Coast Mountain Bus Company route 373 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'

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373 Guildford/Surrey Central Station
Girardin G5 – 17517 arrives at Surrey Central Station to enter service on the 373 Guildford.
Service Area Surrey
Termini Guildford Exchange
Surrey Central Station
Operations Hamilton Transit Centre
Surrey Transit Centre*
Vehicles ARBOC SOM 28
Girardin G5
NFI D40LFR *
NFI XD40 *
NFI XN40 *
Nova Bus LFS HEV *
Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas *
Branches 373 Guildford
373 Surrey Central Station
373 To Gladstone Drive**
373 To Kindersley*

* School tripper short-turn service terminating at 143A Street & Gladstone Drive via an alternate route
** PM peak hour short-turn trips terminating at 143A Street & Gladstone Drive

373 Guildford/Surrey Central Station is a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west circular route connecting Guildford and Surrey Central Station via Grosvenor and Invergarry Park in Whalley. Service runs daily every 15–30 minutes, increasing to every 10–15 minutes during peak hours.

Trips depart from Surrey Central Station heading north on University Drive, west on 104 Avenue, north on 128 Street, east on 108 Avenue, north on Hilton Road, east on Grosvenor Road, west on Hansen Road becoming 112 Avenue, north on 136 Street, east on 113 Avenue becoming Kindersley Drive, north on 143A Street, west on Gladstone Drive, east on Grosvenor Road, north on McBride Drive, east on King Road, east on 116A Avenue, south on Surrey Road, south on Wallace Drive becoming 148 Street, east on 108 Avenue, south on 150 Street, east on 104 Avenue, north on 152 Street, and west on 105 Avenue to Guildford Exchange. Continuing from Guildford Exchange trips head west on 105 Avenue, north on 150 Street, west on 108 Avenue, north on 148 Street becoming Wallace Drive, east on Surrey Road, west on 116A Avenue, west on King Road, south on McBride Drive, west on Grosvenor Road, east on Gladstone Drive, south on 143A Street, west on Kindersley Drive becoming 113 Avenue, south on 136 Street, east on 112 Avenue becoming Hansen Road, south on Grosvenor Road, south on Hilton Road, west on 108 Avenue, south on 128 Street, east on 104 Avenue, and south on University Drive to Surrey Central Station.

Friday service is extended until approximately 11:00 PM.

On weekdays when school is in session, there are two round-trips – one in the morning and one in the afternoon – that run as 373 To Kindersley. In the morning, the trip starts from Kwantlen Park Secondary School at 104 Avenue & 132 Street and goes via regular route until Grosvenor Road, where it continues to head east – bypassing the 112 and 113 Avenue routing – then east on Kindersley Drive and north on 143A Street to 143A Street & Gladstone Drive. From there, trips return from 143A Street & Gladstone Drive to Surrey Central Station with no changes in routing. In the afternoon, the trip starts from Surrey Central Station and heads north on University Drive and west on 104 Avenue where it continues on the same routing as the morning trip to 143A Street & Gladstone Drive and returns to Surrey Central Station with no changes in routing.

During AM peak hours, some trips begin from Gladstone Drive & Grosvenor Road and head towards Surrey Central Station with no changes in routing. During PM peak hours, some trips operate as 373 To Gladstone Drive and terminate at 143A Street & Gladstone Drive with no changes in routing.

Points of Interest

  • Expo LineR1 King George Blvd Surrey Central Station (Bay 6)
  • Central City Shopping Centre
  • Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
  • North Surrey Recreation Centre
  • Kwantlen Park Secondary School
  • Royal Kwantlen Park
  • Expo Line Gateway Station (Bays 1 & 2 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 3 – Guildford)
  • Surrey Traditional School
  • Invergarry Park
  • Victoria Park
  • Bonaccord Square Park
  • Guildford Town Centre
  • Surrey Public Library Guildford Branch
  • Guildford Recreation Centre
  • R1 King George Blvd Guildford Exchange (Bay 3 – Guildford) (Bay 4 – Surrey Central)

History

  • September 2004 - Service introduced as C73 Guildford/Surrey Central Station, replacing the 328 Grosvenor/Surrey Central Station and portions of the 317 Guildford/Scott Road Station[1]
  • September 2005 - Route became bike rack equipped
  • September 2007 - Peak hour service improved to every 20 minutes in the morning and to 30 minutes in the early evening[2]
  • September 2008 - Routing near Surrey Central Station revised; westbound routing revised to take 134A Street instead of 135 Street[3]
  • April 2018 - Community Shuttle branding dissolved: service renumbered to 373 with no changes in routing or frequency[4]
  • September 2019 - Introduction of Kindersley Drive short-turn trips following the discontinuation of the Kwantlen Park School Special
  • September 2021 - Community Shuttle operations transferred from Surrey Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre to free up space for conventional buses in Surrey
  • September 14, 2022 - 373 To Kindersley trips revised to start at Kwantlen Park Secondary School instead of Surrey Central Station with no changes in departure times
  • January 2023 - Various weekday service increases
    • Early morning service towards Surrey Central increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes
    • Peak hour service increased from every 15–20 minutes to every 15 minutes
    • Evening service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes towards Guildford, with nighttime service increasing from every hour to every 30 minutes
  • April 2023 - Various daily service increases
    • Weekday mid-morning to mid-afternoon service increased from every 45 minutes to every 30 minutes
    • Saturday daytime service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, with the last Guildford trip advanced to 30 minutes later
    • Sunday/holiday mid-afternoon to late-evening service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, with the first trip towards Surrey Central Station advanced by 27 minutes earlier
  • September 2023 - Various weekday service increases
    • Westbound AM peak hour service between 5–6 a.m. increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
    • Evening service increased from every 15–20 minutes to every 15 minutes
    • Nighttime service between 7–9 p.m. increased from every 20–30 minutes to every 15–20 minutes
  • April 2024 - Various weekday service increases
    • AM peak hour service increased from every 15–20 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
    • PM peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes
    • PM To Kindersley school tripper revised to start from Surrey Central Station instead of 104 Avenue & 132 Street
    • Evening service increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
  • September 2024 - Various daily service increases:
    • AM peak hour service increased from every 12 minutes to every 10 minutes
    • Saturday mid-morning service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes and afternoon service increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
    • Sunday/holiday midday service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes and late-afternoon to evening service increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
  • April 2025 - Various weekday service increases:
    • First westbound departure advanced from 0500 to 0450
    • Introduction of westbound short-turn departures starting from Gladstone & Grosvenor during AM peak hours, resulting in a 7–8 minute service along the common section
    • Midday service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes
    • Introduction of eastbound 373 To Gladstone Drive short-turn trips terminating at 143A & Gladstone, resulting in a 7–8 minute service along the common section
    • Evening eastbound service increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
    • Last eastbound departure advanced from 2020 to approximately 2100 with the introduction of two additional trips

References

  1. The Buzzer September 3, 2004 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017
  2. South of Fraser to see service improvements in September, translink.ca, retrieved 15-02-2010
  3. The Buzzer August 29, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 15-02-2010
  4. The Buzzer April 13, 2018 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 22-04-2018
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