Coast Mountain Bus Company route 123 'New Westminster Stn / Brentwood Stn'

123 New Westminster Station/ Brentwood Station
New Flyer D40LF – 7408 turning off Dawson Street on to Willingdon Avenue on route 123.
Service Area	New Westminster Burnaby
Termini	New Westminster Station Brentwood Station
Operations	Hamilton Transit Centre
Vehicles	NFI XN40 Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV
Branches	123 New West Station 123 Brentwood Station 123 To Sixth Avenue*
* Westbound PM peak hour short-turn service to Eighth Street & Sixth Avenue

123 New Westminster Station/Brentwood 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 connecting New Westminster Station and Brentwood Station in Burnaby running primarily on Canada Way and Eighth Street. Service runs daily every 15 minutes, increasing to every 10–15 minutes during peak hours and every 7 minutes between New Westminster Station and Eighth Street & Sixth Avenue. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service available 15 minutes or better, seven days a week for 15 hours or more of the day.

Eastbound trips depart Brentwood Station heading east on Lougheed Highway, south on Willingdon Avenue, east on Canada Way becoming Eighth Street, and west on Columbia Street to New Westminster Station.

Westbound trips depart New Westminster Station heading east on Carnarvon Street, north on Eighth Street becoming Canada Way, north on Willingdon Avenue, west on Dawson Street, north on Rosser Avenue, and east on Lougheed Highway to Brentwood Station.

On weekday afternoons when school is in session, one eastbound trip departs from Deer Lake Parkway & Canada Way near Burnaby City Hall heading south on Deer Lake Parkway and loops into Burnaby City Hall, returning onto Deer Lake Parkway heading north, east on Canada Way and then continues the regular routing to New Westminster Station.

During PM peak hours, westbound trips departing from New Westminster Station alternate between Brentwood Station and Uptown. The circular short-turn service departs from New Westminster Station heading east on Carnarvon Street and north on Eighth Street to Eighth Street & Sixth Avenue, where it returns to New Westminster Station by continuing on Eighth Street, east on Eighth Avenue, south on Sixth Street, west on Sixth Avenue, south on Eighth Street, and east on Columbia Street to New Westminster Station.

Points of Interest

• Brentwood Town Centre Station (Bay 7)
• Brentwood Town Centre
• British Columbia Institute of Technology – Burnaby Campus
• Art Institute of Vancouver
• Harwood Park
• Forest Lawn Cemetery and Funeral Home
• Burnaby Winter Club
• Burnaby Village Museum
• Deer Lake Park
• New Westminster Secondary School
• Massey Theatre
• Mercer Stadium
• Moody Park/Moody Park Recreation Centre
• Royal City Centre
• Simcoe Park
• Douglas College – New Westminster Campus
• New Westminster Quay Public Market
• New Westminster Station (Bay 4)

History

Up until the late-2010s, there was a morning westbound school special trip that operated as 123 Special to City Hall that supplemented the regular service, running from 8th Street & 8th Avenue via regular route, then south on Deer Lake Parkway to Burnaby City Hall to service Burnaby Central Secondary School. This service was discontinued due to low ridership.

• February–April 1997 - Service goes through public consultation stages as a proposed service to replace the 120 Vancouver/New Westminster Station route
• April 1997 - Service introduced, connecting New Westminster Station and Burrard Station with express service between Hastings & Main and the PNE Park and Ride, replacing the 120 New Westminster Station/Vancouver. Local service provided by the 23 Stanley Park/New Westminster Station on evenings and Sundays/holidays, extending to Stanley Park
• December 1997 - Due to traffic delays on Pender Street between Burrard and Seymour, routing revised to operate via Burrard and Hastings in both directions
• September 1999 - Replaced 23 daytime service on Sundays/holidays
• September 2000 - AM peak hour westbound service increased from every 15 minutes to every 10–12 minutes as some school trippers are revised to run as regular trips
• October 2001 - Service between Kootenay Loop and Burrard Station during weekdays midday and all day weekends/holidays discontinued due to service duplication, low ridership, and funding shortfall
• September 2002 - Western terminus revised to Kootenay Loop and discontinuation of service to Downtown Vancouver following the completion of the Millennium Line and improved 135 SFU/Stanley Park service. During midday daily, every second trip to short-turn at Brentwood Station. Introduction of evening service to replace the 23
• June 2003 - Introduction of an additional late-night eastbound trip departing from Kootenay Loop at 12:48 a.m. for night service consistency with other days of the week
• Spring 2008 - Operations moved from Port Coquitlam Transit Centre to Burnaby Transit Centre
• September 2008 - Route shortened to terminate at Brentwood Town Centre Station following service improvements on the 130
• December 2008 - Route joined the Frequent Transit Network (FTN)
• February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Introduction of additional late-night trips to connect with extended late-night SkyTrain service
• December 2013 - Closure of Brentwood Station bus loop results in relocation of the terminus to Lougheed Highway
• 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
• January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Peak hour service reduced from every 10–15 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
• June 2022 - Western terminus revised from Lougheed Highway at farside Willingdon Avenue to nearside Willingdon Avenue due to construction at the south entrance of Brentwood Station. Routing revised to go west on Dawson Street, north on Rosser Avenue, east on Lougheed Highway to terminus. Routing via Alpha Avenue and Dawson Street discontinued.
• January 2023 - PM peak hour frequency adjusted following the introduction of short-turn trips to Uptown at Eighth & Sixth. Full-length trips to Brentwood Station reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 15 minutes
• April 2024 - Routing in the Brentwood area revised: Westbound trips revised to no longer go via Willingdon Avenue, Dawson Street, Rosser Avenue, Lougheed Highway to the temporary terminus at Brentwood Station due to reduced layover space following the change in vehicle type from standard 40-foot buses to 60-foot articulated buses on the 25 King Edward. Routing revised to continue on Willingdon Avenue to a new temporary terminus at Willingdon Avenue & Halifax Street until the completion of Brentwood Station upgrade works. Turnaround routing to return on eastbound trips introduced, going via Willingdon Avenue, Midlawn Drive, Fairlawn Drive, Brentlawn Drive, then Willingdon Avenue and enter service at Willingdon Avenue & Lougheed Highway

120 Vancouver/New Westminster Station

As part of the April 1997 service changes that saw a restructuring of Vancouver–Burnaby suburban express routes, the 123 replaced the 120 Vancouver/New Westminster Station route. The 120 was introduced as part of the FastBUS program in October 1975 as the 820 Canada Way, replacing services previously provided by Pacific Stage Lines along the Canada Way corridor. The 820 Canada Way was a peak hour service running between the New Westminster terminus at 8th Street & Columbia Street to Downtown Vancouver. The routing when introduced was as followed:

Eastbound trips departed from Downtown Vancouver at the terminus at Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street heading west on Dunsmuir Street becoming Melville Street, south on Thurlow Street, east on W. Georgia Street and across the Georgia Viaduct becoming Prior Street, north on Campbell Street, east on E. Hastings Street, south on Cassiar Street becoming Highway 1, taking the Sprott Street exit heading east on Sprott Street, south on Kensington Avenue, east on Canada Way becoming 8th Street, east on Columbia Street, south on Begbie Street, west on Front Street, and north on 8th Street to 8th Street & Columbia Street.

Westbound trips departed from New Westminster at the terminus at 8th Street & Columbia Steet heading north on 8th Street becoming Canada Way, north on Kensington Avenue, west on Sprott Street, west on Highway 1 becoming Cassiar Street, west on E. Hastings Street, south on Campbell Street, west on Prior Street and across the Dunsmuir Viaduct onto Dunsmuir Street to Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street.

In June 1976, the routing was significantly altered to provide a direct bus connection service between Downtown Vancouver and Brentwood in Burnaby and to better serve Canada Way riders. The route was changed as followed:

Eastbound trips departed from Downtown Vancouver at the terminus at Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street heading west on Dunsmuir Street becoming Melville Street, north on Thurlow Street, east on W. Hastings Street, south on Willingdon Avenue, east on Canada Way becoming 8th Street, east on Columbia Street, south on Begbie Street, west on Front Street, and north on 8th Street to 8th Street & Columbia Street.

Westbound trips departed from New Westminster at the terminus at 8th Street & Columbia Steet heading north on 8th Street becoming Canada Way, north on Willingdon Avenue, west on Hastings Street, south on Burrard Street, and west on Dunsmuir Street to Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street.

Stops were also changed and allowed for more local service up to Brentwood at Willingdon Avenue & Halifax Street towards Vancouver, where drop-off only was only made at Hastings & Willingdon, Kootenay, Renfrew, Commercial, Main and at designated stops afterwards. Pick-up only was made at those same stops towards New Westminster.

However, the operations of the 820 Canada Way was at times complicated as some trips continued or came off from a 619 Scott, 620 Hjorth or 621 King George.

Below is a timeline of the 120 Vancouver/New Westminster Station service:

• October 1975 - Service introduced as 820 Canada Way, a peak hour service running between New Westminster and Downtown Vancouver, as part of the rollout of FastBUS services. The 820 Canada Way replaced services previously provided by Pacific Stage Lines
• June 1976 - Routing in both directions revised to go via Brentwood and no longer travel along Highway 1 to provide better bus connections between Brentwood in Burnaby and Downtown Vancouver. Stop procedures revised in both Vancouver and Burnaby
• July 1976 - All-day service introduced
• February 1982 - Introduction of three westbound special short-turn trips to BCIT, terminating at Willingdon & Goard
• October 1984 - Service renumbered and renamed from 120/820 Canada Way to 120 Canada Way/Vancouver
• January 1986 - Eastern trips renamed from 120 Canada Way to 120 New Westminster Station as the eastern terminus is revised to New Westminster Station SkyTrain bus network integrations
• March 1986 - Downtown terminus revised to Burrard Station as part of SkyTrain bus network integrations
• October 1990 - Accessible service introduced
• April 1996 - Stopping procedures at PNE Park & Ride revised to allow for pick-ups until 9:30 a.m. and drop-offs between 3:00–6:30 p.m. on weekdays
• April 1997 - Service discontinued. Daytime weekday and Saturday trips replaced by the 123 New Westminster Station/Burrard Station and the 23 Stanley Park/New Westminster Station on weekday and Saturday evenings and all day Sundays/holidays

April 1997 Service Changes

The April 1997 service changes that saw the introduction of the 123 was part of a network restructure of Vancouver–North Burnaby suburban services. It went through public consultation stages throughout February–April 1997. This network restructure also saw the introduction of peak hour express service from Montecito to Stanley Park as the 136 Montecito/Stanley Park and express service from Downtown Vancouver to SFU as the 135 SFU/Stanley Park.

The 123 New Westminster Station/Burrard Station replaced the 120 Vancouver/New Westminster Station and provided local service up to and including the PNE Park & Ride. Between the PNE Park & Ride and E. Hastings Street & Main Street, the 123 only stopped for drop-off only on westbound trips or pick-up only on eastbound trips at:

• E. Hastings Street & Renfrew Street
• E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street
• E. Hastings Street & Commercial Drive

The 123 ran during the daytime on weekdays and Saturdays. Evening trips and all day on Sundays/holidays was operated by the 23 Stanley Park/New Westminster Station.

23/123 Joint Operations

Main article: 23 Stanley Park/New Westminster Station.

From when the 123 was introduced in April 1997 until September 2002, there was a local service component that ran as the 23. While the 123 ran as a suburban express during the daytime on weekdays and Saturdays between New Westminster Station and Burrard Station, evening trips on weekdays and Saturdays and all day Sundays/holidays was done by the 23, which ran as a local service between New Westminster Station and Stanley Park via Burrard Station. Gradually, the 23 was replaced by the 123 – such as in September 1999 for daytime Sunday/holiday trips – until it was completely replaced by September 2002, which by then only operated in the evenings and late-night hours daily.

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