Coast mountain bus company route n15 'cambie / downtown nightbus'
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Marine Drive Station Howe Street at Dunsmuir Street | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | N15 Cambie NightBus N15 Downtown NightBus | |
Daytime Routes | Canada Line 15 Cambie/Olympic Village Station |
N15 Cambie/Downtown NightBus is bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south NightBus route connecting Marine Drive Station and Downtown Vancouver, running primarily on Cambie Street. Service runs daily every 30 minutes during the late-night hours, with three trips in each direction, in lieu of regular Canada Line and 15 Cambie/Olympic Village Station services.
Northbound trips depart Marine Drive Station heading north on Cambie Street and across the Cambie Street Bridge, then west on Smithe Street, north on Hamilton Street, west on Robson Street, north on Seymour Street, west on W. Pender Street, and south on Howe Street to Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street.
Southbound trips depart Dunsmuir Street at Howe Street heading south on Howe Street, east on W. Georgia Street, north on Seymour Street, east on W. Pender Street, south on Cambie Street, east on Nelson Street, south on Cambie Street and across the Cambie Street Bridge, then east on SW Marine Drive and south on Yukon Street to Marine Drive Station.
Points of Interest
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Stadium–Chinatown Station
- Vancouver Public Library
- Olympic Village Station
- Broadway–City Hall Station (Bay 2 – Downtown) (Bay 3 – Cambie)
- King Edward Station (Bay 2 – Downtown) (Bay 4 – Cambie)
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Oakridge–41st Avenue Station (Bay 1 – Cambie) (Bay 6 – Downtown)
- Oakridge Mall
- Langara–49th Avenue Station (Bay 1 – Downtown) (Bay 4 – Cambie)
- Marine Drive Station (Bay 1)
- Marine Gateway Shopping Complex
History
- Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the 15 Cambie/Downtown
- October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall[1]
- September 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding, with service running until 3:10AM from Monday to Saturday[2]
- December 2004 - Sunday service introduced
- April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to construction of the Canada Line instead of at Granville & Georgia. Service on Granville Street and Robson Street discontinued[3]
- September 2009 - Southern terminus extended from Cambie Street & W. 65th Avenue to Marine Drive Station
- December 2009 - Downtown routing revised to parallel daytime 15 Cambie/Downtown service[4][5]
- February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Introduction of additional trips to provide 24-hour service along the Canada Line corridor in Vancouver[6]
- February 1–March 2, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Downtown trips revised to go via Smithe instead of Robson and Cambie trips revised to go via Richards Street instead of Cambie Street due to downtown pedestrian corridors and BC Place & Canada Hockey Place venue security zones[7]
- May 2017 - Service proposed to be extended from Marine Drive Station to Vancouver International Airport and replace portions of the N10 NightBus to provide a more direct and consistent airport service[8]
- June 2018 - Consolidation of NightBus routes to the NightBus District at Vancouver City Centre Station results in southbound routing revised to go on W. Georgia Street instead of Robson Street
- April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
References
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ NightBus Service Expanded to Six Nights a Week, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 13-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2010
- ↑ Bus service changes coming December 14: new 99 B-Line stops and more, buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer December 11, 2009 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-02-2021
- ↑ NightBus Olympic Schedule translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
- ↑ February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
- ↑ Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021
- ↑ TransLink implements cost saving measures The Buzzer, retrieved 22-04-2020