This was a north-south circular route running in Coquitlam connecting Coquitlam Station, Riverview Hospital, Planet Ice and industrial areas near Essondale. Service ran daily every 30 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and every hour on Sundays/holidays.
Trips departed Coquitlam Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, west on Holly Drive to access to Riverview Hospital grounds becoming Cape Horn Avenue heading west, south on United Boulevard, and west on Shuswap Avenue to Shuswap & United Boulevard. Continuing from Shuswap & United, trips went west on Shuswap, south on N. Bend Street becoming Canoe Avenue heading west and becoming Golden Drive heading north, north on United Boulevard, east on Cape Horn Avenue becoming Holly Drive upon entering the Riverview Hospital grounds, north on Orchid Drive, north on Lougheed Highway, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, north on Mariner Way, east on Barnet Highway, and south on Lougheed Highway to Coquitlam Station.
December 2003 - Service introduced to replace the 158 Coquitlam Station/Braid Station and introduced bus service on Hartley Avenue as the former 158 only serviced United Boulevard.[1] Service ran every 30 minutes and increased to every 15 minutes during peak hours between Braid Station and Planet Ice; Sunday/holiday service ran every hour
April 2005 - Introduction of conventional buses during peak hours to address overcrowding
September 2005 - Route became bike rack equipped
December 2005 - Service during peak hours increased to every 10 minutes between Braid Station and Planet Ice[2]
April 2006 - Sunday/holiday service between Braid Station and Planet Ice revised to run every 30 minutes
December 2006 - All trips revised to go via Woolridge instead of select peak hour trips bypassing Woolridge
September 2007 - All trips revised to terminate at Shuswap & United instead of directly outside Planet Ice at Golden & Rocket during off-peak hours, Golden & North Bend during AM peak hours, and Shuswap & United during PM peak hours
December 2007 - Service discontinued following a reroute of the 177 through the Riverview Hospital grounds[4]