Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'
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Service Area | North Vancouver Vancouver | |
Termini | Lynn Valley Centre W. Georgia Street at Homer Street | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI DE60LFR * NFI XDE60 * Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 240 Lynn Valley 240 Downtown | |
* On rare occasions or during specials events |
240 Lynn Valley/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route connecting Lynn Valley Centre in North Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more, seven days a week.
Eastbound trips depart Downtown Vancouver from W. Georgia Street & Homer Street heading west on W. Georgia Street through the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge, then heading east on Marine Drive, east on W. Keith Road, north on Jones Avenue, east on W. 15th Street, north on Grand Boulevard becoming Lynn Valley Road, south on Mountain Highway, west on 27th Street E. to Lynn Valley Centre.
Westbound trips depart Lynn Valley Centre heading west on 27th Street E., south on Lynn Valley Road becoming Grand Boulevard, west on W. 15th Street, south on Jones Avenue, west on W. Keith Road, west on Marine Drive, south over the Lions Gate Bridge through the Stanley Park Causeway becoming W. Georgia Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street.
In the evening, all trips daily after 9:00 PM terminating or starting at Lynn Valley Centre start/end at Bay 1 on Lynn Valley Road instead of Bay 5 on 27th Street.
On weekdays in the afternoon when school is in session, a school special starts at W. Keith Road & Delbruck Avenue and goes to Lynn Valley with no changes in routing.
Points of Interest
- Stadium–Chinatown Station
- Larwill Park
- The Orpheum
- Vancouver Public Library
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Pacific Centre
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Burrard Station
- Lions Gate Bridge
- Norgate Park
- Pemberton Park
- Heywood Park
- Capilano Mall
- North Vancouver City Library/Civic Centre
- Lions Gate Hospital
- Boulevard Park
- Lynn Valley Centre
- Lynn Valley Centre (Bays 1 & 5)
History
- Circa 1950 - Service introduced as Inter–city. Route operates from the BCMT Depot in Vancouver (Dunsmuir at Cambie) to Esplanade at Lonsdale.[1]
- October 1953 - Route adjusted to operate to Lonsdale and 15th Street. Some trips operated to Grand Boulevard.[2]
- September 1954 - This route, along with Lynn Valley, is re-designed. Two new routes replaced them which followed the path of the current route, they are the Intercity Grand Boulevard which extended down Grand Boulevard to 3rd Street and Ferry Wharf (now Lonsdale Quay), and the Intercity–Lynn Valley which extended up Lynn Valley Road.[3]
- January 1964 - Service from Grand Boulevard at 15th Street to Downtown Vancouver renamed 81 Vancouver via First Narrows and service in the opposite direction is renamed 82 Third Street. Unlike current routing which travelled along 15th Street, service routed along Grand Boulevard and Third Street to get to and from Marine Drive. The portion of the present-day route which travelled along 15th Street is served by the 83 Lynn Valley and 84 Esplanade at this time.[4]
- June 1977 - Service introduced as 240 Marine Drive, a new route connecting Lonsdale Quay and Larwill Bus Depot as part of SeaBus service adjustment
- June 1985 - Grand Boulevard terminus revised to be on the south side of 15th Street[5]
- October 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[6]
- April 1993 - Downtown terminus revised to operate from a temporary terminal on the east side of Beatty Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir adjacent to the Beatty Street Armoury with the closing of the Larwill Bus Depot[7]
- December 1997 - Local service along West Georgia Street to and from North Vancouver approved on a permanent basis after a six month trial period[8]
- May 2000 - Lions Gate Bridge reconstruction: Direct service to downtown temporarily discontinued and revised to terminate at Park Royal for several months; shuttle service established between Lonsdale Quay and downtown, as well as a 240 Waterfront Station shuttle service running between Waterfront Station and Chilco Loop[9]
- June 2000 - Midday service increased to 15 minutes both ways[10]
- September 2000 - Route extended in the PM peak into downtown at 15-minute frequency[11]
- February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to Cambie & Georgia[12]
- June 2008 - Route joined the Frequent Transit Network (FTN)[13]
- February 1–March 21, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Downtown terminus revised to Georgia between Cambie and Hamilton due to downtown pedestrian corridors and BC Place & Canada Hockey Place venue security zones[14][15]
- September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, operations moved to Burnaby Transit Centre
- October 2018 - Downtown terminus moved from Hamilton & Georgia to Georgia & Hamilton for unloading, Cambie & Georgia for loading
- April 2019 - Downtown terminus layover moved to Larwill Park
- September 2019 - Articulated buses introduced on two runs during the AM peak on a trial basis
- April 2020 - Eastern terminus extended from 15th Street & Grand Boulevard to Lynn Valley[16] and westbound trips renamed from 240 Vancouver to 240 Downtown
- September 2020 - Articulated buses introduced to select peak hour trips on a regular basis
- November 2020 - Trips after 9:00 PM daily departing from Lynn Valley Centre revised to terminate and depart from Bay 1 instead of Bay 5
- January 2021 - Select weekday trips revised to run with articulated buses instead of only on select peak hour trips
- January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service adjusted from every 6–12 minutes to every 6–15 minutes. PM peak hour service adjusted from every 7–15 minutes to every 9–12 minutes
- April 2022 - Last Sunday/holiday trip terminating at Lonsdale Avenue & W. 15th Street starting from Lynn Valley Centre discontinued. Closure of Larwill Park: Downtown layover spaces relocated to Hamilton Street and Homer Street between W. Georgia Street and Robson Street: Starting point moved from W. Georgia Street & Hamilton Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street, no longer routing from Larwill Park via Cambie Street to W. Georgia Street
- January 2023 - Various daily service adjustments
- AM peak hour service reduced from every 6–10 minutes to every 8–12 minutes
- PM peak hour service increased from every 10–12 minutes to every 10 minutes
- Saturday midday service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
- Saturday evening service reduced from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes
- Sunday/holiday evening service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 15 minutes
- April 2023 - Weekday afternoon service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
- September 2023 - Westbound routing revised to go via regular route to 15th Street & St. Andrews Avenue, then St. Andrews, 13th Street, Lonsdale Avenue, 15th Street then regular due to long-term construction
- October 30, 2023 - Westbound routing on 15th Street returns to regular routing following the completion of the long-term construction
- January 2024 - Discontinuation of articulated buses to match passenger weekday demand. Peak hour trips adjusted to reflect the transition to 40-foot buses on previously dedicated blocks for articulated buses
References
- ↑ The Buzzer April 6, 1950 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer November 27, 1953 Issue
- ↑ The Buzzer September 3, 1954 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer June 21, 1985 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer March 26, 1993 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer November 28, 1997 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 29-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer May 12, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer June 23, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer February 2, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer June 20, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
- ↑ 2010 Games Bus Re-Routes translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 13-04-2021
- ↑ Spring Transit Service Changes youtube.com, retrieved 05-04-2020