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|[[Girardin|Girardin]] [[Girardin_Minibus_G5|G5]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries C40LFR|C40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | |[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|ARBOC]] [[Arboc Spirit of Freedom|SOF 27]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[Girardin|Girardin]] [[Girardin_Minibus_G5|G5]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[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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|157 Burquitlam Station<br>157 Lougheed Station | |157 Burquitlam Station<br>157 Lougheed Station | ||
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Weekends/holidays only</small> | |||
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'''157 Burquitlam Station/Lougheed Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a | '''157 Burquitlam Station/Lougheed 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 a | This is a north-south route connecting Burquitlam Station in Coquitlam and Lougheed Station in Burnaby via the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex and Maillardville. Service runs daily every 30 minutes. | ||
Northbound trips depart Lougheed Station heading east on Gatineau Place, south on North Road, east on Lougheed Highway, east on Brunette Avenue, north on Lebleu Street, east on Alderson Avenue, north on Marmont Street, east on Rochester Avenue, north on Schoolhouse Street, east on Winslow Avenue, north on Poirier Street, west on Foster Avenue, north on Blue Mountain Street, west on Cottonwood Avenue, south on Robinson Street, west on Foster Avenue, north on North Road becoming Clarke Road to Burquitlam Station. | |||
Southbound trips depart Burquitlam Station heading north on Clarke Road, west on Como Lake Avenue, south on North Road, east on Foster Avenue, north on Robinson Street, east on Cottonwood Avenue, south on Blue Mountain Street, east on Foster Avenue, south on Poirier Street, west on Winslow Avenue, south on Schoolhouse Street, west on Rochester Street, south on Marmont Street, west on Alderson Avenue, south on Lebleu Street, west on Brunette Avenue, west on Lougheed Highway, north on North Road, west on Gatineau Place to Lougheed Station. | |||
On weekday afternoons when school is in session, a southbound trip starts from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre at Winslow Avenue & Poirier Street with no changes in routing. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Burquitlam Station|Burquitlam Station]] (Bay 2) | ||
* Burquitlam Village | |||
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* Poirier Community Centre | * Poirier Community Centre | ||
* Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex | |||
* Poirier Forum | * Poirier Forum | ||
* Coquitlam Public Library – Poirier Branch | |||
* Centennial Secondary School | * Centennial Secondary School | ||
* | * Rochester Park | ||
* | * Maillardville | ||
* | * Lougheed Town Centre | ||
* [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]][[File:BC Transit wayfinder-a.png|link=Chilliwack Transit System route 66 'Fraser Valley Express'|66 Fraser Valley Express|40px]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Lougheed Town Centre Station|Lougheed Town Centre Station]] (Bay 5) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* September 2002 - Service introduced as '''157 Coquitlam Rec Centre/Lougheed Station''' to cover discontinued | * September 2002 - Service introduced as '''157 Coquitlam Rec Centre/Lougheed Station''' to cover discontinued portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 151 'Coquitlam Station / Lougheed Station'|151 Coquitlam Station/Vancouver]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 155 'Braid Station / 22nd Street Station'|155 Coquitlam Rec Centre/22nd Street Station]] | ||
* December 2012 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run Community Shuttles<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * December 2012 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run Community Shuttles<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2012/Buzzer_2012_12_07.pdf The Buzzer December 7, 2012 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2020</ref> | ||
* December 2016 - | * December 2016 - Service extended from [[Translink Coquitlam Recreation Centre|Coquitlam Rec Centre]] to [[TransLink SkyTrain Burquitlam Station|Burquitlam Station]] via Foster Avenue and Cottonwood Avenue to connect with [[SkyTrain]]<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> and replace portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 151 'Como Lake Avenue'|151]]; all off-peak trips converted to Community Shuttles | ||
* July 2021 - Southbound routing via Farrow Street and Smith Avenue discontinued and redirected to take Como Lake Avenue to North Road | |||
* October 24, 2022 - Introduction of an additional weekday afternoon southbound trip starting from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre when school is in session to address overcrowding at Maillard Middle School | |||
* January 2023 - One southbound trip departing from Burquitlam Station prior to the start of the PM peak hour service converted from a Community Shuttle to a conventional bus to address overcrowding and pass-ups at Maillard Middle School and the Traditional Learning Academy. This replaces the service introduced on October 24, 2022, that started from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre | |||
* April 2023 - All weekday and Saturday trips revised to run with conventional buses instead of Community Shuttles to address overcrowding | |||
* January 2024 - Saturday service reverted back to using Community Shuttles to address demand | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 21:25, 10 November 2023
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Service Area | Coquitlam Burnaby | |
Termini | Burquitlam Station Lougheed Station | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | ARBOC SOF 27 * Girardin G5 * NFI C40LFR NFI XN40 | |
Branches | 157 Burquitlam Station 157 Lougheed Station | |
* Weekends/holidays only |
157 Burquitlam Station/Lougheed 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 Burquitlam Station in Coquitlam and Lougheed Station in Burnaby via the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex and Maillardville. Service runs daily every 30 minutes.
Northbound trips depart Lougheed Station heading east on Gatineau Place, south on North Road, east on Lougheed Highway, east on Brunette Avenue, north on Lebleu Street, east on Alderson Avenue, north on Marmont Street, east on Rochester Avenue, north on Schoolhouse Street, east on Winslow Avenue, north on Poirier Street, west on Foster Avenue, north on Blue Mountain Street, west on Cottonwood Avenue, south on Robinson Street, west on Foster Avenue, north on North Road becoming Clarke Road to Burquitlam Station.
Southbound trips depart Burquitlam Station heading north on Clarke Road, west on Como Lake Avenue, south on North Road, east on Foster Avenue, north on Robinson Street, east on Cottonwood Avenue, south on Blue Mountain Street, east on Foster Avenue, south on Poirier Street, west on Winslow Avenue, south on Schoolhouse Street, west on Rochester Street, south on Marmont Street, west on Alderson Avenue, south on Lebleu Street, west on Brunette Avenue, west on Lougheed Highway, north on North Road, west on Gatineau Place to Lougheed Station.
On weekday afternoons when school is in session, a southbound trip starts from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre at Winslow Avenue & Poirier Street with no changes in routing.
Points of Interest
- Burquitlam Station (Bay 2)
- Burquitlam Village
- Poirier Community Centre
- Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
- Poirier Forum
- Coquitlam Public Library – Poirier Branch
- Centennial Secondary School
- Rochester Park
- Maillardville
- Lougheed Town Centre
- Lougheed Town Centre Station (Bay 5)
History
- September 2002 - Service introduced as 157 Coquitlam Rec Centre/Lougheed Station to cover discontinued portions of the 151 Coquitlam Station/Vancouver and 155 Coquitlam Rec Centre/22nd Street Station
- December 2012 - Weekend/holiday trips revised to run Community Shuttles[1]
- December 2016 - Service extended from Coquitlam Rec Centre to Burquitlam Station via Foster Avenue and Cottonwood Avenue to connect with SkyTrain[2] and replace portions of the 151; all off-peak trips converted to Community Shuttles
- July 2021 - Southbound routing via Farrow Street and Smith Avenue discontinued and redirected to take Como Lake Avenue to North Road
- October 24, 2022 - Introduction of an additional weekday afternoon southbound trip starting from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre when school is in session to address overcrowding at Maillard Middle School
- January 2023 - One southbound trip departing from Burquitlam Station prior to the start of the PM peak hour service converted from a Community Shuttle to a conventional bus to address overcrowding and pass-ups at Maillard Middle School and the Traditional Learning Academy. This replaces the service introduced on October 24, 2022, that started from the Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre
- April 2023 - All weekday and Saturday trips revised to run with conventional buses instead of Community Shuttles to address overcrowding
- January 2024 - Saturday service reverted back to using Community Shuttles to address demand
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 7, 2012 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer Blog December 7, 2016 translink.ca retrieved 12-12-2016