Coast Mountain Bus Company route 310 'Scottsdale / Ladner'
This article is about the route in Delta and Surrey between Ladner Exchange and Scottsdale Exchange, not to be confused with the cancelled 310 Scottsdale/Vancouver.
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Service Area | Surrey Delta | |
Termini | Scottsdale Exchange 51 Street at 47 Avenue | |
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre Surrey Transit Centre* Hamilton Transit Centre** | |
Vehicles | ARBOC SOM 28 ![]() Girardin G5 ![]() NFI D40LFR ![]() NFI XD40 ![]() NFI XN40 ![]() Nova Bus LFS ![]() Nova Bus LFS HEV ![]() Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas ![]() | |
Branches | 310 Scottsdale 310 Scottsdale via Delta View* 310 Ladner 310 Ladner via Delta View** | |
* Weekends/holidays only |
310 Scottsdale/Ladner is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west circular route connecting Scottsdale Exchange in Surrey and Ladner Village in Delta. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, with service every 20 minutes during peak hours.
Trips depart Scottsdale Exchange heading west on 74 Avenue, south on Scott Road, west on Ladner Trunk Road until Ladner Trunk & 96 Street. From here, limited trips via Delta View head north on 96th Street, west on Burns Drive to the Delta View Habilitation Centre, then return heading east on Burns Drive, south on 96 Street, and west on Ladner Trunk Road. All trips continue west on Ladner Trunk Road, south on 80 Street, west on Churchill Street, north on 72 Street, west on Ladner Trunk Road and south on Harvest Drive to Ladner Exchange. Continuing from Ladner Exchange trips head north on Harvest Drive, west on Ladner Trunk Road, south on Arthur Drive, west on 45 Avenue, and north on 51 Street to 51 Street & 47 Avenue.
Continuing from 51 Street & 47 Avenue, trips head north on 51 Street, east on 47A Avenue becoming Ladner Trunk Road and south on Harvest Drive to Ladner Exchange. Continuing from Ladner Exchange trips head north on Harvest Drive, east on Ladner Trunk Road, south on 72 Street, east on Churchill Street, north on 80th Street, east on Ladner Trunk Road until Ladner Trunk & 96 Street. From here, limited trips via Delta View head north on 96 Street, west on Burns Drive to the Delta View Habilitation Centre, then return heading east on Burns Drive, south on 96 Street, and east on Ladner Trunk Road. All other trips continue east on Ladner Trunk Road, north on Scott Road, and east on 74 Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange.
Three trips in both directions daily provide service to the Delta View Habilitation Centre using Community Shuttle buses. The second eastbound Delta View trip on weekdays starts at Ladner Exchange instead of Ladner Village with no changes in routing. One eastbound trip via the regular routing also uses Community Shuttle buses on weekday afternoons.
Points of Interest
- Memorial Park
- Ladner Outdoor Pool
- Ladner Community Centre
- Ladner Centre
- Rotary Park and Community Centre
- Delta Hospital
- Ladner Exchange (Bay 1 – Scottsdale) (Bay 2 – Ladner)
- Boundary Bay Airport
- Delta View Habilitation Centre (Limited service)
- East Delta Community Hall
- Scottsdale Mall
- Scott 72 Centre
- Strawberry Hill Mall
- Surrey Public Library Strawberry Hill Branch
- Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 1)
History
- August 2001 - Service rerouted off Ladner Trunk Road and onto Highway 91 due to weight restrictions on the Big Slough Bridge
- October 2001 - Service after 6 p.m. daily discontinued due to low ridership and funding shortfall[1]
- September 2004 - Service returns to Ladner Trunk Road following completion of the reconstruction of the Big Slough Bridge[2]
- September 2005 - Community Shuttle service introduced: Service renumbered from 318 Ladner Exchange/Scottsdale to C76 Ladner Exchange/Scottsdale
- April 2007 - All trips revised to operate to Boundary Bay Airport[3]
- December 2007 - Select trips extended to the Delta View Habilitation Centre[4]
- April 2011 - Weekday midday trips revised to no longer service Boundary Bay Airport[5]
- November 2011 - Service on 80th Street discontinued in both directions due to construction. Routing revised to turn around at the roundabout on Churchill Avenue west on 80th Street[6]
- May 2012 - Completion of construction on 80th Street. Service returns to regular routing near Boundary Bay Airport and all trips via Boundary Bay Airport
- June 2018 - Community Shuttle branding dissolved: Service renumbered from C76 to 310 with no changes in routing or frequency[7]
- September 2020 - Service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes during peak hours and from every hour to every 30 minutes on weekends/holidays. Introduction of conventional buses on select AM Saturday trips
- January 2021 - Introduction of one round trip on Sunday/holiday mornings running with conventional buses
- September 2021 - Service extended west from Ladner Exchange to Ladner Village and revised to run as a circular route. Community Shuttle operations transferred from Surrey Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre
- January 2022 - All trips daily except trips via Delta View were revised to run with conventional buses. Introduction of evening service daily as service hours are extended by two hours. The second eastbound Delta View trip on weekdays was revised to start from Ladner Exchange instead of Ladner Village
- June 2022 - Weekday conventional operations transferred from Surrey Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre
Photo Gallery
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NFI XN40 – 19101 arriving in Ladner Exchange from Scottsdale.
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Girardin G5 – 17526 on layover at Scottsdale Exchange.
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ElDorado National Aerotech – S503 on layover at Ladner Exchange on the C76 Scottsdale in 2017.
References
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer September 17, 2004 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 11-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer April 13, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 11-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1. 2011 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017
- ↑ C76 detour map translink.ca, retrieved 15-02-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer June 15, 2018 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 22-06-2018
- December Transit Service Improvements Report to GVTA Board, translink.ca, retrieved 17-04-2010