Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'

44 UBC/Downtown
New Flyer D60LF – 8002 makes its way down Richards Street in Downtown Vancouver on route 44 in 2009.
Service Area	University Endowment Lands Vancouver
Termini	University of British Columbia Waterfront Station Marine Drive at 25th Street*
Operations	Vancouver Transit Centre Burnaby Transit Centre**
Vehicles	NFI D60LFR ** NFI DE60LFR NFI XDE60 Nova Bus LFS ** Nova Bus LFS HEV ***
Branches	44 UBC Express 44 Downtown Express 44 Dundarave Express*
* Three PM peak hour trips operated by Burnaby Transit Centre using Nova Bus LFS units when UBC is in session ** Select peak hour trips operated by Burnaby Transit Centre *** In the event of a bus shortage or snowfall

44 UBC/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west express route connecting the University of British Columbia and Downtown Vancouver. Service runs on weekdays only every 30 minutes, increasing to every 10–15 minutes during peak hours. There is no evening service.

Eastbound trips depart from UBC heading north on Wesbrook Mall, east on Chancellor Boulevard becoming W. 4th Avenue, north on Burrard Street, east on W. Pender Street, and north on Seymour Street to Waterfront Station.

Westbound trips depart Waterfront Station heading west on W. Cordova Street, south on Burrard Street, west on W. 4th Avenue becoming Chancellor Boulevard, and south on Wesbrook Mall to UBC Exchange.

Select peak-hour trips have extended service to/from West Vancouver when UBC is in session. During the morning peak, three westbound trips running an hour apart run from Dundarave towards UBC. In the afternoon peak, three eastbound trips run an hour apart from UBC towards Dundarave. The West Vancouver trips bypass Waterfront Station.

Eastbound trips towards West Vancouver go via the regular route from UBC Exchange until Burrard Street & W. Pender Street where it heads west on W. Pender Street, west on W. Georgia Street becoming the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge, then west on Marine Drive, north on 24th Street, west on Haywood Avenue, south on 25th Street, and west on Marine Drive to Dundarave at Marine Drive & 25th Street.

Westbound trips depart from West Vancouver heading east on Marine Drive, south on the Lions Gate Bridge and through the Stanley Park Causeway becoming W. Georgia Street, east on W. Pender Street, and south on Burrard Street where it continues on the regular routing to UBC.

44 Express Stops

Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes UBC Exchange (Bay 3) R4 4 9 14 25 33 49 68 84 99 480 N17 Chancellor Boulevard & Allison Road (westbound) Chancellor Boulevard & Western Parkway (eastbound) 84 Chancellor Boulevard & Hamber Road 84 W. 4th Avenue & Blanca Street (westbound) W. 4th Avenue & Tolmie Street (eastbound) 4 84 Westbound stop not accessible W. 4th Avenue & NW Marine Drive 4 42 84 Westbound trips only Stop introduced in January 2022 W. 4th Avenue & Alma Street 4 7 32 42 84 W. 4th Avenue & Macdonald Street 2 4 7 14 32 84 N22 W. 4th Avenue & Yew Street 4 7 14 84 Stop introduced on January 17, 2022, to replace W. 4th Avenue & Vine Street as part of the Bus Stop Balancing project along 4th Avenue Burrard Street & W. 3rd Avenue Burrard Street & Burnaby Street (westbound) Burrard Street & Davie Street (eastbound) 2 6 32 N22 Burrard Street & Nelson Street (westbound) Burrard Street & Comox Street (eastbound) 2 32 N22 Burrard Street & Robson Street 2 5 32 N22 Eastbound trips only Burrard Street & W. Georgia Street R5 2 5 22 32 209 210 211 214 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24 Westbound trips only Burrard Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 7 – Downtown) R5 2 5 22 32 209 210 211 214 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24 W. Pender Street & Granville Street 4 5 7 10 14 16 17 19 20 22 50 209 210 211 214 N19 N22 N24 Eastbound trips only Stop not serviced on 44 Dundarave trips Waterfront Station (Bay 1) R5 3 4 7 8 10 50 N8 Stop not serviced on 44 Dundarave trips

Select trips during peak hours operate to/from West Vancouver. AM trips start from Dundarave and PM trips terminate at Dundarave. Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops. On the West Vancouver trips, Waterfront Station is bypassed in both directions and the eastbound-only stop at W. Pender Street & Granville Street is also not serviced.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes UBC Exchange (Bay 3) R4 4 9 14 25 33 49 68 84 99 480 N17 No changes in stopping procedures between UBC Exchange and Burrard Station Burrard Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 7 – Dundarave) R5 2 5 22 32 209 210 211 214 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24 W. Georgia Street & Denman Street 19 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N24 Park Royal (Bay 2 – Dundarave) (Bay 5 – UBC) R2 250 250A 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 Local service between Park Royal and Marine Drive & 25th Street Marine Drive & 25th Street 250 250A 251 252 253 255

Points of Interest

• UBC Exchange (Bay 3)
• UBC Aquatic Centre
• AMS Student Nest
• Gage Apartments at UBC
• University Hill Elementary School
• Pacific Spirit Regional Park
• Jericho Hill Grounds
• West Point Grey Academy
• Jericho Beach Park
• McBride Park
• Vanier Park
• Scotiabank Theatre
• Burrard Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 7 – Downtown & Dundarave)
• Waterfront Station (Bay 1)

History

• September 1997 - Service introduced to replace the 85 UBC and portions of the 286 North Vancouver/UBC
• September 1998 - Morning peak hour trips revised to start from Cordova Street & Granville Street going eastbound to accommodate articulated buses
• November 1999 - Route became wheelchair accessible
• October 2001 - Routing revised to take Chancellor Boulevard in both directions instead of going via Blanca Street and University Boulevard to replace portions of the 42 Spanish Banks/Chancellor and introduction of two-way service during peak hours instead of AM service to UBC and PM service to downtown
• April 2002 - Discontinuation of the last AM peak hour trip leaving Waterfront at 9:50 a.m. arriving UBC at 10:20 a.m. due to low ridership
• September 2002 - Introduction of an additional westbound trip during AM peak hours leaving Waterfront at 9:05 a.m. to meet with 10 a.m. start times at UBC
• September 2003 - Articulated buses introduced for all trips and introduction of midday service and two-way service. Frequency during AM peak hours when UBC is in session increased from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes
• July 2005 - Service proposed to be upgraded to a B-Line, but plans were shelved due to potentially low midday ridership and marginal time savings compared to local services
• September 2005 - AM peak hour service increased from every 12 minutes to every 10 minutes
• December 2005 - PM service extended from 6 p.m. through to 8 p.m. to address overcrowding on local routes in the evening
• October 2006 - Downtown routing revised due to Canada Line construction to turn off Hastings Street onto Seymour instead of Granville; terminus moved from Cordova & Seymour to Seymour & Hastings
• September 2009 - Eastern terminus moved to Waterfront Station and routing revised
• August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction
• November 2015 - Express service in Downtown Vancouver proposed to improve speed and reliability
• June 2016 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall onto Student Union Boulevard
• June 2018 - Express service introduced in Downtown Vancouver with the removal of five stops
• April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange
• June 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
• September 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Service reinstated after more than 14 months of suspension and off-peak service reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes. Last departures in both directions moved up by half an hour to an hour and all trips were revised to run with 40-foot buses. Four overload trips during the AM peak running with 60-foot articulated RapidBus units were introduced a day after the 44's reintroduction to address overcrowding
• November 2021 - Introduction of select trips throughout the day running with 60-foot articulated buses
• January 2022 - Discontinuation of the four overload trips during AM peak hours due to the introduction of select trips throughout the day using articulated buses in November 2021
• March 30, 2023 - TransLink announces a restart of express service between West Vancouver and UBC starting September 2023 in the form of an extension of select peak hour trips to West Vancouver to replace the 258 UBC/West Vancouver service
• September 2023 - Introduction of a limited peak hour extension to West Vancouver as part of a reintroduction of a one-seat ride between West Vancouver and UBC previously provided by the 258
• April 2024 - Operations reallocation: All-day blocks revised to be operated by Vancouver Transit Centre, with peak-hour trippers remaining under Burnaby Transit Centre operations

References

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