Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'

214 Blueridge/Phibbs Exchange/ Burrard Station
Nova Bus LFS – 9718 on route 214 Blueridge departing Phibbs Exchange during the afternoon peak, operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company. ARBOC SOM28G – 17505 on route 214 Blueridge on layover at Phibbs Exchange, operated by West Vancouver Transit.
Service Area	North Vancouver Vancouver
Termini	Sechelt Drive at Hynannis Drive Phibbs Exchange Burrard Station**
Operations	West Vancouver Transit Burnaby Transit Centre*
Vehicles	ARBOC SOM 28 Nova Bus LFS *
Branches	214 Blueridge 214 Phibbs Exchange 214 Burrard Station**
* Peak hours only ** Select AM peak hour trips

214 Blueridge/Phibbs Exchange/Burrard Station is a bus route operated by West Vancouver Transit during off-peak hours and on weekends/holidays and Coast Mountain Bus Company during peak hours in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west circular route connecting the Seymour Heights and Blueridge areas of North Vancouver and Phibbs Exchange. Select peak hour trips extend to Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 12–15 minutes during peak hours. Off-peak service is provided with Community Shuttles. This is the only route in the system to be jointly operated by West Vancouver Transit and Coast Mountain Bus Company.

Trips depart Phibbs Exchange heading south on Orwell Street, east on Main Street, becoming Dollarton Highway, north on Old Dollarton Highway, north on Riverside Drive, east on Mount Seymour Parkway, north on Emerson Way, west on Carnation Street, north on Berkley Road, east on Berkley Avenue, south on Hyannis Drive, and west on Sechelt Road to Sechelt Road & Hyannis Drive. Continuing from Sechelt Road & Hyannis Drive, trips continue west on Sechelt Road, south on Berkley Avenue becoming Berkley Road, east on Carnation Street, south on Emerson Way, west on Mount Seymour Parkway, south on Riverside Road, west on Old Dollarton Highway, west on Dollarton highway becoming Main Street, and north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange. north on Mountain Highway, and east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange.

Select morning peak hour trips continue to Burrard Station after completing the circular Blueridge routing and arrive at Phibbs Exchange by going via regular route, west on Dollarton Highway becoming Main Street and north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange. Continuing from Phibbs Exchange, trips head north on Orwell Street to the access road, south on Highway 1 and across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, then taking the McGill Street exit heading west on McGill, south on Nanaimo Street, west on Dundas Street becoming Powell Street, south on Main Street, west on E. Pender Street, south on Howe Street, and west on Dunsmuir Street to Burrard Station.

Two trips during the afternoon peak start at Burrard Station heading west on Melville Street, north on Thurlow Street, east on W. Pender Street, north on Homer Street, east on W. Cordova Street becoming Powell Street and Dundas Street, north on Nanaimo Street, east on McGill Street, north on Highway 1 across the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge and taking the Main Street exit, then west on Main Street, and north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange, where it continues its regular routing to Blueridge.

214 Stopping Procedures

Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes Sechelt Drive & Hyannis Drive Local service between Sechelt Drive & Hynannis Drive and the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge McGill Street & N. Renfrew Street 4 209 210 211 Dundas Street & N. Garden Drive (westbound) Dundas Street & N. Nanaimo Street (eastbound) 4 7 209 210 211 Powell Street & Commercial Drive 4 7 209 210 211 Main Street & Powell Street (westbound) E. Cordova Street & Main Street (eastbound) 3 4 7 8 209 210 211 N8 E. Pender Street & Main Street 3 4 7 8 19 22 209 210 N8 N19 Westbound trips only W. Pender Street & Carrall Street 4 7 19 22 209 210 N19 Westbound trips only W. Pender Street & Abbott Street 4 7 19 22 50 209 210 N19 Westbound trips only Local service between W. Pender Street & Homer Street and Burrard Station Burrard Station (Bay 2) R5 2 5 22 32 44 209 210 211 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24

Points of Interest

• Phibbs Exchange (Bay 3 – Blueridge) (Bay 7 – Burrard Station)
• Seylynn Park
• Trillium Park
• Blueridge Park

To Vancouver:

• Hastings Park
• Victoria Square
• Granville Station
• Pacific Centre
• Burrard Station (Bay 2)
• Bentall Centre
• Royal Centre

History

• October 1973 - Route introduced as 214 Berkley; service operates between Hyannis at Sechelt to Kootenay Loop via Riverside Drive and Phibbs Exchange; peak hour service to Downtown Vancouver (Hornby at Smithe) introduced as 714 Berkley FastBUS.
• May 1975 - Downtown Terminus moved to Haro–Smithe Connector between Thurlow and Burrard Streets.
• April 1981 - Downtown routing revised to take Pender Street; service along Main Street and Hastings Street discontinued
• December 1984 - Re-routed to Mount Seymour Parkway after the road was extended to Fern Street
• November 1986 - Downtown terminus extended to Burrard Station from Dunsmuir & Hornby
• October 2001 - Service after 10:00 PM daily discontinued due to low ridership and funding shortfall
• April 2005 - Off-peak service switched to Community Shuttle service with 30-minute frequencies
• December 2005 - Two late-night trips added daily
• June 2008 - Service along Carrall Street discontinued as service is re-routed to take current routing due to the Carrall Street Greenway project
• June 2013 - Powell Street Upgrades: Blueridge service from Vancouver routing detoured from Homer & Pender via Homer, Hastings, Clark, then regular routing; Vancouver-bound service from Powell & Clark via Clark, Hastings, Howe, then regular route to Burrard Station
• August 2014 - Completion of Powell Street Upgrades; regular routing restored
• September 2015 - Rerouted onto Highway 1 between Fern Street and Phibbs Exchange
• September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, conventional operations moved to Burnaby Transit Centre while shuttle operations moved from Oakridge Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre
• September 2017 - Community Shuttle operations moved to West Vancouver due to inefficient deadheading between Hamilton Transit Centre and North Vancouver. With this change, the route became the first in TransLink history to be operated by two operating companies: off-peak shuttle operations done by West Vancouver Transit while peak hour conventional service operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company
• April 2020 - Westbound trips going beyond Phibbs Exchange renamed from 214 Vancouver to 214 Burrard Station
• May 2–11, 2020 - Service reduced to operate on a Saturday schedule on weekdays and a Sunday schedule on weekends as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
• July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street. Routing in both directions revised to go via Riverside Drive instead of Highway 1 and Fern Street for access to/from Phibbs Exchange
• January 15, 2024 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved from Orwell Street to inside Phibbs Exchange following the partial completion of the new loop
• April 2024 - Discontinuation of suburban stopping procedures. Service revised to pick-up and drop-off at all designated stops on the express portion in Vancouver instead of doing pick-up only towards Blueridge and drop-off only towards Burrard Station
• May 6, 2024 - Completion of Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Stop relocated inside the new loop. Temporary routing along Riverside Drive and Dollarton Road was made permanent. Routing along Fern Street, Highway 1, and the Main Street exit discontinued. Temporary routing along Mountain Highway and Oxford Street to accommodate the temporary Phibbs Exchange configuration also discontinued

References

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Facilities	Park Royal – West Vancouver Transit Centre
Current Fleet	701–706 901–909 1201–1217 1601–1605 1606–1614
Community Shuttle Fleet	18501–18509 19501–19502, 19536–19537 24501–24505, 24540-24548
Retired/ Transferred Fleet	712–714 801–803 912–914 921–929 951–959, 961–968 971 981 990–998 S200 S201 S261 S305 S370 S1301–S1304, S1308, S1309, S1316–S1320 17501–17505
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Conventional	250 250A 253 254 255
Community Shuttle	214 215 227 251 252 256 262
Other	Cemetery – Vancouver Special Events Bus
Former Routes	226 257 258 259 – Hockey Special – PNE Special
TransLink Transit Services Fare Information – Cash Fares – Fare Structure – Universal Pass (U-Pass) – West Coast Express Fares Plans and Projects Expo Line Fraser Highway Extension – Millennium Line Broadway Extension – Pattullo Bridge Replacement Other Divisions Cycling Network – Roads and Bridges – Transit Police

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 8102–8117 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 17506–17564 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 3211–3257 3258–3282 3283–3299, 3301–3308 4101–4115 4116–4143 4144–4192 4193–4199, 4201–4278 5501–5508 5509–5521 6601–6630 7101–7150 7151–7197, 7199–7243 7244–7246 7247–7297 7298 7301–7374 7375–7399, 7401–7429 7430–7446 8001–8021 8022–8047 8048–8099, 8101 9101–9115 9116–9127 9201–9276 Retired Community Shuttle Fleet S001 S002 (1st) S002 (2nd) S003–S004 S006–S012 S013–S016 S017 S018–S056 S057–S059 S060–S061 S062–S102 S200–S236 S237–S257 S258–S301 S302–S356 S357–S380 S381 S382–S393 S410–S434 S435–S464 S465–S471 S501–S544 S1301–S1320 S1321 S1322–S1325 16501–16562 Paint Schemes Other List of Current TransLink Ad-Wraps – List of Former TransLink Ad-Wraps – RapidBus – TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic – TransLink Vancouver 2010 Olympic Operations – Trolleybuses in Vancouver SeaBus Current Fleet Burrard Beaver – Burrard Pacific Breeze – Burrard Otter II – Burrard Chinook Retired Fleet Burrard Otter Terminals Lonsdale Quay – Waterfront Station Bus Loops and Exchanges Vancouver 29th Avenue Station – Blanca Loop – Boundary Loop – Burrard Station – Commercial–Broadway Station – Dunbar Loop – Joyce Station – Knight Street–Marine Drive – Kootenay Loop – Main Street Station – Marine Drive Station – Marpole Loop – Nanaimo Station – Stanley Park Loop – UBC Exchange – Waterfront Station Burnaby & New West 22nd Street Station – Braid Station – Brentwood Station – Edmonds Station – Lougheed Station – New Westminster Station – Production Way Station – Metrotown Station – SFU Exchange – Sperling Station Tri-Cities Burquitlam Station – Coquitlam Central Station – Moody Centre Station – Port Coquitlam Station Richmond Bridgeport Station – Richmond–Brighouse Station – Steveston Exchange North Shore Capilano University – Lonsdale Quay – Lynn Valley Centre – Park Royal – Phibbs Exchange Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge Haney Place – Maple Meadows Station – Pitt Meadows Station South of Fraser Carvolth Exchange – Guildford Exchange – Ladner Exchange – Langley Centre – Newton Exchange – Scott Road Station – Scottsdale Exchange – South Delta Exchange – South Surrey Park and Ride – Surrey Central Station – White Rock Centre Former Exchanges Airport Station – Brentwood Mall – Coquitlam Station – Coquitlam Recreation Centre – Coquitlam Town Centre – East Guildford Park and Ride – Lougheed Mall – Lougheed Park and Ride – Matthews Exchange – Meadow Ridge Centre – Pitt Meadows Park and Ride – Port Moody Station – PNE Park and Ride – Port Coquitlam Centre – Renfrew Loop – Richmond Centre – Richmond Exchange – Sexsmith Park and Ride – South Richmond Park and Ride – Upper Zoo Loop – Walnut Grove Park and Ride Routes R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Conventional 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 41 44 49 50 80 84 99 100 101 104 106 110 112 116 119 123 128 129 130 133 134 136 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 155 156 159 160 179 183 188 191 209 210 211 212 222 228 229 230 231 232 236 240 241 245 246 247 249 250 253 254 255 257 301 310 311 312 314 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