Coast Mountain Bus Company route 239 'Capilano University / Park Royal'
239 Capilano University/Park Royal was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Service Area | North Vancouver West Vancouver | |
Termini | Capilano University Park Royal | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 239 Capilano University 239 Park Royal 239 Phibbs Exchange (select trips) 239 Lonsdale Quay (select late night trips) |
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.
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
Points of Interest
- Capilano University (Bay 5)
- Phibbs Exchange (Bay 5 – Capilano University) (Bay 10 – Park Royal)
- Park and Tilford
- Lonsdale Quay Public Market
- SeaBus Terminal
- Lonsdale Quay (Bay 1 – Capilano University) (Bay 2 – Park Royal)
- Capilano Mall
- Norgate Park (Westbound AM Peak Only)
- Pemberton Park (Westbound AM Peak Only)
- Park Royal
History
- February 1974 - Route 215 Lillooet introduced for service between Capilano College and Phibbs Exchange.[1]
- September 1976 - 239 Crosstown introduced with service from Phibbs Exchange to Park Royal.[2]
- October 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[3]
- September 1997 - Interlining with 211 and 212 introduced; service to Capilano College discontinued and replaced with the 218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange[4]
- April 1998 - Service re-extended to Capilano College (now Capilano University) with cancellation of route 218 Capilano College/Phibbs Exchange[5]
- September 1998 - Overload peak trips discontinued with extended 28 service to Capilano College (now Capilano University) [6]
- April 2008 - Bus bay at Lonsdale Quay moved to the west side of the station to facilitate operational efficiency[7]
- June 2008 - Late night service extended from Lonsdale Quay to Capilano University[8]
- February 1–28, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Midday weekday service increased to every 10 minutes[9]
- June 2011 - All trips revised to serve Capilano University and route added to the Frequent Transit Network (FTN)[10]
- September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, operations moved to 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[11]
- April 2020 - Service discontinued and portion between Park Royal and Phibbs Exchange replaced by the R2 Marine Drive RapidBus and portion between Phibbs Exchange and Capilano University replaced by the 245 Capilano University/Phibbs Exchange[12]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer January 18, 1974 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer September 24, 1976 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer March 20, 1998 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 11, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-12-2017
- ↑ February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
- ↑ June 2011 Transit Service Changes, translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011
- ↑ 239 September 2018 Reroute Diagram, translink.ca, retrieved 03-09-2018
- ↑ Spring Transit Service Changes youtube.com, retrieved 05-04-2020