Coast Mountain Bus Company route 358 'Seaside'
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This article is about the cancelled circular service connecting White Rock Centre and White Rock Beach, not to be confused with the cancelled BC Transit route 358 Sunnyside/White Rock Centre[1].
358 Seaside was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Route Details
This was a circular route in White Rock connecting White Rock Centre and the White Rock Promenade overlooking Boundary Bay.
Trips departed White Rock Centre heading east on North Bluff Road, south on Johnston, west on Buena Vista, south on Oxford, east on Marine Drive, north on Maple, west on Columbia, north on Centre, west on Pacific becoming Johnston Road, west on Thrift, north on Foster, to North Bluff Road.
Points of Interest
- Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
- White Rock Elementary School
- White Rock Museum and Archives
- Memorial Park
- White Rock Promenade
- White Rock Pier
- The White Rock
- Totem Park
- Byrant Park
History
- June 1998 - Service proposed to be introduced in June 1998 following requests from residents for a shuttle service from Semiahmoo Mall and White Rock Centre to Marine Drive[2]
- July 1998 - Service introduced as a daily service operating every 40 minutes[3]
- August 1998 - All trips revised to be non-accessible after Orion II units withdrawn from service. Northern terminus revised to be on 152nd Street[4]
- September 2002 - Service discontinued due to low ridership[5]. Portions continue to be served by the C52 Seaside/White Rock Centre
Vehicles
- This route ran out of Surrey Transit Centre. Most trips used Flyer Industries D800B models. Initially, Orion II
models were used but were subsequently removed from service following the termination of BC Transit's short-lived CUB (CommUnity Bus) program the same year this route was introduced.
References
- ↑ The Buzzer August 27, 1993 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 21-02-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer June 12, 1998 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-09-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer June 26, 1998 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 21-02-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 7, 1998 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-09-2020
- ↑ TransLink Board Minutes and Reports June 16, 2003 translink.ca, retrieved 20-02-2017