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'''116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station''' [[ | '''116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | ||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This east-west route | This is an east-west route running in Burnaby connecting Edmonds Station and Metrotown Station through Big Bend and Suncrest. Service runs daily every 30 minutes and every 8–15 minutes during peak hours. <!--- pre-COVID service // Service runs daily every 30 minutes and every 10–12 minutes during peak hours.---> | ||
Eastbound trips depart Metrotown Station heading east on Central Boulevard, west on Imperial Avenue, south on Sussex Avenue, west on Portland Street, south on Patterson Avenue, west on Marine Drive, south on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Way, south on Boundary Road becoming North Fraser Way, west on Marine Way, north on Byrne Drive becoming Southridge Drive, north on Griffiths Drive, and west on 18th Avenue to Edmonds Station. | |||
Westbound trips | Westbound trips depart Edmonds Station heading east on 18th Avenue, south on Griffiths Drive, west on Southridge Drive becoming Byrne Road, east on Marine Way, south on North Fraser Way, becoming Boundary Road, east on Marine Way, north on Greenall Avenue, east on Keith Street, north on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Drive, north on Joffre Avenue, east on Rumble Street, north on Sussex Avenue, west on Imperial Street, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, and east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station. | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Edmonds Skytrain Station|Edmonds Station]] (Bay 6) | |||
* SkyTrain Operations and Maintenance Centre | |||
* Byrne Creek Ravine Park | |||
* Big Bend Crossing | |||
* Marine Way Market | |||
* Central Park | |||
* Kinnee Park | |||
* Burnaby Civic Square | |||
* Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown | |||
* Station Square | |||
* Metropolis at Metrotown | * Metropolis at Metrotown | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain | * Bonsor Park | ||
* Bonsor Community Centre | |||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Metrotown Station|Metrotown Station]] (Bay 12) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* March 1986 - Service introduced as '''116 Suncrest/Metrotown Station''', connecting Metrotown Station with the Suncrest community and replaced portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 130 'Metrotown | * March 1986 - Service introduced as '''116 Suncrest/Metrotown Station''', connecting Metrotown Station with the Suncrest community and replaced portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 130 'Metrotown Station / Kootenay Loop / Phibbs Exchange'|130 Suncrest/Kootenay Loop]] south of Metrotown<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1986/buzzer_1986_02_28.pdf The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2015</ref> | ||
* October 2001 - Service after 10:00 PM eliminated and weekend service reduced due to budget shortfall<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref> | * September 1997 - Peak hour service extended to service Glenlyon and North Fraser Industrial parks<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_08_22.pdf The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020</ref> | ||
* December 2005 - | * September 2001 - Metrotown Station reconstruction: Terminus temporarily revised to Patterson Station<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2001/Buzzer_2001_09_14.pdf The Buzzer September 14, 2001 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020</ref> | ||
* April 2011 - Weekend and holiday service revised to operate with Community Shuttles<ref>[ | * October 2001 - Service after 10:00 PM eliminated and early morning weekend service reduced due to budget shortfall<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040703/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021</ref> | ||
* December 2014 - Service along Byrne Road between North Fraser Way and Marine Way discontinued and extended further south along North Fraser Way and Marine Way to better serve the Big Bend industrial area<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * November 2001 - Metrotown Station reopens; service to Patterson Station discontinued<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2001/Buzzer_2001_11_12.pdf The Buzzer November 12, 2001 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020</ref> | ||
* September 2016 - Route operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] as part of a mass re-organization involving closure of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]] and the transfer of all its operations to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] | * December 2005 - Service extended from Suncrest to Edmonds Station and introduction of all-day daily service to North Fraser Industrial Park; partial portion of the route taken over by Community Shuttle [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 146 'Metrotown Station / Suncrest'|C6 Metrotown Station/Suncrest]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2005/November/TransLink-launches-three-new-Community-Shuttle-minibus-routes-in-South-Burnaby.aspx TransLink launches three new Community Shuttle minibus routes in South Burnaby], translink.ca, retrieved 03-10-2009</ref> | ||
* April 2011 - Weekend and holiday service revised to operate with Community Shuttles<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2011/Buzzer_2011_04_01.ashx The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014</ref> | |||
* December 2014 - Service along Byrne Road between North Fraser Way and Marine Way discontinued and service extended further south along North Fraser Way and Marine Way to better serve the Big Bend industrial area<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_12_05.pdf The Buzzer December 5, 2014 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018</ref><ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/service_changes/2014/December/116_route_map.pdf 116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station Customer Information Notice] translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018</ref> | |||
* September 2016 - Route operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]] and the transfer of all its operations to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] | |||
* September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 5 inside the bus loop to Bay 12 along Central Boulevard | * September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 5 inside the bus loop to Bay 12 along Central Boulevard | ||
* September 2020 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run with conventional vehicles | |||
* January 2021 - Peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 10–12 minutes | |||
* September 2021 - Introduction of an additional nighttime trip at 11 p.m. in both directions | |||
* January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and weekday mid-afternoon service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes | |||
* September 2022 - Peak hour service increased from every 12–15 minutes to every 8–12 minutes | |||
* April 2024 - PM peak hour service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 10–15 minutes | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 14:50, 1 March 2024
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Service Area | Burnaby | |
Termini | Edmonds Station Metrotown Station | |
Operations | Hamilton Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI XN40 Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | 116 Edmonds Station 116 Metrotown Station |
116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route running in Burnaby connecting Edmonds Station and Metrotown Station through Big Bend and Suncrest. Service runs daily every 30 minutes and every 8–15 minutes during peak hours.
Eastbound trips depart Metrotown Station heading east on Central Boulevard, west on Imperial Avenue, south on Sussex Avenue, west on Portland Street, south on Patterson Avenue, west on Marine Drive, south on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Way, south on Boundary Road becoming North Fraser Way, west on Marine Way, north on Byrne Drive becoming Southridge Drive, north on Griffiths Drive, and west on 18th Avenue to Edmonds Station.
Westbound trips depart Edmonds Station heading east on 18th Avenue, south on Griffiths Drive, west on Southridge Drive becoming Byrne Road, east on Marine Way, south on North Fraser Way, becoming Boundary Road, east on Marine Way, north on Greenall Avenue, east on Keith Street, north on Roseberry Avenue, west on Marine Drive, north on Joffre Avenue, east on Rumble Street, north on Sussex Avenue, west on Imperial Street, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, and east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station.
Points of Interest
- Edmonds Station (Bay 6)
- SkyTrain Operations and Maintenance Centre
- Byrne Creek Ravine Park
- Big Bend Crossing
- Marine Way Market
- Central Park
- Kinnee Park
- Burnaby Civic Square
- Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown
- Station Square
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Bonsor Park
- Bonsor Community Centre
- Metrotown Station (Bay 12)
History
- March 1986 - Service introduced as 116 Suncrest/Metrotown Station, connecting Metrotown Station with the Suncrest community and replaced portions of the 130 Suncrest/Kootenay Loop south of Metrotown[1]
- September 1997 - Peak hour service extended to service Glenlyon and North Fraser Industrial parks[2]
- September 2001 - Metrotown Station reconstruction: Terminus temporarily revised to Patterson Station[3]
- October 2001 - Service after 10:00 PM eliminated and early morning weekend service reduced due to budget shortfall[4][5]
- November 2001 - Metrotown Station reopens; service to Patterson Station discontinued[6]
- December 2005 - Service extended from Suncrest to Edmonds Station and introduction of all-day daily service to North Fraser Industrial Park; partial portion of the route taken over by Community Shuttle C6 Metrotown Station/Suncrest[7]
- April 2011 - Weekend and holiday service revised to operate with Community Shuttles[8]
- December 2014 - Service along Byrne Road between North Fraser Way and Marine Way discontinued and service extended further south along North Fraser Way and Marine Way to better serve the Big Bend industrial area[9][10]
- September 2016 - Route operations moved from Burnaby Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of North Vancouver Transit Centre and the transfer of all its operations to Burnaby Transit Centre
- September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 5 inside the bus loop to Bay 12 along Central Boulevard
- September 2020 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run with conventional vehicles
- January 2021 - Peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 10–12 minutes
- September 2021 - Introduction of an additional nighttime trip at 11 p.m. in both directions
- January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service reduced from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and weekday mid-afternoon service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
- September 2022 - Peak hour service increased from every 12–15 minutes to every 8–12 minutes
- April 2024 - PM peak hour service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 10–15 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 14, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number, translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer November 12, 2001 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ TransLink launches three new Community Shuttle minibus routes in South Burnaby, translink.ca, retrieved 03-10-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer December 5, 2014 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018
- ↑ 116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station Customer Information Notice translink.ca, retrieved 2-2-2018