Coast Mountain Bus Company route 274 'Royal Hudson / Vancouver / Lonsdale Quay'

274 Royal Hudson/Vancouver/Lonsdale Quay BC Rail Royal Hudson Charter
Service Area	North Vancouver Vancouver
Termini	BC Rail Station Stadium Station Lonsdale Quay
Operations	North Vancouver Transit Centre
Branches	Royal Hudson Vancouver Lonsdale Quay

274 Royal Hudson/Vancouver/Lonsdale Quay, also known as the BC Rail Royal Hudson Charter, was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This was a seasonal charter route running between Downtown Vancouver, Lonsdale Quay, and the BC Rail Station in North Vancouver. Service ran typically between mid-May and early September on weekends/holidays and on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays when the Royal Hudson train excursion trips ran. Regular transit fares applied and transfers were issued and accepted. The service was internally numbered 274 starting in the 1990s but was never displayed on buses. However, it sometimes appeared on timetables and bus stop signs as 274.

The route ran as a semi-express service between the BC Rail Station and the outer terminus stations of Lonsdale Quay or Stadium Station. From Stadium Station, the following stops were pick-up only:

• Stadium Station
• Georgia & Granville
• Georgia & Burrard
• Georgia & Denman
• Marine & Capilano
• Pemberton & Marine
• Lonsdale Quay

Returning from the BC Rail Station to either Lonsdale Quay or Stadium Station, drop-off service was available at all bus stops along the route.

Weekday service

In the morning on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, two trips ran towards the BC Rail Station in North Vancouver to meet the Royal Hudson departure at 10 a.m. At the time of the final Royal Hudson season in 2001, trips departed from Stadium Station at 8:50 a.m. and Lonsdale Quay at 9:05 a.m.

Trips departed from Stadium Station at Beatty Street & W. Georgia Street heading north on Beatty Street, west on Dunsmuir Street, south on Cambie Street, west on W. Georgia Street becoming the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge. Then it continued east on Marine Drive, south on Pemberton Avenue, and west on 1st Street to the BC Rail Station.

A separate trip departed from Lonsdale Quay heading east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade, north on Chesterfield Avenue, west on 3rd Street becoming Marine Drive, south on Pemberton Avenue, and west on 1st Street to the BC Rail Station.

To meet the afternoon return arrival of the Royal Hudson, two trips departed from the BC Rail Station: one returning to Lonsdale Quay and one returning to Downtown Vancouver. At the time of the final Royal Hudson season in 2001, both trips departed from the BC Rail Station at 4:10 p.m.

To Stadium Station, trips departed from the BC Rail Station heading east on 1st Street, north on Pemberton Avenue, west on Marine Drive and onto the Lions Gate Bridge becoming the Stanley Park Causeway, then east on W. Georgia Street, and north on Beatty Street to Stadium Station.

To Lonsdale Quay, trips departed from the BC Rail Station heading east on 1st Street, north on Pemberton Avenue, east on Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, south on Chesterfield Avenue, east on Esplanade, south on Lonsdale Avenue, and west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay.

Weekend/holiday service

Service on weekends/holidays ran with a slight variation. While two departures – one to/from Lonsdale Quay and one to/from Stadium Station – were maintained to meet the Royal Hudson's departure and arrival at the BC Rail Station, these departures ran as a continuous trip with one bus instead of two separate buses on weekdays.

Trips departed from Stadium Station at Beatty Street & W. Georgia Street heading north on Beatty Street, west on Dunsmuir Street, south on Cambie Street, west on W. Georgia Street becoming the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge. Then it continued east on Marine Drive, south on Pemberton Avenue, and west on 1st Street to the BC Rail Station. To pick up passengers from Lonsdale Quay, trips continued from the BC Rail Station heading east on 1st Street, north on Pemberton Avenue, east on Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, south on Chesterfield Avenue, east on Esplanade, south on Lonsdale Avenue, and west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay. Then, from Lonsdale Quay, trips went east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade, north on Chesterfield Avenue, west on 3rd Street becoming Marine Drive, south on Pemberton Avenue, and west on 1st Street to the BC Rail Station.

At the time of the final Royal Hudson season in 2001, trips departed from Stadium Station at 8:31 a.m. arriving at the BC Rail Station at 8:54 a.m., then left Lonsdale Quay at 9:05 a.m.

In the afternoon to meet the arrival of the Royal Hudson, only one trip departed from the BC Rail Station and went to Stadium Station via Lonsdale Quay. At the time of the final Royal Hudson season in 2001, this trip departed at 4:10 p.m.

Trips departed from the BC Rail Station heading east on 1st Street, north on Pemberton Avenue, east on Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, south on Chesterfield Avenue, east on Esplanade, south on Lonsdale Avenue, and west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay. Continuing from Lonsdale Quay, trips went east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade, north on Chesterfield Avenue, west on 3rd Street becoming Marine Drive and onto the Lions Gate Bridge becoming the Stanley Park Causeway, then east on W. Georgia Street, and north on Beatty Street to Stadium Station.

From Stadium Station, trips returned to the depot running up to Marine & Capilano with no changes in routing.

Points of Interest

• Stadium Station (Bay 1)
• Stanley Park
• Capilano Mall
• BC Rail Station
• Lonsdale Quay (Bay 10)

History

• June 1974 - Service introduced with the launch of the Royal Hudson excursion train service, running between the bus depot at Larwill Park and the BC Rail terminus in North Vancouver
• May 1975 - Royal Hudson excursion returns for another season, with buses running on the charter service displaying Train Connection for better wayfinding
• May 1978 - Introduction of an additional service between Lonsdale Quay and the BC Rail Station, with an overload trip on weekday mornings running when needed
• June 30–August 31, 1979 - Service revised to run daily for the first time to match the Royal Hudson's schedule change to daily. This would be the first Royal Hudson season where there were periods of daily service
• June 1993 - As part of the launch of the 1993 season, the downtown terminus is moved from the Larwill Park bus depot to Beatty & Georgia following the closure of Larwill Park in April 1993
• September 2001 - Service discontinued following the conclusion of the 2001 season. However, this would be the final year the Royal Hudson excursion would run due to equipment issues and cost-saving measures on the part of BC Rail

References

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