 186 Panorama
- January 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Discontinuation of the 187 Panorama peak hour short-turn trips due to low ridership and reduced West Coast Express ridership; peak hour service reduced from every 2–15 minutes to every 15 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 24-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 5, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 24-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 13, 2013 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 15-02-2021
- ↑ Bus Route Buzz: Port Moody and north Coquitlam – 178/C25/C26/C27/C28/C29/C30 The Buzzer, retrieved 19-05-2020