Coast Mountain Bus Company route 712 'Meadow Ridge / Haney Place'
| ||
Service Area | Maple Ridge | |
Termini | Meadow Ridge Centre Haney Place | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | MCI TC40-102N ![]() NFI C40 ![]() NFI C40LF ![]() NFI D40 ![]() NFI D40LF ![]() | |
Branches | 712 Meadow Ridge 712 Haney Place 712 Maple Meadows Station* | |
* Peak hours only |
712 Meadow Ridge/Haney Place was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This was an east-west route running in Maple Ridge connecting Haney Place and Meadow Ridge Centre, running primarily in the northern part of Maple Ridge. Service ran Mondays–Saturdays every hour, increasing to every 30 minutes during peak hours.
Eastbound trips departed Meadow Ridge Centre heading north on 207th Street, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, north on 203rd Street, east on 123rd Avenue, north on 216th Street, east on 124th Avenue, north on 227th Street, east on 128th Avenue, south on 232nd Street, west on 116th Avenue, west on Lougheed Highway, north on 227th Street, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Edge Street, and east on McIntosh Avenue to Haney Place.
Three weekday trips (two mornings and one afternoon) extended north across the Alouette River to service Yennadon Loop, an area previously serviced only by Dial-a-Bus service when the 712 was first introduced. These trips went via regular route until 128th Avenue & 232nd Street, then went north on 232nd and west on 132nd Street to Yennadon Loop, where trips turned around and went east on 132nd and south on 232nd Street where it continued its regular routing to Haney Place.
During peak hours, trips started from Maple Meadows Station and bypassed Meadow Ridge Centre. Departing from Maple Meadows Station, trips went east on Dunn Avenue, south on West Street becoming Hammond Road, north on 203rd Street, and east on 123rd Avenue where it continued its regular routing to Haney Place.
Westbound trips departed Haney Place heading east on McIntosh Avenue, south on 226th Street, east on 119th Avenue, south on 228th Street, east on Lougheed Highway, east on 116th Avenue, north on 232nd Street, west on 128th Avenue, south on 227th Street, west on 124th Avenue, south on 216th Street, west on 123rd Avenue, south on 203rd Street, east on Dewdney Trunk Road, and south on 207th Street to Meadow Ridge Centre.
Four weekday trips (two mornings and two afternoons) extended north across the Alouette River to service Yennadon Loop. These trips went via regular route until 232nd Street & 128th Avenue, then continued north on 232nd and west on 132nd Street to Yennadon Loop, where trips turned around and went east on 132nd, south on 232nd Street, and west on 128th Avenue where it continued its regular routing to Meadow Ridge Centre.
During peak hours, trips bypassed Meadow Ridge Centre and terminated at Maple Meadows Station. Trips went via regular route to 123rd Avenue & 203rd Street, where trips went south on 203rd, west on Hammond Road becoming West Street, and west on Dunn Avenue to Maple Meadows Station.
Points of Interest
- Haney Place (Bay 2)
- Maple Ridge Public Library
- Thomas Haney School
- Maple Ridge Secondary School
- Yennadon Loop (limited service)
- Hampton Park
- Volker Park
- Meadow Ridge Centre (Bays 1 & 3 – Haney Place) (Bay 5 – Meadow Ridge)
- Meadow Ridge Shopping Centre
- Maple Meadows Station (peak hours only)
History
- September 1996 - Orion II
models introduced to route under BC Transit's short-lived CUB (CommUnity Bus) program[1]
- April 1998 - Rerouted to take 119th Avenue between 226th and 227th streets instead of Selkirk Avenue to address safety concerns[2]
- April 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped[3]
- December 2005 - Service discontinued during Community Shuttle service rollout in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. Portions replaced by the C43 Haney Place/Maple Meadows Station/Meadowtown, C44 Haney Place/Meadowtown, and C47 Alouette/Haney Place[4]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer September 6, 1996 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-04-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer March 20, 1998 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-04-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-04-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer November 25, 2005 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-04-2021