281 Eaglecliff/Snug Cove
is a Community Shuttle route contracted to First Transit from Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south circular route running in Bowen Island connecting Millers Landing and Snug Cove. Service runs daily every hour on weekdays and every two hours on weekends/holidays.
Northbound trips depart Snug Cove heading south on Cardena Road, west on Bowen Island Trunk Road, north on Miller Road to Miller & Melmore Road. By request, trips can head east on Melmore, north on Lenora Road, west on Melmore Road. Then all trips go north on Miller Road to Miller & Scarborough. By request, trips can go to Miller's Landing by going east on Miller Road to Miller's Landing, then turning around and heading south on Miller's Landing becoming Miller Road. Then all trips go north on Scarborough Road becoming Eagle Cliff Road, east on Creek Road, north on Eagle Cliff Road to Eagle Cliff & Baker Road.
Southbound trips depart from Eagle Cliff Road & Baker Road by heading south on Eagle Cliff, west on Creek Road, south on Eagle Cliff Road becoming Scarborough Road, east on Miller Road to Miller's Landing, then turning around and heading south on Miller's Landing becoming Miller Road, east on Melmore Road, north on Lenora Road, west on Melmore Road, south on Miller Road, east on Bowen Island Trunk Road, and north on Cardena Road to Snug Cove.
Flag stop procedures are in effect in both directions.
Points of Interest
- Snug Cove Ferry Terminal
- Bowen Island Library
History
- May 1999 - Service introduced after 10 years of consultation[1] and operated with no route number, running on weekdays only during peak hours[2]
- April 2002 - Service numbered C26[3][4][5]
- September 2003 - Service renumbered from C26 to C11[6][7][8]
- June 2005 - Midday service introduced
- January 2017 - Operations transferred from Bowen Island Community Transit to First Transit[1]
- April 2018 - Community Shuttle branding dissolved: service renumbered from C11 to 281 with no changes in routing or frequency[9]
- September 2018 - Weekend/holiday service to Mt. Gardner discontinued and replaced by the 282 Mt Gardner/Snug Cove
- May 2–11, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter King lets go of Bowen’s bus service Bowen Island Undercurrent, retrieved 19-06-2020
- ↑ Bowen Island Community Shuttle translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 06-05-2020
- ↑ C26 Eagle Cliff/Snug Cove April 2002 translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 15-02-2021
- ↑ Bowen Island October 2002 translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 06-05-2020
- ↑ Bowen Island December 2002 translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 06-05-2020
- ↑ September 2003 System Map translink.ca, retrieved 19-06-2020
- ↑ Bowen Island 2003 translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 06-05-2020
- ↑ Bowen Island 2004 translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 06-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer April 13, 2018 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 22-04-2018
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Burnaby – Hamilton – Port Coquitlam – Richmond – Surrey – Vancouver
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Closed Transit Centres
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North Vancouver – Oakridge
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Under Contract
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First Transit – West Vancouver Transit
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Former Contractors
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Bonny's Taxi Ltd. – Bowen Island Community Transit – DW Services Ltd. – Metro Shuttle Service Ltd.
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Current Fleet
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Community Shuttle Fleet
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16501–16562 17506–17564 18510–18527 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554
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Burrard Beaver – Burrard Pacific Breeze – Burrard Otter II
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Burrard Otter
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Terminals
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Lonsdale Quay –    Waterfront Station
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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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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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Former Exchanges
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Airport Station – Brentwood Mall – Coquitlam Recreation Centre – Coquitlam Station – 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 – Walnut Grove Park and Ride
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