Coast Mountain Bus Company route 402 'Richmond-Brighouse Stn/ Two Road'
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Service Area | Richmond | |
Termini | Richmond–Brighouse Station Steveston Exchange | |
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS ![]() Nova Bus LFS HEV ![]() | |
Branches | 402 Brighouse Station 402 Two Road |
402 Brighouse Station/Two Road is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south route in Richmond connecting Richmond–Brighouse Station and Steveston running primarily along No. 2 Road. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during peak hours. Late-night service runs every hour.
Northbound trips depart Steveston Exchange heading east on Chatham Street, south on No. 1 Road, east on Moncton Street, north on No. 2 Road, east on Blundell Road, and north on No. 3 Road to Richmond–Brighouse Station.
Southbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station by heading south on No. 3 Road, west onto Blundell Road, and then southbound along No. 2 Road until Moncton Street. From Moncton the route travels west, then north on No. 1 Road, and west onto Chatham Street to terminate at Steveston Exchange at Chatham & 2nd Avenue.
One weekday afternoon, most Saturday trips and all late-morning to late-afternoon Sunday/holiday southbound trips take an alternate route in Steveston by continuing north on No. 1 Road at No. 1 & Moncton Street, west on Steveston Highway, south on 4th Avenue, and east on Chatham Street to Steveston Exchange, bypassing No. 1 Road north of Moncton Street, Steveston Highway, 4th Avenue, and a portion of Chatham Street east on 4th Avenue.
Points of Interest
Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 1)
- Richmond Centre
- Richmond City Hall
- Brighouse Park
- Blundell Park
- Blundell Shopping Centre
- Steveston School
- Steveston Harbor
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery
- Steveston Exchange (Bay 2)
History
- 1958 - Service introduced as 62 No. Two Road, connecting Sexsmith Loop with Steveston via No. 2 Road. Replaced portions of the 73 No. 2–5 Road
- July 1961 - Evening weekday service revised to extend from Sexsmith Loop to Downtown Vancouver and ran as part of the 60 Richmond Express to eliminate the need to transfer between local Richmond routes and the number 60 bus. Service revised to be interlined with the 61 No. 1 Road[1]
- August 1977 - Route renumbered from 62 to 402 and routing revised to serve Richmond Centre and Sexsmith Loop only during AM peak hours; peak hour service extended to Vancouver[2]
- May 1984 - Destination sign simplification: Service renamed from 402 No. Two Road to 402 Two Road/Richmond Exchange/Vancouver[3]
- May 1986 - Peak-hour trips rerouted to go via the Moray Channel Bridge and the Arthur Laing Bridge instead of the Oak Street Bridge following the completion of new commuter ramps on Sea Island to provide faster and more direct service between Richmond and Vancouver[4][5]
- December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[6]
- September 2000 - Operations transferred from Oakridge Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre
- April 2001 - Routing in both directions revised to operate along Sexsmith between Capstan and Cambie. A detour routing was introduced on April 9 to address a potentially unsafe left turn from southbound Sexsmith onto eastbound Cambie until a traffic light is installed
- August 2001 - Service to Downtown Vancouver discontinued as part of 98 B-Line service changes and route extended from Richmond Centre to Knight Street & Marine Drive replacing the 420 Bridgeport/Richmond Exchange;[7] service change deferred from April due to transit strike[8]
- January 2002 - Detour routing introduced on April 9, 2001, due to intersection safety concerns at Sexmisth & Cambie discontinued following the installation of a traffic light
- April 2002 - Service revised to terminate at Richmond Centre and the portion between Richmond Centre and Knight & Marine in Vancouver replaced by an extension of the 407 Bridgeport/Gilbert; introduction of 492 Burrard Station/Two Road peak-hour express service results in frequency adjusted to every 30 minutes[9][10]
- September 2009 - Service increased with the opening of the Canada Line and minor routing adjustment at Richmond–Brighouse Station[11]
- April 2011 - Late-night service reduced from every 30 minutes to every hour due to low ridership[12]
- May 2017 - Service proposed to be upgraded to a Frequent Transit Network route and extend service along No. 2 Road to the Olympic Oval and future Capstan Way Station[13]
- May 2020 - Brighouse Station terminus revised from Cook Road & Buswell Street to No. 3 Road & Cook Road due to construction
- November 2020 - Completion of Brighouse Station Bus Mall results in terminus at No. 3 Road & Cook Road and layover at Park Road & Buswell Street being moved into Bus Mall and eastbound routing revised to no longer take No. 3, Park, Buswell, Cook, No. 3, Park, to layover
- April 2021 - Alternate routing Steveston trip schedules revised to run from:
- Weekdays: Most trips to one PM trip
- Saturdays: Select trips to most trips
- Sundays/holidays: All early morning and evening trips to all late-morning to late-afternoon trips
References
- ↑ The Buzzer July 14, 1961 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 12-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer August 12, 1977 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 30, 1986 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer March 30, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer August 8, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer April 5, 2002 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010
- ↑ Important changes in Richmond Transit Service, translink.ca, retrieved 25-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-02-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-01-2022
- ↑ Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021