Coast Mountain Bus Company route 25 'Brentwood Stn / UBC'
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Service Area | Burnaby Vancouver University Endowment Lands | |
Termini | Brentwood Station University of British Columbia | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI D40LF ![]() Nova Bus LFS ![]() Nova Bus LFS HEV ![]() | |
Branches | 25 Brentwood Station 25 UBC 25 To Granville (select trips) 25 Nanaimo Station (few trips) |
25 Brentwood Station/UBC 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 Brentwood Station in Burnaby and the University of British Columbia running primarily on King Edward Avenue. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route providing service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week.
Eastbound trips depart from the University of British Columbia heading south on Wesbrook Mall, east on W. 16th Avenue, south on Dunbar Street, east on W. King Edward Avenue, south on Kingsway, north on Nanaimo Street to Nanaimo Station. Continuing from Nanaimo Station, trips continue north on Nanaimo Street, east on E. 22nd Street, south on Boundary Road, east on Kincaid Street becoming Sanderson Way, north on Willingdon Avenue, and east on Lougheed Highway to Brentwood Station.
Westbound trips depart from Brentwood Station heading east on Lougheed Highway, south on Alpha Avenue, west on Dawson Street, south on Willingdon Avenue, west on Sanderson Way becoming Kincaid Street, north on Boundary Road, west on E. 22nd Avenue, south on Nanaimo Street, and east on E. 24th Street to Nanaimo Station. Continuing from Nanaimo Station, trips head west on E. 24th Street, south on Nanaimo Street, west on Kingsway, west on E. King Edward Avenue, north on Dunbar Street, west on W. 16th Avenue, and north on Wesbrook Mall to the University of British Columbia.
Select evening and late night westbound trips terminate at Granville Street & W. King Edward Avenue. The last eastbound trip daily departing UBC terminates at Nanaimo Station. On weekday afternoons, one trip departing UBC short-turns at Nanaimo Station.
Points of Interest
UBC Exchange (Bay 8)
- University of British Columbia
- AMS Student Nest
- UBC Hospital
- Pacific Spirit Regional Park
- Camosun Park
King Edward Station (Bay 1 – UBC) (Bay 3 – Brentwood Station)
Nanaimo Station (Bay 1 – Brentwood Station) (Bay 2 – UBC)
- Renfrew Park
- Burnaby General Hospital
- Carlton Private Hospital
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
- British Columbia Institute of Technology - Burnaby Campus
Brentwood Town Centre Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 6 – Brentwood Station)
History
- December 1982 - Route introduced as the 25 King Edward, running from Brentwood Mall to Blanca Loop, with service extending to UBC when school is in session during peak hours [1]
- May 1984 - Destination sign simplification: Service renamed from 25 King Edward to 25 Brentwood/Blanca/UBC [2][3]
- January 1986 - Service revised to connect with SkyTrain at Nanaimo Station[4]
- October 1990 - Accessible service introduced[5]
- December 1992 - Routing revised to go via 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall; service along Blanca Street and University Boulevard discontinued and all trips extended to UBC year-round[6]
- April 1996 - Accessible low floor bus service introduced for all days[7]
- September 2003 - Operations transferred to Oakridge Transit Centre (OTC) from Burnaby Transit Centre (BTC)
- Winter 2008 - Operations transferred from Burnaby Transit Centre to Vancouver Transit Centre[8]
- December 2008 - Became part of the Frequent Transit Network with weekend service improved from 20 to 15 minutes[9]
- December 2013 - Closure of Brentwood Station bus loop results in relocation of terminus to Lougheed Highway & Willingdon Avenue
- January 2021 - Friday PM eastbound Nanaimo Station short-turn trip when school was in session revised to run every weekday
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 10, 1982 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 05-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer March 16, 1984 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer December 20, 1985 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 21, 1990 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer December 4, 1992 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer March 22, 1996 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010
- ↑ CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010
- ↑ New Routes, Expanded Frequent Transit, in largest ever service increase, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 17-09-2009