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* Circa 1970 - Newly opened Phibbs Exchange replaces Seymour Terminal. | * Circa 1970 - Newly opened Phibbs Exchange replaces Seymour Terminal. | ||
* October 1973 - Service is extended to downtown Vancouver (Hornby at Smithe) and the northern terminus changes to Coleman and Underwood. Route is renamed '''910 Mountain Highway Fastbus'''.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1973/Buzzer_1973_10_16.pdf The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | * October 1973 - Service is extended to downtown Vancouver (Hornby at Smithe) and the northern terminus changes to Coleman and Underwood. Route is renamed '''910 Mountain Highway Fastbus'''.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1973/Buzzer_1973_10_16.pdf The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | ||
* May 1975 - Downtown terminus moved to Haro-Smithe Connector between Thurlow and Burrard Streets.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1975/Buzzer_1975_05_23.pdf The Buzzer May 23, 1975 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | |||
* February 1974 - Northern portion of the route extends up to McNair Drive from Mountain Highway to the terminus at Underwood at Dempsey.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1974/Buzzer_1974_01_18.pdf The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | * February 1974 - Northern portion of the route extends up to McNair Drive from Mountain Highway to the terminus at Underwood at Dempsey.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1974/Buzzer_1974_01_18.pdf The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</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> | * 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> |
Revision as of 18:09, 11 December 2016
210 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This north-south route connects Downtown to North Vancouver via the Second Narrows Crossing.
The route departs Downtown from Burrard Station on Dunsmuir at Burrard heading west along Dunsmuir onto Thurlow and then eastbound on Pender Street to Cordova by Homer and then Powell Street via Cordova Diversion. From Powell the route moves onto Dundas, Nanaimo, McGill Street, Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing by on-ramp and then Main Street off-ramp to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. Trips depart Phibbs Exchange by Oxford Street, north along Mountain Highway to Keith Road and back onto Mountain Highway all the way to McNair Drive, Hoskins Road, Dempsey and then Underwood Avenue where it terminates.
Southbound trips depart Underwood Avenue northbound onto Coleman Street and then Hoskins and its regular route. The route enters Downtown by Powell Street onto Carrall Street, Pender westbound onto Howe and then Dunsmuir continuing west until Burrard Station.
Select trips southbound terminate, northbound trips begin from Phibbs Exchange. Everyday after 8:00 PM trips depart Downtown as route 4 Upper Lynn Valley making all local stops up to McGill at Renfrew and then continuing from Phibbs Exchange as 210 Upper Lynn Valley; select trips depart Phibbs Exchange as 4 Downtown making all local stops from McGill at Renfrew to Burrard Station. When the PNE is operating the route provides special shuttle service from Phibbs Exchange.[1]
Route Stops
Upper Lynn Valley
Pick-up service Only:
- Up to and including Cordova at Main
- Powell at Commercial
- Nanaimo at Dundas
- McGill at Renfrew
Local service after Second Narrows Crossing
Downtown
Local service until Second Narrows Crossing
Drop-off service Only:
- McGill at Renfrew
- Dundas at Nanaimo
- Powell at Commercial
- Main
- Columbia
- Pender at Abbott
Local service to Burrard Station
Points of Interest
- Burrard SkyTrain Station (Bay 2)
- Granville Street SkyTrain Station
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Little Tokyo
- Oppenheimer Park
- Pacific Coliseum
- New Brighton Park
- Phibbs Exchange (Bay 9 - Southbound) (Bay 3 - Northbound) (Bay 8 - Overload)
- Seylynn Park
- Bridgman Park
- Brooksbank Park
- Lynn Valley Centre
- Lynn Valley Park
- Mountain View Park
- McNair Place Park
- Evelynn Park
History
- January 1964 - Route introduced as 93 Mountain Highway. Service goes from Seymour Terminal (Seymour Blvd. at Fern St.) along Mountain Highway to Ross Rd.[2]
- Circa 1970 - Newly opened Phibbs Exchange replaces Seymour Terminal.
- October 1973 - Service is extended to downtown Vancouver (Hornby at Smithe) and the northern terminus changes to Coleman and Underwood. Route is renamed 910 Mountain Highway Fastbus.[3]
- May 1975 - Downtown terminus moved to Haro-Smithe Connector between Thurlow and Burrard Streets.[4]
- February 1974 - Northern portion of the route extends up to McNair Drive from Mountain Highway to the terminus at Underwood at Dempsey.[5]
- Winter 2008 - Operations moved from Burnaby Transit Centre to North Vancouver Transit Centre[6]
- April 2011 - All service after 8pm revised to run as route 209 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver. [7]
- September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, operations moved to Burnaby Transit Centre
Vehicles
- The route runs out of Burnaby Transit Centre. Buses normally servicing the route include Nova Bus LFS models.
References
- ↑ Come to the Fair! With special transit service!, translink.ca, retrieved 17-10-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer May 23, 1975 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1, 2011 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014