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|239 Capilano University<br>239 Park Royal<br>239 Phibbs Exchange<small> (select trips)</small><br>239 Lonsdale Quay <small>(select late night trips)</small>
|239 Capilano University<br>239 Park Royal<br>239 Phibbs Exchange<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>239 Lonsdale Quay<nowiki>**</nowiki>
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Select late-night trips<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> Select westbound late-night trips</small>
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'''239 Capilano University/Park Royal''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] was a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
'''239 Capilano University/Park Royal''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] was a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


==Route Details==
==Route Details==
This was a crosstown route serving North Vancouver, connecting Capilano University, Phibbs Exchange, Lonsdale Quay, and Park Royal in West Vancouver. It was a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week.
This was an east-west route running in the North Shore connecting Capilano University in North Vancouver and Park Royal in West Vancouver via Phibbs Exchange and Park Royal. It was a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week.


The route departed from Capilano University heading west on Purcell Way, south on Lillooet Road becoming Fern Street, south on Mountain Highway, east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. From Phibbs Exchange, the route continued west on Main Street becoming Cotton Road then 3rd Street, south on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay. From Lonsdale Quay, the route continued east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade Avenue, north on Chesterfield Avenue, west on 3rd Street becoming Marine Drive to Park Royal
Eastbound trips departed Park Royal heading east on Marine Drive becoming W. 3rd Street, south on Chesterfield Avenue, east on Esplanade W. south on Lonsdale Avenue, and west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay. Continuing from Lonsdale Quay, trips went east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, east on E. 3rd Street becoming Cotton Road and Main Street, north on Mountain Highway, and east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. Continuing from Phibbs Exchange, trips went west on Oxford Street, north on Mountain Highway, east on Keith Road becoming Fern Street and Lillooet Road heading north, and east on Purcell Way to Capilano University.
 
Westbound trips departed Capilano University heading west on Purcell Way, south on Lillooet Road becoming Fern Street, south on Mountain Highway, and east on Oxford Street to Phibbs Exchange. From Phibbs Exchange, the route continued west on Main Street becoming Cotton Road then E. 3rd Street, south on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Carrie Cates Court to Lonsdale Quay. From Lonsdale Quay, the route continued east on Carrie Cates Court, north on Lonsdale Avenue, west on Esplanade W., north on Chesterfield Avenue, and west on W. 3rd Street becoming Marine Drive to Park Royal.
 
Select late-night trips in both directions terminated at Phibbs Exchange and select westbound late-night trips terminated at Lonsdale Quay.


===Points of Interest===
===Points of Interest===
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* [[File:TransLink SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]] [[Translink Lonsdale Quay|Lonsdale Quay]] (Bay 1 – Capilano University) (Bay 2 – Park Royal)
* [[File:TransLink SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]] [[Translink Lonsdale Quay|Lonsdale Quay]] (Bay 1 – Capilano University) (Bay 2 – Park Royal)
* Capilano Mall
* Capilano Mall
* Norgate Park (Westbound AM Peak Only)
* Pemberton Park (Westbound AM Peak Only)
* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]
* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]


==History==
==History==
* February 1974 - Route '''215 Lillooet''' introduced for service between Capilano College and Phibbs Exchange.<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 - Route '''215 Lillooet''' introduced for service between Capilano College and Phibbs Exchange.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1970s/1974/Buzzer_1974_01_18.pdf The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref>--->
* September 1976 - '''239 Crosstown''' introduced with service from Phibbs Exchange to Park Royal.<ref>
* July 1976 - Service introduced as '''239 Crosstown''' to connect Park Royal and Capilano College via Marine Drive, Third Street and Phibbs Exchange to meet the demand of east-west transit between West Vancouver and Phibbs Exchange and a future crosstown link to the SeaBus
[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1976/Buzzer_1976_09_24.pdf The Buzzer September 24, 1976 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref>
<!---* September 1976 - '''239 Crosstown''' introduced with service from Phibbs Exchange to Park Royal.<ref>
* October 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017</ref>
[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1970s/1976/Buzzer_1976_09_24.pdf The Buzzer September 24, 1976 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref>--->
* September 1997 - Interlining with [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 212 'Deep Cove / Phibbs Exchange'|212]] introduced; service to Capilano College discontinued and replaced with the '''218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_08_22.pdf The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020</ref>
* October 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>
* April 1998 - Service re-extended to Capilano College (now Capilano University) with cancellation of route '''218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange'''<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_03_20.pdf The Buzzer March 20, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017</ref>
* September 1997 - Interlining with the[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 212 'Deep Cove / Phibbs Exchange'|212]] introduced. Service to Capilano College discontinued and replaced with the '''218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_08_22.pdf The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020</ref>
* September 1998 - Overload peak trips discontinued with extended 28 service to Capilano College (now Capilano University) <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_08_21.pdf The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2016</ref>
* April 1998 - Service re-extended to Capilano College to replace the'''218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_03_20.pdf The Buzzer March 20, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017</ref>
* April 2008 - Bus bay at Lonsdale Quay moved to the west side of the station to facilitate operational efficiency<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.pdf The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017</ref>
* September 1998 - Overload peak trips discontinued following the extension of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 28 'Joyce Station / Phibbs Exchange'|28]] to Capilano College<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_08_21.pdf The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2016</ref>
* June 2008 - Late night service extended from Lonsdale Quay to Capilano University<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2008/Buzzer_2008_04_11.pdf The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017</ref>
* April 2008 - Bus bay at Lonsdale Quay moved to the west side of the station to facilitate operational efficiency<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.pdf The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017</ref>
* June 2008 - Late-night service extended from Lonsdale Quay to Capilano University<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2008/Buzzer_2008_04_11.pdf The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017</ref>
* February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Midday weekday service increased to every 10 minutes<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100123043919/http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Improvements.aspx February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021</ref>
* February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Midday weekday service increased to every 10 minutes<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100123043919/http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Improvements.aspx February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021</ref>
* June 2011 - All trips revised to serve Capilano University and route added to the Frequent Transit Network (FTN)<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Changes.aspx June 2011 Transit Service Changes], translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011</ref>
* May 2010 - Discontinuation of eastbound AM peak hour Park Royal routing via Centre Road, Taylor Way and Marine Drive
* June 2011 - All trips revised to serve Capilano University and route added to the Frequent Transit Network (FTN).<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Changes.aspx June 2011 Transit Service Changes], translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011</ref> Discontinuation of westbound AM peak hour routing via Pemberton Avenue, 15th Street W. and McGuire Avenue
* September 2016 - [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]] closed down, operations moved to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]]
* September 2016 - [[Coast Mountain Bus Company North Vancouver Transit Centre|North Vancouver Transit Centre]] closed down, operations moved to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]]
* September 2018 - All trips revised to operate on Lillooet Road instead of Old Lillooet Road and Mount Seymour Parkway due to Highway 1 Lower Lynn interchange improvement works<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/service_changes/september_2018/Capilano_239.pdf?la=en&hash=3BDF06435B0EB1CF62B4C7E19B8F7EAB63F89CF9 239 September 2018 Reroute Diagram], translink.ca, retrieved 03-09-2018</ref>
* September 2018 - All eastbound trips revised to operate on Lillooet Road instead of Old Lillooet Road and Mount Seymour Parkway after 1p.m. daily due to Highway 1 Lower Lynn interchange improvement works<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/service_changes/september_2018/Capilano_239.pdf?la=en&hash=3BDF06435B0EB1CF62B4C7E19B8F7EAB63F89CF9 239 September 2018 Reroute Diagram], translink.ca, retrieved 03-09-2018</ref>
* April 2020 - Service discontinued and portion between Park Royal and Phibbs Exchange replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|R2 Marine Drive RapidBus]] and portion between Phibbs Exchange and Capilano University replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 245 'Capilano University / Phibbs Exchange'|245 Capilano University/Phibbs Exchange]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGYtJQgxCuw&feature=emb_title Spring Transit Service Changes] youtube.com, retrieved 05-04-2020</ref>
* April 2020 - Service discontinued, with the portion between Park Royal and Phibbs Exchange replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|R2 Marine Drive RapidBus]] and the portion between Phibbs Exchange and Capilano University replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 245 'Capilano University / Phibbs Exchange'|245 Capilano University/Phibbs Exchange]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGYtJQgxCuw&feature=emb_title Spring Transit Service Changes] youtube.com, retrieved 05-04-2020</ref>


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==References==
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