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==History== | ==History== | ||
* October 1973 - '''93 Westlynn''' service is introduced. The route replaces the old 93 Mountain Highway (which became the 910 Mountain Highway Fastbus and eventually the 210 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver). It goes from Phibbs Exchange to Kilmarnock at Hoskins via Mountain Highway and Arborlynn Drive.<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 2001 - Hourly Sunday and holiday service introduced<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/About_TransLink/Media/2001/Oct01/servicecuts.ashx Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009</ref> | * October 2001 - Hourly Sunday and holiday service introduced<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/About_TransLink/Media/2001/Oct01/servicecuts.ashx Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009</ref> | ||
* December 2007 - Introduction of low-floor service with [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] buses<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/Rider_Info/Buzzer/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.ashx The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009</ref> | * December 2007 - Introduction of low-floor service with [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] buses<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/Rider_Info/Buzzer/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.ashx The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009</ref> |
Revision as of 16:41, 11 December 2016
229 Lonsdale Quay/Lynn Valley Centre is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This east-west route runs in North Vancouver with service between Lonsdale, Lynn Creek, Westlynn and Phibbs Exchange. Outside of peak times, service is half hourly during the daytime, and hourly at night. Service combines with the route 230 to provide frequent transit network service along Lonsdale Avenue from the Seabus terminal to 29 St. Extra seasonal service is provided in the summer for visitors to Lynn Canyon Park.
The route departs Lonsdale Quay by Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Avenue heading northbound to take 29th Street east terminating at Lynn Valley Centre.
Points of Interest
- Lonsdale Quay Public Market
- SeaBus Terminal
- Lonsdale Quay (Bay 3)
- Victoria Park
- R Sargent Park
- Norseman Park
- Centennial Theatre
- Lynn Valley Centre
- Westover Community School
- Draycott Park
History
- October 1973 - 93 Westlynn service is introduced. The route replaces the old 93 Mountain Highway (which became the 910 Mountain Highway Fastbus and eventually the 210 Upper Lynn Valley/Vancouver). It goes from Phibbs Exchange to Kilmarnock at Hoskins via Mountain Highway and Arborlynn Drive.[1]
- October 2001 - Hourly Sunday and holiday service introduced[2]
- December 2007 - Introduction of low-floor service with Nova Bus LFS buses[3]
- Winter 2008 - Operations relocated from Burnaby Transit Centre to North Vancouver Transit Centre[4][5]
- December 2013 - Route split, with Lynn Valley Centre to Phibbs Excahnge portion becoming route 227.[6]
- 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
- ↑ The Buzzer October 16, 1973 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ CMBC 2009-2010 Service Plan. portcoquitlam.ca, retrieved 27-02-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 03-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer December 13, 2013, translink.ca, retrieved 17-09-2016