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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company_9634-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Nova Bus LFS – 9634 operating on the 125 Patterson Station at Willingdon Avenue & Grange Street in 2009.]] | |||
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|Burnaby | |||
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|'''Termini''' | |||
|[[TransLink SkyTrain Patterson Station|Patterson Station]]<br>Canada Way at Beta Avenue<nowiki>*</nowiki> | |||
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|'''Operations''' | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] | |||
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|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS HEV|LFS HEV]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | |||
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|'''Branches''' | |||
|125 Patterson Station<br>125 BCIT | |||
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> PM service towards Patterson Station started at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way</small> | |||
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'''125 Patterson Station/BCIT''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] was a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | |||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This was a north-south route connecting Patterson Station and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Service ran every 7 minutes on weekdays only during peak hours when BCIT was in session. Morning service ran towards BCIT and afternoon service towards Patterson Station. | |||
Northbound trips departed Patterson Station heading west on Beresford Street, north on Patterson Avenue, east on Grange Street, north on Willingdon Avenue, and east on Canada Way to Canada Way & Beta Avenue. | |||
Southbound trips departed BCIT from Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way heading south on Willingdon Avenue and west on Beresford Street to Patterson Station. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* | * British Columbia Institute of Technology | ||
* Carlton Private Hospital | * Carlton Private Hospital | ||
* Moscrop Secondary School | * Moscrop Secondary School | ||
* Old Orchard Park | * Old Orchard Park | ||
* Old Orchard Shopping Centre | * Old Orchard Shopping Centre | ||
* Patterson | * Crystal Mall | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Patterson Station|Patterson Station]] (Bay 3) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* January | * January 2009 - Service introduced with the beginning of winter classes at BCIT as a trial service to relieve overcrowding along the Willingdon corridor. Service ran every 10 minutes during peak hours only towards BCIT in the morning and Patterson Station in the afternoon<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2009/01/look-the-125-is-going-strong-so-far/#more-1839 Look, the #125 is going strong so far], buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 09-08-09</ref><ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/index.php/2008/12/more-about-the-december-29-bus-service-improvements/ Burnaby and New Westminster improvements], buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 08-09-09</ref><ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2008/buzzer_2008_12_05.pdf The Buzzer December 5, 2008 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 19-02-2021</ref> | ||
* September 2011 - Service increased to every 8 minutes and the last three morning trips were revised to terminate at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way | |||
* December 2011 - Service increased to every 6–8 minutes and the last four morning trips were revised to terminate at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way | |||
* | * 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]]. This resulted in the discontinuation of 60-foot articulated buses being used on the route | ||
* September 2017 - Last four morning trips revised to travel the full route to Canada Way & Beta Avenue | |||
* March 27, 2020 - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, service was abruptly discontinued on March 27,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20200406213928/https://www.translink.ca/servicechanges Spring Service Changes] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 19-02-2021</ref> two months ahead of its original cancellation date of May 25.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20200409065006/https://alerts.translink.ca/ TransLink Transit Alerts] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 19-02-2021</ref> Portions of the route was replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 222 'Metrotown Station / Phibbs Exchange'|222 Willingdon Express]] in April | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Coast Mountain Bus Company}} | {{Coast Mountain Bus Company}} | ||
[[Category:Coast Mountain Bus Company routes|125]] | [[Category:Coast Mountain Bus Company routes|125]] |
Latest revision as of 00:56, 20 March 2024
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Service Area | Burnaby | |
Termini | Patterson Station Canada Way at Beta Avenue* | |
Operations | Hamilton Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI XN40 Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | 125 Patterson Station 125 BCIT | |
* PM service towards Patterson Station started at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way |
125 Patterson Station/BCIT was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This was a north-south route connecting Patterson Station and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Service ran every 7 minutes on weekdays only during peak hours when BCIT was in session. Morning service ran towards BCIT and afternoon service towards Patterson Station.
Northbound trips departed Patterson Station heading west on Beresford Street, north on Patterson Avenue, east on Grange Street, north on Willingdon Avenue, and east on Canada Way to Canada Way & Beta Avenue.
Southbound trips departed BCIT from Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way heading south on Willingdon Avenue and west on Beresford Street to Patterson Station.
Points of Interest
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Carlton Private Hospital
- Moscrop Secondary School
- Old Orchard Park
- Old Orchard Shopping Centre
- Crystal Mall
- Patterson Station (Bay 3)
History
- January 2009 - Service introduced with the beginning of winter classes at BCIT as a trial service to relieve overcrowding along the Willingdon corridor. Service ran every 10 minutes during peak hours only towards BCIT in the morning and Patterson Station in the afternoon[1][2][3]
- September 2011 - Service increased to every 8 minutes and the last three morning trips were revised to terminate at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way
- December 2011 - Service increased to every 6–8 minutes and the last four morning trips were revised to terminate at Willingdon Avenue & Canada Way
- 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. This resulted in the discontinuation of 60-foot articulated buses being used on the route
- September 2017 - Last four morning trips revised to travel the full route to Canada Way & Beta Avenue
- March 27, 2020 - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, service was abruptly discontinued on March 27,[4] two months ahead of its original cancellation date of May 25.[5] Portions of the route was replaced by the 222 Willingdon Express in April
References
- ↑ Look, the #125 is going strong so far, buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 09-08-09
- ↑ Burnaby and New Westminster improvements, buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 08-09-09
- ↑ The Buzzer December 5, 2008 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 19-02-2021
- ↑ Spring Service Changes translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 19-02-2021
- ↑ TransLink Transit Alerts translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 19-02-2021