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This is a north-south route connecting Downtown Vancouver and the Upper Lynn Valley in North Vancouver via the Second Narrows Crossing. Service runs daily during the daytime only. Evening trips after 8:00 p.m. daily operate as the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|209 Mountain Highway]], with local service and no changes in routing.
This is a north-south route connecting Downtown Vancouver and the Upper Lynn Valley in North Vancouver via the Second Narrows Crossing. Service runs daily during the daytime only. Evening trips after 8:00 p.m. daily operate as the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|209 Mountain Highway]], with local service and no changes in routing.


Northbound trips depart from Burrard Station at Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street heading west along Dunsmuir Street, north onto Thurlow Street, and then east on W. Pender Street, north on Homer Street, and east onto E. Cordova Street. Trips continue along Cordova becoming Powell Street to Dundas Street, north on N. Nanaimo Street becoming McGill Street and then Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing by on-ramp and then Main Street off-ramp to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. Trips continue from Phibbs Exchange heading west on Main Street, north along Mountain Highway, then west on E. Keith Road and back onto Mountain Highway heading north all the way to McNair Drive becoming Hoskins Road, east on Dempsey Road and then north on Underwood Avenue to Underwood Avenue & Evelyn Street where it terminates.
Northbound trips depart from Burrard Station at Dunsmuir Street & Burrard Street heading west along Dunsmuir Street, north onto Thurlow Street, and then east on W. Pender Street, north on Homer Street, and east onto E. Cordova Street. Trips continue along E. Cordova Street becoming Powell Street to Dundas Street, north on N. Nanaimo Street becoming McGill Street and then Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing by on-ramp and then Main Street off-ramp to Main Street heading west, then north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. Trips continue from Phibbs Exchange heading north on Orwell Street, west on Oxford Street, north along Mountain Highway, then west on E. Keith Road and back onto Mountain Highway heading north all the way to McNair Drive becoming Hoskins Road, east on Dempsey Road and then north on Underwood Avenue to Underwood Avenue & Evelyn Street where it terminates.


Southbound trips depart Underwood Avenue & Evelyn Street by heading north on Underwood Avenue, west on Coleman Street, north on Hoskins Road becoming McNair Drive, then south on Mountain Highway, east on E. Keith Road, south on Mountain Highway, east on Oxford Street, and north on Orwell Street to Phibbs Exchange. Continuing from Phibbs Exchange, the route uses the bus access road onto Highway 1 where it crosses the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, taking the McGill Street exit heading west on McGill, becoming N. Nanaimo Street, then west on Dundas Street becoming Powell Street, then south on Main Street, west on E. Pender Street, south on Howe Street, west on Dunsmuir Street to Burrard Station.
Southbound trips depart Underwood Avenue & Evelyn Street by heading north on Underwood Avenue, west on Coleman Street, north on Hoskins Road becoming McNair Drive, then south on Mountain Highway, east on E. Keith Road, south on Mountain Highway, and east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. Continuing from Phibbs Exchange, the route uses the bus access road onto Highway 1 where it crosses the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, taking the McGill Street exit heading west on McGill Street, becoming N. Nanaimo Street, then west on Dundas Street becoming Powell Street, then south on Main Street, west on E. Pender Street, south on Howe Street, west on Dunsmuir Street to Burrard Station.


One trip in each direction on weekday evenings terminates at Phibbs Exchange. Some trips in both directions start at Phibbs Exchange.
One trip in each direction on weekday evenings terminates at Phibbs Exchange. Some trips in both directions start at Phibbs Exchange.
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* Pacific Coliseum
* Pacific Coliseum
* New Brighton Park
* New Brighton Park
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] [[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]] (Bay 4 – Upper Lynn Valley) (Bay 6 – Burrard Station)  
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] [[Translink Phibbs Exchange|Phibbs Exchange]] (Bay 4 – Upper Lynn Valley) (Bay 7 – Burrard Station)  
* Seylynn Park
* Seylynn Park
* Bridgman Park
* Bridgman Park
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* December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017</ref>
* December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017</ref>
* December 1996 - Service after 10 p.m. daily revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Upper Lynn Valley/Downtown]] between downtown and Phibbs Exchange<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1996/Buzzer_1996_12_13.pdf The Buzzer December 13, 1996 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 02-05-2020</ref>
* December 1996 - Service after 10 p.m. daily revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Upper Lynn Valley/Downtown]] between downtown and Phibbs Exchange<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1996/Buzzer_1996_12_13.pdf The Buzzer December 13, 1996 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 02-05-2020</ref>
* April 2002 - Discontinuation of three AM peak hour overload trips due to decreased ridership
* June 2002 - Service after 8 p.m. daily revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Upper Lynn Valley/Downtown]]<ref>[Attention #210 Upper Lynn Valley / #4 Downtown Vancouver Customers] translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 03-03-2021</ref>
* June 2002 - Service after 8 p.m. daily revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Upper Lynn Valley/Downtown]]<ref>[Attention #210 Upper Lynn Valley / #4 Downtown Vancouver Customers] translink.bc.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 03-03-2021</ref>
* September 2003 - Evening weekday peak hour shoulder service towards Upper Lynn Valley increased from every 30 minutes to every 15–20 minutes
* Winter 2008 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]]<ref>[http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/__shared/assets/Coast_Mountain_Bus_Company_2009-2010_Service_Plan6877.pdf CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan]. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010</ref>
* Winter 2008 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]]<ref>[http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/__shared/assets/Coast_Mountain_Bus_Company_2009-2010_Service_Plan6877.pdf CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan]. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010</ref>
* April 2011 - All service after 8 p.m. revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|209 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver]]. <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2011/Buzzer_2011_04_01.ashx The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014</ref>
* April 2011 - All service after 8 p.m. revised to operate as [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|209 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver]]. <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2011/Buzzer_2011_04_01.ashx The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014</ref>
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* April 2023 - One early morning northbound trip revised to start from Burrard Station instead of Phibbs Exchange to address increasing demanding for travel from Downtown Vancouver to the North Shore
* April 2023 - One early morning northbound trip revised to start from Burrard Station instead of Phibbs Exchange to address increasing demanding for travel from Downtown Vancouver to the North Shore
* July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street. Northbound routing revised to continue on Main Street instead of using Oxford Street
* July 24, 2023 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved onto street-side exchange on Orwell Street. Northbound routing revised to continue on Main Street instead of using Oxford Street
* January 15, 2024 - Phibbs Exchange upgrades: Terminus moved from Orwell Street to inside Phibbs Exchange following the partial completion of the new loop
* April 2024 - Discontinuation of suburban stopping procedures. Service revised to pick-up and drop-off at all designated stops on the express portion in Vancouver instead of doing pick-up only towards Upper Lynn Valley and drop-off only towards Burrard Station
* April 2024 - Discontinuation of suburban stopping procedures. Service revised to pick-up and drop-off at all designated stops on the express portion in Vancouver instead of doing pick-up only towards Upper Lynn Valley and drop-off only towards Burrard Station
* May 6, 2024 - Completion of Phibbs Exchange upgrades. Stop relocated inside the new loop


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