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|'''Service Area''' | |||
|Burnaby | |||
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|'''Termini''' | |||
|[[Translink Simon Fraser University Exchange|Simon Fraser University]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Metrotown Station|Metrotown Station]] | |||
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|'''Operations''' | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] <small>(select trips only)</small> | |||
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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=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] <small>(select trips only)</small> | |||
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|'''Branches''' | |||
|144 SFU<br>144 Metrotown Station | |||
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'''144 SFU/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 is a north-south route connecting Burnaby Town Centre/Metrotown and Simon Fraser University. As well, it provides Burnaby residents with connections to the [[Expo | This is a north-south route connecting Burnaby Town Centre/Metrotown and Simon Fraser University. As well, it provides Burnaby residents with connections to the [[SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] and [[SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]]. | ||
The route leaves Metrotown Station along Central Boulevard eastbound taking Bonsor, Bennett, Nelson and then Dover Street. It continues along Dover becoming Oakland Street at Royal Oak and becoming Burris Street at Walker Avenue. It heads north onto Canada Way from Burris, south along Sperling, Deer Lake Avenue and Deer Lake Place northward. The route runs north along Deer Lake Place becoming Norland Avenue at Canada Way and taking Sprott Street east and then Kensington Avenue northbound. From Kensington the route takes the off-ramp onto Sperling and the Sperling SkyTrain Station. It exits the station taking Sperling northbound, Kensington, Broadway and onto Duthie Avenue where it turns east on Burnaby Mountain Parkway. It uses Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to arrive at SFU Exchange. | The route leaves Metrotown Station along Central Boulevard eastbound taking Bonsor, Bennett, Nelson and then Dover Street. It continues along Dover becoming Oakland Street at Royal Oak and becoming Burris Street at Walker Avenue. It heads north onto Canada Way from Burris, south along Sperling, Deer Lake Avenue and Deer Lake Place northward. The route runs north along Deer Lake Place becoming Norland Avenue at Canada Way and taking Sprott Street east and then Kensington Avenue northbound. From Kensington the route takes the off-ramp onto Sperling and the Sperling SkyTrain Station. It exits the station taking Sperling northbound, Kensington, Broadway and onto Duthie Avenue where it turns east on Burnaby Mountain Parkway. It uses Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to arrive at SFU Exchange. | ||
Southbound trips leave the Exchange along University High Street, Tower Road, South Campus Road, Gaglardi and University Drive West to Burnaby Mountain Parkway. | Southbound trips leave the Exchange along University High Street, Tower Road, South Campus Road, Gaglardi and University Drive West to Burnaby Mountain Parkway. | ||
One early morning weekday southbound trip begins at Duthie Avenue at Hastings Street (operated by Burnaby Transit Centre). | |||
Two AM peak hour southbound trips and one PM peak school trip begin at Burnaby City Hall, both with no changes to routing. | |||
On weekdays, select trips operate on an alternate routing near Metrotown Station, with most trips interlining with added peak hour trips on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 116 'Edmonds Stn / Metrotown Stn'|116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station]]. The trips operate via regular route until Nelson, west on Kingsway, south on McKay, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station instead of south on Nelson, west on Bennett becoming Bonsor, and west on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* Metrotown | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Metrotown Station|Metrotown Station]] (Bay 6) | ||
* Metropolis at Metrotown | * Metropolis at Metrotown | ||
* Bonsor Community Centre | * Bonsor Community Centre | ||
Line 18: | Line 49: | ||
* Burnaby City Hall | * Burnaby City Hall | ||
* Burnaby Lake Regional Park | * Burnaby Lake Regional Park | ||
* | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station|Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station]] (Bay 2) | ||
* Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area | * Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area | ||
* | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[Translink Simon Fraser University Exchange|Simon Fraser University]] (Bay 3) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Line 29: | Line 60: | ||
| 1987 | | 1987 | ||
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* Service introduced.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * Service introduced.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_08_28.ashx Fall for Transit]. August 28, 1987. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010</ref> | ||
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| 1989 | |||
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* Re-routed from Metrotown station to Central Boulevard (eastbound), Bonsor, Bennett, Nelson, Grange to regular route <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1980s/1989/Buzzer_1989_06_16.pdf The Buzzer June 16, 1989 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017</ref> | |||
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| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
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* Peak hour service as 133 SFU Express.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * Peak hour service as 133 SFU Express.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1993/Buzzer_1993_12_03.ashx Winter Service Updates]. December 3, 1993. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010</ref> | ||
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| 1996 | | 1996 | ||
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* Re-routed via Burnaby Mountain Parkway instead of Curtis.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * Re-routed via Burnaby Mountain Parkway instead of Curtis.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1996/Buzzer_1996_06_14.ashx Summer Transit Service Updates]. June 14, 1996. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010</ref> | ||
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| 1997 | | 1997 | ||
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* Re-routed through Burnaby Civic Area, via Deer Lake Avenue.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * Re-routed through Burnaby Civic Area, via Deer Lake Avenue.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_06_13.ashx Summer Service Changes]. June 13, 1997. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010</ref> | ||
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| 2002 | | 2002 | ||
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* Re-routed via Sperling Station when Millennium Line opened. | * Re-routed via Sperling Station when Millennium Line opened. | ||
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|2016 | |||
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* 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]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 01:14, 5 January 2020
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Service Area | Burnaby | |
Termini | Simon Fraser University Metrotown Station | |
Operations | Hamilton Transit Centre Burnaby Transit Centre (select trips only) | |
Vehicles | NFI XN40 Nova Bus LFS HEV Nova Bus LFS (select trips only) | |
Branches | 144 SFU 144 Metrotown Station |
144 SFU/Metrotown Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south route connecting Burnaby Town Centre/Metrotown and Simon Fraser University. As well, it provides Burnaby residents with connections to the Expo Line and Millennium Line.
The route leaves Metrotown Station along Central Boulevard eastbound taking Bonsor, Bennett, Nelson and then Dover Street. It continues along Dover becoming Oakland Street at Royal Oak and becoming Burris Street at Walker Avenue. It heads north onto Canada Way from Burris, south along Sperling, Deer Lake Avenue and Deer Lake Place northward. The route runs north along Deer Lake Place becoming Norland Avenue at Canada Way and taking Sprott Street east and then Kensington Avenue northbound. From Kensington the route takes the off-ramp onto Sperling and the Sperling SkyTrain Station. It exits the station taking Sperling northbound, Kensington, Broadway and onto Duthie Avenue where it turns east on Burnaby Mountain Parkway. It uses Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to arrive at SFU Exchange.
Southbound trips leave the Exchange along University High Street, Tower Road, South Campus Road, Gaglardi and University Drive West to Burnaby Mountain Parkway.
One early morning weekday southbound trip begins at Duthie Avenue at Hastings Street (operated by Burnaby Transit Centre).
Two AM peak hour southbound trips and one PM peak school trip begin at Burnaby City Hall, both with no changes to routing.
On weekdays, select trips operate on an alternate routing near Metrotown Station, with most trips interlining with added peak hour trips on the 116 Edmonds Station/Metrotown Station. The trips operate via regular route until Nelson, west on Kingsway, south on McKay, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station instead of south on Nelson, west on Bennett becoming Bonsor, and west on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station.
Points of Interest
- Metrotown Station (Bay 6)
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Bonsor Community Centre
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Deer Lake Park
- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
- Burnaby City Hall
- Burnaby Lake Regional Park
- Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station (Bay 2)
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Simon Fraser University (Bay 3)
History
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1987 |
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1989 |
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1993 |
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1996 |
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1997 |
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2002 |
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2016 |
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References
- ↑ Fall for Transit. August 28, 1987. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010
- ↑ The Buzzer June 16, 1989 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017
- ↑ Winter Service Updates. December 3, 1993. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010
- ↑ Summer Transit Service Updates. June 14, 1996. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010
- ↑ Summer Service Changes. June 13, 1997. TransLink. Retrieved September 4, 2010