Coast Mountain Bus Company route 503 'Fraser Highway Express'

503 Fraser Highway Express Aldergrove/Langley Centre/Surrey Central Station
New Flyer XN40 – 19103 on the 503 Aldergrove at Surrey Central Station in 2019.
Service Area	Langley Surrey
Termini	272 Street at Fraser Highway Langley Centre* Surrey Central Station
Operations	Surrey Transit Centre
Vehicles	NFI D40LFR NFI XD40 NFI XN40 Nova Bus LFS HEV Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas
Branches	503 Aldergrove 503 Langley Centre* 503 Langley Sec.** 503 Surrey Central Station
* Langley Centre short-turn service ** AM school special trip terminating at 56 Avenue & 213A Street

503 Fraser Highway Express 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 Surrey Central Station and Aldergrove in Langley via Langley Centre, running primarily on Fraser Highway. Service runs every 10–15 minutes between Surrey Central and Langley Centre, with service every 30 during off-peak hours between Langley Centre and Aldergrove. The portion between Surrey Central and Langley Centre is part of the Frequent Transit Network (FTN), which is a benchmark for bus service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week. The 503 connects with the 21 Abbotsford to Bourquin Exchange in Aldergrove.

Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central heading south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on King George Boulevard to King George Station, then continues south on King George Boulevard, east on Fraser Highway, north on 203 Street, and east on Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. For Aldergrove trips continuing from Langley Centre, trips go along Logan Avenue becoming 56 Avenue, south on 216 Street, east on Fraser Highway, and north on 272 Street, terminating at 272 Street & Fraser Highway, where it connects with BC Transit's 21 Aldergrove/Abbotsford.

Westbound trips depart 272 Street & Fraser Highway heading north on 272 Street, east on 32 Avenue, south on Station Road, west on 28 Avenue, north on 272 Street, west on 29 Avenue, north on 264 Street, west on Fraser Highway, north on 216 Street, and west on 56 Avenue becoming Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. Continuing from Langley Centre, trips head south on Glover Road, west on Fraser Highway, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, and north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station.

Some early morning trips towards Aldergrove start at Langley Centre.

On weekdays when school is in session, two morning trips run as 503 Fraser Highway Express to Langley Sec. and extend past Langley Centre to Langley Secondary School at 56 Avenue & 213A Street. In the afternoon, one afternoon trip starts at 56 Avenue & 213A Street heading towards Surrey Central Station.

Some evening weekday and one Saturday late-afternoon trip departing from Aldergrove terminate at Langley Centre.

503 Fraser Highway Express Stops

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

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes 272 Street & Fraser Highway 21 Connection to BC Transit route 21 to Abbotsford Local service between 272 Street & Fraser Highway and Langley Centre Langley Centre (Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove) 320 342 364 372 395 501 502 531 560 561 562 563 564 595 Fraser Highway & 201A Street 501 502 Fraser Highway & 196A Street (westbound) Fraser Highway & 196 Street (eastbound) 320 501 502 Fraser Highway & 64 Avenue 364 395 Fraser Highway & 188 Street 370 372 502 Fraser Highway & 184 Street 372 502 Fraser Highway & 168 Street 320 395 502 Fraser Highway & 164 Street 320 395 502 Fraser Highway & 160 Street 320 335 395 502 Fraser Highway & 156 Street 320 395 502 Fraser Highway & 152 Street 320 345 375 395 502 Fraser Highway & 148 Street 341 345 395 502 Fraser Highway & 140 Street 325 345 395 502 King George Station (Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove & Langley Centre) R1 314 321 326 329 345 394 395 502 Surrey Central Station (Bay 10) R1 314 316 320 321 323 324 325 326 329 335 337 371 373 393 501 502 509 N19

Points of Interest

• Aldergrove Village
• Langley Memorial Hospital
• Canadian Museum of Flight
• Langley Regional Airport
• Langley Secondary School
• Langley Centre (Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove)
• Cascades Casino
• Willowbrook Shopping Centre
• Fleetwood Town Centre
• Surrey Memorial Hospital - Outpatient Centre
• King George Hub
• King George Station (Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove & Langley Centre)
• Central City Shopping Centre
• Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
• Surrey Central Station (Bay 10)

History

• June 2014 - Service introduced as an express service to reduce overcrowding on the 502 Langley Centre/Surrey Central Station and replacing the Aldergrove portion of the 502. Eastbound service between Surrey Central and Langley Centre ran as a pick-up only service and westbound service between Langley Centre and Surrey Central ran as a drop-off only service. Local service was provided between Langley Centre and Aldergrove in both directions. Service operated with Orion V buses
• Spring–Fall 2018 - B-Line Consultation: B-Line proposed to connect Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre via Fraser Highway
• December 2018 - Mayor's Council votes to cancel the upcoming Fraser Highway B-Line and elects to re-invest funds into upgrading this route and restructuring the 502
• September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted and the introduction of articulated buses on trips between Langley Centre and Surrey Central Station; discontinuation of Orion V buses. Frequency improved from every 30 minutes to every 8–9 during peak, 10–15 off-peak between Surrey Central and Langley Centre with the introduction of Langley Centre short-turn trips. Eastbound King George Station routing revised to take 102 Avenue and King George Boulevard to Fraser Highway instead of 102 and Whalley Boulevard to Fraser Highway.
• April 2021 - Weekday service between Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre from early morning to late evening reduced from every 6–15 minutes to every 10–minutes. Saturday early-to-mid-afternoon Langley–Surrey Central service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes. Introduction of school special trips (one AM and one PM) servicing Langley Secondary School
• January 2023 - Saturday service towards Aldergrove from mid-morning to late-afternoon reduced from every 12–15 minutes to every 15 minutes and from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes towards Surrey Central
• January 2024 - Discontinuation of articulated buses on all trips daily. All Langley Centre trips during peak hours extended to travel the full length to Aldergrove
• September 2024 - Various weekday service adjustments:
  • Introduction of a westbound trip from Langley Centre on weekdays at 5:40 a.m. to create a 10-minute early morning service
  • Westbound weekday morning combined service increased from every 8–20 minutes to every 4–10 minutes
  • First Saturday westbound trip from Aldergrove advanced from 6:35 a.m. to 6:05 a.m.
• January 2025 - Various service increases:
  • Introduction of an additional morning weekday school tripper, as the existing 0753 trip departing from Surrey Central to Langley Centre is extended to Langley Secondary School
  • Weekday evening service increased from every 10–12 minutes to every 8–10 minutes in the common section
  • Weekday nighttime service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes in the common section
  • Sunday/holiday westbound morning service advanced from 0642 to 0615 with the introduction of an additional trip starting from Langley Centre and from 0630 to 0600 from Aldergrove

Photo Gallery

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  2001 Orion V – 9233 entering service on the 503 Aldergrove Express at Surrey Central Station.

References

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