West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 258 'UBC / West Vancouver'

Service Suspended Indefinitely Effective September 7, 2020, this Blue Bus route is suspended indefinitely until further notice due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

258 UBC/West Vancouver
New Flyer D40LF – 997 seen departing UBC on route 258.
Service Area	University Endowment Lands Vancouver West Vancouver
Termini	University of British Columbia Homer Street at W. Georgia Street
Operations	West Vancouver Transit
Vehicles	NFI XD40 Nova Bus LFS
Branches	258 To UBC Express 258 West Vancouver Express

258 UBC/West Vancouver was a bus route operated by West Vancouver Transit under contract with TransLink in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This was a north-south express route connecting West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. Service ran on weekdays only from September to April when UBC was in session. Morning service ran towards UBC and afternoon service towards West Vancouver. There were seven trips in the morning and three in the afternoon. Local service was provided in West Vancouver and express service in Vancouver and UBC.

Southbound trips departed Marine Drive & 25th Street in West Vancouver heading east on Marine Drive, then south across the Lions Gate Bridge into Downtown Vancouver followed by Stanley Park Causeway, West Georgia Street until Burrard Street, then south along Burrard across the Burrard Street Bridge onto Cornwall Avenue, Point Grey Road and then Macdonald Street. From Macdonald Street, the route turned west onto W. 4th Avenue, Blanca Street and then University Boulevard to UBC Exchange where it terminated.

Northbound trips departed UBC Exchange taking University Boulevard, Blanca Street northbound onto W. 4th Avenue all the way to Burrard Street where it headed north into Downtown Vancouver and turned left at W. Georgia Street and across the Lions Gate Bridge, west on Marine Drive to Marine Drive at 25th Street in West Vancouver.

Some UBC-bound trips started at Marine Drive & 17th Street, running two minutes ahead of trips that started at Marine Drive & 25th Street.

258 Express Stops

The 258 had special stopping procedures based on the direction of travel. Service towards UBC operated as a local service doing pick-up and drop-off at all stops between Dundarave at Marine Drive & 25th Street and Park Royal. From Park Royal, the 258 was non-stop and did unloading only at all stops on University Boulevard. Service towards West Vancouver was pick-up only at all stops along University Boulevard then went non-stop direct to West Vancouver.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes UBC Exchange (Bay 13) R4 4 9 14 25 33 44 49 68 84 99 480 N17 University Boulevard & Allison Road 4 9 14 99 N17 University Boulevard & Acadia Road 4 9 14 99 N17 University Boulevard & 5300 Block 4 9 14 99 N17 University Boulevard & 5100 Block 4 9 14 99 N17 Park Royal (Bay 5 – UBC) R2 250 250A 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 Local service between Marine Drive & 25th Street and Park Royal Marine Drive & 25th Street 250 250A 251 252 253 255

Points of Interest

• Park Royal (Bay 5 – UBC)
• Park Royal Shopping Centre
• St. Paul's Hospital (Westbound)
• Pacific Spirit Regional Park
• UBC Exchange (Bay 13)

History

• September 1986 - AM peak routing revised to go via the Burrard Street Bridge to UBC and an additional PM trip leaving UBC at 5:36 p.m. introduced
• February 1999 - Due to bus traffic congestion at UBC, service revised to operate out of Bay 1 instead of 7
• August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction
• November 2015 - Service proposed to be discontinued due to service duplication and high operational expenses
• March 2016 - Service cancellation reverted following public consultations and opposition by UBC students
• March 2017 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall onto University Boulevard
• November 2019 - Northbound service revised to operate non-stop in Downtown Vancouver instead of doing local service as a 250A and routing changed from Granville Street to Burrard Street
• March 17, 2020 - Service temporarily cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• September 7, 2020 - Service revised to be suspended indefinitely due to impacts to ridership and travel patterns caused by COVID-19
• March 30, 2023 - TransLink announces a restart of express service between West Vancouver and UBC starting September 2023 in the form of an extension of the existing 44 service on select peak hour trips to replace the 258
• September 2023 - Service replaced with a seasonal peak hour extension of the 44, effectively ending operations between West Vancouver and UBC by West Vancouver Municipal Transit

References

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Facilities	Park Royal – West Vancouver Transit Centre
Current Fleet	701–706 901–909 1201–1217 1601–1605 1606–1614
Community Shuttle Fleet	18501–18509 19501–19502, 19536–19537 24501–24505, 24540-24548
Retired/ Transferred Fleet	712–714 801–803 912–914 921–929 951–959, 961–968 971 981 990–998 S200 S201 S261 S305 S370 S1301–S1304, S1308, S1309, S1316–S1320 17501–17505
Paint Schemes
Routes
Conventional	250 250A 253 254 255
Community Shuttle	214 215 227 251 252 256 262
Other	Cemetery – Vancouver Special Events Bus
Former Routes	226 257 258 259 – Hockey Special – PNE Special
TransLink Transit Services Fare Information – Cash Fares – Fare Structure – Universal Pass (U-Pass) – West Coast Express Fares Plans and Projects Expo Line Fraser Highway Extension – Millennium Line Broadway Extension – Pattullo Bridge Replacement Other Divisions Cycling Network – Roads and Bridges – Transit Police

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 8102–8117 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 17506–17564 18510–18527 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 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 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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C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C15 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C35 C36 C37 C38 C40 C41 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C60 C61 C62 C63 C64 C70 C71 C73 C74 C75 C76 C84 C86 C87 C88 C89 C90 C92 C93 C94 C95 C96 C98 C99 N6 N16 – Games Express – Metrotown Shuttle – North Vancouver Games Express – Sexsmith Park & Ride Shuttle – TrainBus TransLink Transit Services Fare Information – Cash Fares – Fare Structure – Universal Pass (U-Pass) – West Coast Express Fares Plans and Projects Expo Line Fraser Highway Extension – Millennium Line Broadway Extension – Pattullo Bridge Replacement Other Divisions Cycling Network – Roads and Bridges – Transit Police