229 Lonsdale 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 in North Vancouver connecting Lonsdale Quay and Lynn Valley Centre running primarily on Lonsdale Avenue and 29th Street E. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during PM peak hours. Weekend/holiday afternoon service runs every 20 minutes. Combined with the 230, Frequent Transit Network service is provided along Lonsdale Avenue from Lonsdale Quay to 29th Street E.
Eastbound trips depart Lonsdale Quay heading east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Rogers Avenue, east on Esplanade W., north on Lonsdale Avenue, east on 29th Street E., north on Lynn Valley Road to Lynn Valley Centre.
Westbound trips depart Lynn Valley Centre heading east on Lynn Valley Road, south on Mountain Highway, west on 27th Street E., north on Lynn Valley Road, west on 29th Street E., south on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade W. south on Rogers Avenue, west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay.
Points of Interest

Lonsdale Quay (Bay 6)
- Lonsdale Quay Public Market
- Victoria Park
- North Vancouver City Library
- North Vancouver City Hall
- R Sargent Park
- Norseman Park
- Centennial Theatre
- Lynn Valley Centre
- Lynn Valley Centre (Bay 1)
History
- Early 1950s - Mountain Hwy–Seymour Terminal mid-day shopper service introduced. When North Van routes numbered into 80-94 series in early 1960s route becomes 93 Mountain Hwy/94 Seymour. Route operates via Mountain Hwy between Keith and Lynn Valley Road
- 1965 - Route becomes 93 Mountain Hwy in both directions. Rerouted via Arborlynn, Appin, Alderlynn, and 20th to provide service to the lower area of Westlynn terrace, and extended to upper Westlynn Terrace via Ross Road, Hoskins Rd, Kilkenny, Wembley to Hoskins and return.
- 1967 - Route extended from Kilkenny to Hoskins and Kilmarnock.
- October 1973 - Existing route becomes 93 Westlynn when 910 Mountain Hwy fastBUS service introduced (eventually the 210 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver). 93 service remains mid day only, Monday-Saturday.[1]
- February 1974 - Route restored to Seymour Terminal (Seymour Blvd. and Grantham Place). Additionally, the route now operates through all of Westlynn Terrace via Arborlynn, Hoskins, and Ross. Previously, the route used 20th Street and Mountain Highway.[2]
- June 1977 - Coinciding with the introduction of the SeaBus, route becomes 229 Westlynn, operating full time. Rerouted to Lynn Canyon Park area via Ross, Duval, Peters, and Lynn Valley Rd, and extended from Lynn Valley Centre to Lonsdale Quay via 29th St and Lonsdale Ave; Seymour Terminal service discontinued; new 29th St routing replaces service west of 29th St hill by old 80 Lonsdale via Tempe route
- 1982 - New GMC T6H 5307N "Hillclimber" buses with 6V92TA engines introduced on route to better deal with steep grades on 29th St hill.
- Early 1985 - Route renamed 229 Lonsdale Quay/ Phibbs Exchange Easbound short turns sign as 229 Lynn Valley Centre
- October 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[3]
- October 2001 - Hourly Sunday/holiday service introduced from Lynn Valley Centre to Westover and Lynn Canyon Park[4][5]
- December 2007 - Introduction of low-floor service with Nova Bus LFS
buses[6]
- Winter 2008 - Operations relocated from Burnaby Transit Centre to North Vancouver Transit Centre[7][8]
- December 2013 - Route split, with Lynn Valley Centre to Phibbs Exchange portion becoming the 227 Lynn Valley/Phibbs Exchange.[9]
- September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, operations moved to Burnaby Transit Centre
- June 2020 - Lonsdale Quay routing revised in both directions to go via Carrie Cates Court, Rogers Avenue, Esplanade, and Lonsdale Avenue instead of via Carrie Cates Court and Lonsdale Avenue following the completion of transit priority access on Rogers Avenue
- June 2021 - Service renamed from 229 Lonsdale Quay/Lynn Valley to 229 Lonsdale Avenue
References
- ↑ The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017
- ↑ CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer December 13, 2013, translink.ca, retrieved 17-09-2016
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Burnaby – Hamilton – Port Coquitlam – Richmond – Surrey – Vancouver
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North Vancouver – Oakridge
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First Transit – West Vancouver Transit
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Bonny's Taxi Ltd. – Bowen Island Community Transit – DW Services Ltd. – Metro Shuttle Service Ltd.
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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
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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
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SeaBus
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Current Fleet
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Burrard Beaver – Burrard Pacific Breeze – Burrard Otter II – Burrard Chinook
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Burrard Otter
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Terminals
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Lonsdale Quay –    Waterfront Station
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Bus Loops and Exchanges
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Vancouver
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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
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22nd Street Station – Braid Station – Brentwood Station – Edmonds Station –   Lougheed Station – New Westminster Station –  Production Way Station – Metrotown Station – SFU Exchange – Sperling Station
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Burquitlam Station –   Coquitlam Central Station –  Moody Centre Station – Port Coquitlam Station
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Richmond
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Bridgeport Station – Richmond–Brighouse Station – Steveston Exchange
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North Shore
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Capilano University –  Lonsdale Quay – Lynn Valley Centre – Park Royal – Phibbs Exchange
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Haney Place – Maple Meadows Station – Pitt Meadows Station
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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
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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
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