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'''151 Coquitlam Station/ | |- | ||
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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">151 Coquitlam Central Station/<br>Burquitlam Station </font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-a.png|30px|link=]] [[File:TransLink Bike bullet-a.png|30px|link=]] | |||
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 14016-b.jpg|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer XN40 – 14016 operating on route 151 Burquitlam Station at Coquitlam Central Station.]] | |||
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|'''Service Area''' | |||
|Coquitlam | |||
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|'''Termini''' | |||
|[[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquitlam Central Station]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Burquitlam Station|Burquitlam Station]] | |||
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|'''Operations''' | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Port Coquitlam Transit Centre|Port Coquitlam Transit Centre]] | |||
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|'''Vehicles''' | |||
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries C40LFR|C40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | |||
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|'''Branches''' | |||
|151 Coquitlam Cental Station<br>151 Burquitlam Station<br>151 Burquitlam Station via Coq Rec Centre<br><small>(PM School Special trip)</small><br>School Special <small>(PM School Special trip)</small> | |||
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'''151 Coquitlam Central Station/Burquitlam 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 an east-west route providing service between Coquitlam and Burnaby. It services mainly residential areas providing SkyTrain connection service at 20-30 minute frequencies. | This is an east-west route providing service between Coquitlam and Burnaby. It services mainly residential areas providing SkyTrain connection service at 20-30 minute frequencies. | ||
The route departs | The route departs Burquitlam Station via Clarke Road to Como Lake Avenue east to Spuraway Avenue where Como Lake meets Mariner Way and then Ranch Park Way, Dewdney Trunk Road, Mariner Way, Barnet Highway, and then Lougheed Highway to arrive at Coquitlam Station via access road. | ||
Westbound trips depart Coquitlam Station by access road to Lougheed Highway, Dewdney Trunk Road and then Ranch Park Way. The route arrives at Burquitlam Station by Clarke Road. | |||
On weekdays when school is in session, an eastbound PM peak trip starts at Coquitlam Rec Centre and routes via Winslow, Porier, Foster, and Linton to Como Lake. It then continues as a normal eastbound 151 until Mariner Way. Instead, it takes a left onto Mariner Way and continues to Dewdney Trunk, Westwood, and Kingsway to [[Translink Port Coquitlam Station|Port Coquitlam Station]]. | |||
On weekdays when school is in session, a westbound PM peak trip starts at Como Lake at 2500 Block. It continues on Como Lake until Linton Street, where it then goes south on Linton and continues via Foster and Winslow to Coquitlam Rec Centre. It then follows Winslow to Schoolhouse and Como Lake where it continues via regular route to Burquitlam Station. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Burquitlam Station|Burquitlam Station]] (Bay 3) | ||
* Coquitlam College | * Coquitlam College | ||
* Good Neighbour Park | * Good Neighbour Park | ||
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* Mundy Park | * Mundy Park | ||
* Dr. Charles Best Secondary School | * Dr. Charles Best Secondary School | ||
* [[Translink Coquitlam Station| | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R3 'Lougheed Hwy RapidBus'|20px|R3 Lougheed Hwy]] [[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquiltam Central Station]] (Bay 8) | ||
* Coquitlam Centre | * Coquitlam Centre | ||
* Westwood Mall Shopping Centre | * Westwood Mall Shopping Centre | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* BC Transit Era - Service provided to Vancouver as route 151 | * August 1978 - Service introduced as '''151 Laurentian'''. Service replaced portions of the discontinued '''933 Lougheed'''<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1978/Buzzer_1978_08_11.pdf The Buzzer August 11, 1978 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017</ref> | ||
* BC Transit Era - Service provided to Vancouver as route '''151 Coquitlam Station/Vancouver''' operating as an express service<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19970116172817/www.bctransit.com/bctsys/route.htm Route Frequency Table], bctransit.com, retrieved 07-11-2009</ref> | |||
* December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017</ref> | |||
* April 1994 - Eastbound service revised to operate via access road to Mariner Way, Johnson, Glen, Pinetree. Lincoln end the regular route to Port Coquitlam Centre <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1994/Buzzer_1994_03_25.pdf The Buzzer March 25, 21994 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017</ref> | |||
* December 1995 - Service along Pinetree, Glen and Johnson Street terminated and service to Downtown adjusted with select trips terminating at Hornby Terminus by Hastings, Howe, Dunsmuir, Burrard, Helmeken to Terminus; eastbound trips route via Hornby, Smithe, Burrard and Hastings | * December 1995 - Service along Pinetree, Glen and Johnson Street terminated and service to Downtown adjusted with select trips terminating at Hornby Terminus by Hastings, Howe, Dunsmuir, Burrard, Helmeken to Terminus; eastbound trips route via Hornby, Smithe, Burrard and Hastings | ||
* 2000 - Eastbound reroute due to the construction for | * 2000 - Eastbound reroute due to the construction for the [[SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] via: Willingdon, Dawson, Beta, Lougheed, Winston, Government St, Austin to Lougheed Mall | ||
* September 2002 - | * September 2002 - Millennium Line service adjustments: route shortened to Lougheed Station and replaced a portion of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 154 'Braid Station / 22nd Street Station'|154]] between Lougheed Station and Coquitlam Rec Centre | ||
* September 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * September 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2000s/2003/Buzzer_2003_04_18.pdf The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 01-12-2017</ref> | ||
* December | * December 2016 - Routing changed to provide direct service along Como Lake Avenue; western terminus moved to [[TransLink SkyTrain Burquitlam Station|Burquitlam Station]]<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/12/bus-route-buzz-southwest-coquitlam-143151153157/ The Buzzer Blog December 7, 2016] translink.ca retrieved 12-12-2016</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 17:52, 4 January 2020
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Service Area | Coquitlam | |
Termini | Coquitlam Central Station Burquitlam Station | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI C40LFR NFI XN40 | |
Branches | 151 Coquitlam Cental Station 151 Burquitlam Station 151 Burquitlam Station via Coq Rec Centre (PM School Special trip) School Special (PM School Special trip) |
151 Coquitlam Central Station/Burquitlam 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 providing service between Coquitlam and Burnaby. It services mainly residential areas providing SkyTrain connection service at 20-30 minute frequencies.
The route departs Burquitlam Station via Clarke Road to Como Lake Avenue east to Spuraway Avenue where Como Lake meets Mariner Way and then Ranch Park Way, Dewdney Trunk Road, Mariner Way, Barnet Highway, and then Lougheed Highway to arrive at Coquitlam Station via access road.
Westbound trips depart Coquitlam Station by access road to Lougheed Highway, Dewdney Trunk Road and then Ranch Park Way. The route arrives at Burquitlam Station by Clarke Road.
On weekdays when school is in session, an eastbound PM peak trip starts at Coquitlam Rec Centre and routes via Winslow, Porier, Foster, and Linton to Como Lake. It then continues as a normal eastbound 151 until Mariner Way. Instead, it takes a left onto Mariner Way and continues to Dewdney Trunk, Westwood, and Kingsway to Port Coquitlam Station.
On weekdays when school is in session, a westbound PM peak trip starts at Como Lake at 2500 Block. It continues on Como Lake until Linton Street, where it then goes south on Linton and continues via Foster and Winslow to Coquitlam Rec Centre. It then follows Winslow to Schoolhouse and Como Lake where it continues via regular route to Burquitlam Station.
Points of Interest
- Burquitlam Station (Bay 3)
- Coquitlam College
- Good Neighbour Park
- Coquitlam Poirer Community Centre
- Coquitlam Sports Centre
- Como Lake Village Shopping Centre
- Mundy Park
- Dr. Charles Best Secondary School
- Coquiltam Central Station (Bay 8)
- Coquitlam Centre
- Westwood Mall Shopping Centre
History
- August 1978 - Service introduced as 151 Laurentian. Service replaced portions of the discontinued 933 Lougheed[1]
- BC Transit Era - Service provided to Vancouver as route 151 Coquitlam Station/Vancouver operating as an express service[2]
- December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[3]
- April 1994 - Eastbound service revised to operate via access road to Mariner Way, Johnson, Glen, Pinetree. Lincoln end the regular route to Port Coquitlam Centre [4]
- December 1995 - Service along Pinetree, Glen and Johnson Street terminated and service to Downtown adjusted with select trips terminating at Hornby Terminus by Hastings, Howe, Dunsmuir, Burrard, Helmeken to Terminus; eastbound trips route via Hornby, Smithe, Burrard and Hastings
- 2000 - Eastbound reroute due to the construction for the Millennium Line via: Willingdon, Dawson, Beta, Lougheed, Winston, Government St, Austin to Lougheed Mall
- September 2002 - Millennium Line service adjustments: route shortened to Lougheed Station and replaced a portion of the 154 between Lougheed Station and Coquitlam Rec Centre
- September 2003 - Route became bike rack equipped[5]
- December 2016 - Routing changed to provide direct service along Como Lake Avenue; western terminus moved to Burquitlam Station[6]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer August 11, 1978 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017
- ↑ Route Frequency Table, bctransit.com, retrieved 07-11-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer March 25, 21994 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 01-12-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer Blog December 7, 2016 translink.ca retrieved 12-12-2016