Coast Mountain Bus Company route N17 'UBC / Downtown NightBus'

N17 UBC/Downtown NightBus
New Flyer XDE60 – 21003 seen on layover at Seymour Street and Robson Street on route N17.
Service Area	University Endowment Lands Vancouver
Termini	University of British Columbia Seymour Street at Robson Street
Operations	Burnaby Transit Centre
Vehicles	NFI DE60LFR NFI XDE60 Nova Bus LFS *
Branches	N17 UBC NightBus N17 Downtown NightBus
Daytime Route	99 B-Line 14 Downtown/UBC
* One westbound trip on weekdays and Saturdays

N17 UBC/Downtown NightBus is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west NightBus route connecting the University of British Columbia and Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 30 minutes during the late-night hours in lieu of regular 14 Downtown/UBC service. On weekdays and Saturdays, there are five westbound trips running 20–30 minutes apart and three westbound trips on Sundays/holidays every 30 minutes. There are three eastbound trips daily running 30 minutes apart.

Eastbound trips depart from the University of British Columbia heading south on Wesbrook Mall, east on University Boulevard becoming W. 10th Avenue, north on Alma Street, east on W. Broadway, north on Granville Street and across the Granville Street Bridge and north on Seymour Street to Seymour Street & Robson Street.

Westbound trips depart from Seymour Street & Robson Street heading north on Seymour Street, west on W. Pender Street, south on Granville Street, west on W. Georgia Street, south on Howe Street, south on Granville Street and across the Granville Street Bridge, then west on W. Broadway, south on Alma Street, and west on W. 10th Avenue becoming University Boulevard, and north on Wesbrook Mall to the Univerity of British Columbia.

Points of Interest

• Granville Station
• Vancouver City Centre Station
• Vancouver Art Gallery and Robson Square
• Kitsilano Neighbourhood
• Pacific Spirit Regional Park
• UBC Exchange (Bay 3)

History

• Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the 10 Downtown/UBC
• October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall
• July 2003 - Service introduced as N17 UBC/Downtown running every 30 minutes on Friday and weekend/holiday nights
• June 2004 - Service expanded to run six nights a week from Monday to Saturday
• December 2004 - Service expanded to end at 3:10AM along with Sunday service
• April 2006 - Service rerouted due to construction of the Canada Line; service revised to operate northbound along Seymour and southbound along Howe and service on Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver discontinued; service to terminate at new bus bays on Howe between Georgia and Hastings instead of at Granville & Georgia
• September 2006 - Introduction of an additional westbound trip starting at W. Broadway & Granville Street running Monday–Saturday
• February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Introduction of additional trips to provide 24-hour service between Downtown Vancouver and UBC along the Broadway corridor
• September 2010 - Monday–Saturday extra westbound trip revised to start at Howe Street & Nelson Street
• April 2018 - Extra westbound trip that started from Howe & Nelson revised to travel full route. The last westbound weekday trip revised to run on Fridays and Saturdays only
• June 2018 - Consolidation of NightBus routes to the NightBus District at Vancouver City Centre Station results in downtown terminus being revised from Howe & Pender to Seymour & Robson. Southbound routing revised from via Howe and Granville to via Seymour, Hastings, Granville, Georgia, Howe, Granville
• April 24–May 14, 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost-saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
• September 2020 - Last westbound trip that ran on Fridays and Saturdays only revised to run Monday–Saturday
• April 2023 - UBC terminus temporarily revised to diesel loop instead of the trolley loop due to construction on University Boulevard
• September 2023 - UBC terminus revised to remain in the diesel loop permanently in response to customer feedback

References

v·d·e Transit Centres Burnaby – Hamilton – Port Coquitlam – Richmond – Surrey – Vancouver Closed Transit Centres North Vancouver – Oakridge Under Contract First Transit – West Vancouver Transit Former Contractors Bonny's Taxi Ltd. – Bowen Island Community Transit – DW Services Ltd. – Metro Shuttle Service Ltd. – First Canada Current Fleet 2101–2199, 2201–2289 2501–2540 2541–2574 3309–3358 7447–7499, 7501–7504 8118–8156 9277–9285 9401–9499, 9501–9542 9543–9581, 9583–9590 9605–9699, 9701–9725 9726–9791 9797–9799 12001–12025 14001–14045 15001–15021 16001–16051 16101–16130, 16137 16201–16226 18001–18063 18101–18206 18301–18404 18451–18473 19001–19047 19101–19147 19301–19302 19303–19304 19401–19432 21001–21025 21401–21425 22001–22015 23001–23015 23201–23215 24001–24016 24101–24150 Community Shuttle Fleet 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554 21501–21562 23601–23606 23651–23665 24506–24548 24601–24634 Retired Fleet 1158–1192 1205–1223 1209–1210 2701–2947 3001–3021 3101–3210 3211–3257 3258–3282 3283–3299, 3301–3308 4101–4115 4116–4143 4144–4192 4193–4199, 4201–4278 5501–5508 5509–5521 6601–6630 7101–7150 7151–7197, 7199–7243 7244–7246 7247–7297 7298 7301–7374 7375–7399, 7401–7429 7430–7446 8001–8021 8022–8047 8048–8099, 8101 8102–8117 9101–9115 9116–9127 9201–9276 Retired Community Shuttle Fleet S001 S002 (1st) S002 (2nd) S003–S004 S006–S012 S013–S016 S017 S018–S056 S057–S059 S060–S061 S062–S102 S200–S236 S237–S257 S258–S301 S302–S356 S357–S380 S381 S382–S393 S410–S434 S435–S464 S465–S471 S501–S544 S1301–S1320 S1321 S1322–S1325 16501–16562 17506–17564 18510–18527 Paint Schemes Other List of Current TransLink Ad-Wraps – List of Former TransLink Ad-Wraps – RapidBus – TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic – TransLink Vancouver 2010 Olympic Operations – Trolleybuses in Vancouver SeaBus Current Fleet Burrard Beaver – Burrard Pacific Breeze – Burrard Otter II – Burrard Chinook Retired Fleet Burrard Otter Terminals Lonsdale Quay – Waterfront Station Bus Loops and Exchanges Vancouver 29th Avenue Station – Blanca Loop – Boundary Loop – Burrard Station – Commercial–Broadway Station – Dunbar Loop – Joyce Station – Knight Street–Marine Drive – Kootenay Loop – Main Street Station – Marine Drive Station – Marpole Loop – Nanaimo Station – Stanley Park Loop – UBC Exchange – Waterfront Station Burnaby & New West 22nd Street Station – Braid Station – Brentwood Station – Edmonds Station – Lougheed Station – New Westminster Station – Production Way Station – Metrotown Station – SFU Exchange – Sperling Station Tri-Cities Burquitlam Station – Coquitlam Central Station – Moody Centre Station – Port Coquitlam Station Richmond Bridgeport Station – Richmond–Brighouse Station – Steveston Exchange North Shore Capilano University – Lonsdale Quay – Lynn Valley Centre – Park Royal – Phibbs Exchange Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge Haney Place – Maple Meadows Station – Pitt Meadows Station South of Fraser Carvolth Exchange – Guildford Exchange – Ladner Exchange – Langley Centre – Newton Exchange – Scott Road Station – Scottsdale Exchange – South Delta Exchange – South Surrey Park and Ride – Surrey Central Station – White Rock Centre Former Exchanges Airport Station – Brentwood Mall – Coquitlam Station – Coquitlam Recreation Centre – Coquitlam Town Centre – East Guildford Park and Ride – Lougheed Mall – Lougheed Park and Ride – Matthews Exchange – Meadow Ridge Centre – Pitt Meadows Park and Ride – Port Moody Station – PNE Park and Ride – Port Coquitlam Centre – Renfrew Loop – Richmond Centre – Richmond Exchange – Sexsmith Park and Ride – South Richmond Park and Ride – Upper Zoo Loop – Walnut Grove Park and Ride Routes R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Conventional 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 41 44 49 50 80 84 99 100 101 104 106 110 112 116 119 123 128 129 130 133 134 136 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 155 156 159 160 179 183 188 191 209 210 211 212 222 228 229 230 231 232 236 240 241 245 246 247 249 250 253 254 255 257 301 310 311 312 314 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