Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'

R5 Hastings St SFU Exchange/Burrard Station
New Flyer XDE60 – 19029 approaches SFU Exchange.
Launched	January 6, 2020
Number of Stops	16
Service Area	Burnaby Vancouver
Termini	Simon Fraser University Burrard Station
Operations	Burnaby Transit Centre
Vehicles	NFI DE60LFR * NFI XDE60 Nova Bus LFS **
Branches	R5 SFU Exchange R5 Burrard Station R5 Kootenay Loop*** R5 Waterfront Station!
* On rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage ** Select trips and during snowfall *** Select eastbound trips ! Select westbound trips
Route Diagram

R5 Hastings St is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west RapidBus route connecting Simon Fraser University in Burnaby and Burrard Station in Vancouver, running primarily on Hastings Street. Service runs daily every 5–15 minutes. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more, seven days a week.

Eastbound trips depart Burrard Station heading north on Burrard Street, east on Hastings Street becoming Burnaby Mountain Parkway, north on Gaglardi Way, east on University Drive East, and south on East Campus Road to SFU Exchange.

Westbound trips depart SFU Exchange heading east on University High Street, south on Tower Road, west on South Campus Road, north on Gaglardi Way, west on University Drive West, south on Gaglardi Way, west on Burnaby Mountain Parkway becoming Hastings Street, south on Howe Street, west on Dunsmuir Street, and north on Burrard Street to Burrard Station.

Select westbound and eastbound trips start at Boundary Road & Kitchener Street. Some eastbound trips terminate at Kootenay Loop.

On weekdays, some westbound trips starting from Boundary Road & Kitchener Street terminate at Waterfront Station, going via regular route and north on Seymour Street to Seymour Street & W. Hastings Street, where buses continue as a 44 UBC. A limited number of eastbound trips on weekdays terminating at Kootenay Loop start at Waterfront Station, coming off from a 44 Downtown. These trips depart from W. Cordova Street & Seymour Street heading west on W. Cordova Street, south on Howe Street, and east on W. Hastings Street, where it continues the regular routing to Kootenay Loop.

R5 Hastings St Stops

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

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes SFU Exchange (Bay 2) 143 144 145 N35 SFU Transportation Centre (Bay 1 – SFU) (Bay 2 – Burrard Station) 143 144 145 N35 Westbound stop not fitted with RapidBus post until August 2020 Duthie Avenue 144 N35 Kensington Avenue 134 160 N35 Holdom Avenue 129 160 N35 Hythe Avenue 129 160 N35 Willingdon Avenue 129 130 131 132 160 222 N35 Gilmore Avenue 129 130 131 132 160 N35 Westbound stop moved to Hastings Street & Carleton Avenue from May–November 2021 due to the implementation of outdoor patios at Hastings & Gilmore Kootenay Loop (Bay 7 – Burrard Station) (Bay 8 – SFU) 14 27 28 130 131 160 222 N35 Renfrew Street 14 16 N35 Nanaimo Street 7 14 16 N35 Commercial Drive 14 16 20 N20 N35 Main Street 3 4 7 8 14 16 20 N8 N20 N35 Abbott Street 3 8 14 16 20 50 N20 N35 Eastbound stop opened as Cambie Street, renamed to Abbott Street to match westbound stop name shortly after Granville Street 4 7 10 50 Burrard Station (Bay 6) 2 5 22 32 44 209 210 211 214 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24 Stop originally located at NB Burrard Street NS Dunsmuir Street. Moved to NB Burrard Street NS W. Pender Street temporarily in February 2020 due to construction and later made permanent

Points of Interest

• Simon Fraser University
• SFU Exchange (Bay 2)
• SFU Transportation Centre (Bay 1 – Burrard Station) (Bay 2 – SFU)
• Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
• Kensington Park
• Pacific National Exhibition
• Hastings Park
• Hastings Community Park
• Kootenay Loop (Bay 7 – Burrard Station) (Bay 8 – SFU)
• Chinatown
• Victoria Square
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• Hotel Vancouver
• Simon Fraser University – Burnaby and Downtown Vancouver campuses
• Waterfront Station
• Burrard Station (Bay 6)

History

• January 2020 - Service introduced as part of the RapidBus program roll-out, replacing the 95 B-Line with no changes in routing
• February 2020 - Burrard Station stop temporarily moved from NB Burrard Street NS Dunsmuir Street to NB Burrard Street NS W. Pender Street due to construction on W. Georgia Street requiring a detour onto Dunsmuir Street. This move was later made permanent as it simplified operations in the Burrard Station area and no service was lost. Detour routing was made permanent and routing along Howe Street south of Dunsmuir Street and on W. Georgia Street discontinued
• June 2020 - Most Waterfront Station short-turn trips discontinued due to the suspension of the 44 UBC/Downtown but remained on schedules
• September 2020 - Discontinuation of all Waterfront Station short-turn trips
• September 2021 - Reintroduction of Waterfront Station short-turn trips following the return of 44 UBC/Downtown services. Introduction of additional eastbound weekday Kootenay Loop short-turn trips starting from Waterfront Station coming off the 44 Downtown
• January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service reduced from every 7–8 minutes to every 7–10 minutes. Early weekday afternoon service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes. PM peak hour service adjusted from every 5–6 minutes to every 4–8 minutes. Saturday mid-morning to mid-afternoon service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12–15 minutes and from every 8 minutes to every 10 minutes in the mid-to-late afternoon
• April 2022 - Service proposed to be upgraded to Bus Rapid Transit as part of the Transport 2050: 10 year Priorities plan
• January 2023 - Various daily service adjustments
  • Early morning weekday westbound service reduced from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes
  • Westbound AM peak hour service adjusted from every 3–6 minutes to every 4–5 minutes
  • Eastbound AM peak hour service adjusted from every 4–9 minutes to every 5–7 minutes
  • Midday weekday service reduced from every 7–10 minutes to every 8–12 minutes
  • Evening weekday westbound service reduced from every 5–9 minutes to every 6–12 minutes
  • Evening eastbound service reduced from every 4–6 minutes to every 5–8 minutes
  • Saturday early morning service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
  • Saturday westbound midday to evening service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes
  • Saturday eastbound afternoon service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes
  • Saturday eastbound nighttime service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
  • Sunday/holiday mid-morning service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 15 minutes
• January 2024 - Eastbound trips renamed from R5 SFU to R5 SFU Exchange. Destination signs began to be gradually updated as early as mid December 2023
• April 2024 - Various weekday service reductions
  • AM peak hour service reduced from every 6–7 minutes to every 7–8 minutes
  • Midday service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
  • PM peak hour service reduced from every 7–10 minutes to every 8–12 minutes

References

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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 – 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