Coast Mountain Bus Company route 162 'Coast Meridian / River Springs / Port Coquitlam Centre / Port Coquitlam Station'
162 Coast Meridian/River Springs/Port Coquitlam Station was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This was a circular north-south route connecting northeast Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam. Select trips operated as 162 River Springs/Port Coquitlam Station during AM and PM peak hours. Select trips of the 162 Coast Meridian terminate or start at Port Coquitlam Station instead of Port Coquitlam Centre. 161 Coast Meridian/Port Coquitlam Centre/Port Coquitlam Station service is provided Monday to Saturday operating every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes off peak. 161 River Springs/Port Coquitlam Station runs Monday to Friday peak hours with 30 minute frequencies.
162 River Springs/Port Coquitlam Station
The route departs Port Coquitlam Station heading west on Wilson, north on Mary Hill, west on McAllister, north on Shaughnessy, east on Lougheed, north on Oxford, east on Coquitlam , north on Coast Meridian, west on Patricia, north on Wellington, west on Mason, north on Oxford to layover point at Oxford and David. Return trip departs David heading west, south on Shaughnessy, east on Wilson to Port Coquitlam Station.
PM peak hours operate via Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, Route via regular route, Coast Meridian, Laurier, Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, Laurier, Coast Meridian, then via regular route.
Select PM trips terminate at Shaughnessy and McAllister instead of Port Coquitlam Station.
162 Coast Meridian/Port Coquitlam Centre/Port Coquitlam Station
The route departs Port Coquitlam Centre heading west on McAllister, north on Shaughnessy, east on Lougheed, north on Oxford, east on Coquitlam north on Coast Meridian, west on Patricia, north on Wellington, east on Greenmount, south on Coast Meridian, east on Victoria to layover point at Victoria and Rocklin. Return trip continues east on Victoria, south on Cedar, west on Prairie, south on Shaughnessy to Port Coquitlam Centre.
Peak hour trips operate from Port Coquitlam Station. Trips originating/terminating at Port Coquitlam Station via Wilson, Mary Hill, McAllister, then regular route. Return trip via regular route, Shaughnessy, Wilson to Port Coquitlam Station.
PM peak hour and all Saturday trips operate via Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, Route via regular route, Coast Meridian, Laurier, Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, Laurier, Coast Meridian, then via regular route.
Points of Interest
- Port Coquitlam Station/West Coast Express
- Port Coquitlam City Hall
- Provincial Court of British Columbia - Port Coquitlam
- Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex
- Rowland Park
- Veterans Park
- McMitchell Park
- Lions Park
- Shaughnessy Station Mall
- Wellington Park
- Port Coquitlam Cemetery
- Norm Staff Park
- Hyde Creek Recreation Centre
History
- March 1985 - Service introduced as a peak hour only service running every 30 minutes from River Springs to downtown Vancouver via Barnet Highway [1]; service ran as 162 River Springs/Vancouver[2]
- September 1991 - Service to Vancouver discontinued [3]
- September 2003 - Service discontinued following Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities. Portions of route continued to be served by C38 Coquitlam Station/River Springs/Prairie/Port Coquitlam Station
References
- ↑ The Buzzer March 15, 1985 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 18-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 25, 1989 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 14-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017