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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 9763-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Nova Bus LFS – 9763 operating on route 246 Highland at Lonsdale Avenue & Esplanade | | style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 9763-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Nova Bus LFS – 9763 operating on route 246 Highland at Lonsdale Avenue & Esplanade in 2014.]] | ||
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|'''Service Area''' | |'''Service Area''' | ||
|Vancouver<br> | |North Vancouver<br>Vancouver | ||
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|'''Termini''' | |'''Termini''' | ||
|Montroyal Blvd. at Glencanyon Drive<br>W. Georgia Street at | |Montroyal Blvd. at Glencanyon Drive<br>W. Georgia Street at Homer Street | ||
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|'''Operations''' | |'''Operations''' | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
|246 Highland<br>246 Downtown<br>246 Marine and | |246 Highland<br>246 Downtown<br>246 Marine and Capilano<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>246 Marine and Garden<nowiki>**</nowiki> | ||
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Late night trips<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> Final southbound trips and one early morning short-turn</small> | |||
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==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This | This is a north-south route connecting the Capilano Highlands and Edgemont Village in North Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15–20 minutes during peak hours. | ||
Northbound trips depart Downtown Vancouver from W. Georgia Street & Homer Street heading west on W. Georgia Street through the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge, then east on Marine Drive, north on Capilano Road, east on Ridgewood Drive, south on Edgemont Boulevard, north on Highland Boulevard, east on Montroyal Boulevard until Montroyal & Glencanyon Drive, where it continues as a [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 249 'Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay'|249 Lonsdale Quay]]. | |||
Southbound trips depart from Montroyal Boulevard & Glencanyon Drive coming off of a [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 249 'Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay'|249 Delbrook]] and heads west on Montroyal, south on Highland Boulevard, north on Edgemont Boulevard, west on Ridgewood Drive, south on Capilano Road, then south on Garden Avenue, west on marine Drive, merging onto the Lions Gate Bridge and then through the Stanley Park Causeway and W. Georgia Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street. | |||
Some early morning northbound trips start at Capilano Road & Curling Road with no changes in routing. | |||
Two late-night southbound trips terminate at Marine Drive & Capilano Road. The last southbound trips daily and first weekday southbound trip terminate at Marine Drive & McGuire Avenue. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
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* Pacific Centre | * Pacific Centre | ||
* Vancouver Art Gallery | * Vancouver Art Gallery | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]] | ||
* Stanley Park | * Stanley Park | ||
* Norgate Park | * Norgate Park | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
* Circa 1950 - Portion of current route introduced as '''Capilano Canyon'''. Operates from Capilano at Marine to Montroyal Boulevard.<ref>[ | * Circa 1950 - Portion of current route introduced as '''Capilano Canyon'''. Operates from Capilano at Marine to Montroyal Boulevard.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1950/Buzzer_1950_04_06.pdf The Buzzer April 6, 1950 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | ||
* October 1953 - Service introduced as '''Highland'''. Route operates from Fell and Marine to Highland and Tudor.<ref>[ | * October 1953 - Service introduced as '''Highland'''. Route operates from Fell and Marine to Highland and Tudor.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1953/Buzzer_1953_10_20.pdf The Buzzer October 20, 1953 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | ||
* November 1959 - Service is merged with the existing '''Capilano''' and renamed '''Highland–Delbrook–McKay–Marine'''. During peak hours, service extended to Vancouver. During off-peak hours, service extends to Park Royal. The eastern terminus of this route was Fell at Marine.<ref>[ | * November 1959 - Service is merged with the existing '''Capilano''' and renamed '''Highland–Delbrook–McKay–Marine'''. During peak hours, service extended to Vancouver. During off-peak hours, service extends to Park Royal. The eastern terminus of this route was Fell at Marine.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1959/Buzzer_1959_10_09.pdf The Buzzer October 9, 1959 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | ||
* January 1964 - North Vancouver portion of route renamed '''86 Highland'''. Service operates from 16th St. at Hamilton Ave. (now Capilano Mall) along Westview, Delbrook, Montroyal, and Highland Blvd. to Edgemont Village with a western terminus at Park Royal. Service in the opposite direction is renamed '''85 Delbrook'''; it originates at the Vancouver Bus Depot downtown before following a similar route to the eastern terminus at 16th and Hamilton.<ref>[ | * January 1964 - North Vancouver portion of route renamed '''86 Highland'''. Service operates from 16th St. at Hamilton Ave. (now Capilano Mall) along Westview, Delbrook, Montroyal, and Highland Blvd. to Edgemont Village with a western terminus at Park Royal. Service in the opposite direction is renamed '''85 Delbrook'''; it originates at the Vancouver Bus Depot downtown before following a similar route to the eastern terminus at 16th and Hamilton.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1960s/1964/Buzzer_1964_01_03.pdf The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</ref> | ||
* September 1982 - Off-peak service revised to terminate at Park Royal Shopping Centre<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * June 1977 - Service renumbered from '''86''' to '''246''' and rerouted/extended to Lonsdale Quay to service the SeaBus | ||
* December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips<ref>[ | * September 1982 - Off-peak service revised to terminate at Park Royal Shopping Centre<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1982/Buzzer_1982_09_03.pdf The Buzzer September 3, 1982 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 18-11-2017</ref> | ||
* April 1993 - Downtown terminus revised to operate from a temporary terminal on the east side of Beatty Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir adjacent to the Beatty Street Armoury with the closing of the Larwill Bus Depot<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 1997 - Local service along West Georgia Street to and from North Vancouver approved on a permanent basis after a six month trial period<ref>[ | * April 1993 - Downtown terminus revised to operate from a temporary terminal on the east side of Beatty Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir adjacent to the Beatty Street Armoury with the closing of the Larwill Bus Depot<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1993/Buzzer_1993_03_26.pdf The Buzzer March 26, 1993 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017</ref> | ||
* October 2001 - Due to funding shortfall, midday service between North Vancouver and | * December 1997 - Local service along West Georgia Street to and from North Vancouver approved on a permanent basis after a six month trial period<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_11_28.ashx The Buzzer November 28, 1997 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 29-04-2010</ref> | ||
* February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to | * May 2000 - Lions Gate Bridge reconstruction: Daytime service to Vancouver temporarily discontinued and revised to terminate at Park Royal for several months<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_05_12.pdf The Buzzer May 12, 2000 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020</ref> | ||
* September 2000 - Introduction of an earlier westbound '''246 Marine & Garden''' trip from Marine & Bewicke to connect with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] | |||
* October 2001 - Due to funding shortfall and low ridership, midday service Monday–Saturday between North Vancouver and downtown discontinued<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/en/About-TransLink/Media/2001/August/Backgrounder-Transit-Service-Reductions.aspx Backgrounder: Transit Service Reductions], translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040703/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021</ref> and trips revised to terminate at Park Royal. One PM peak hour trip short-turning at Edgemont Village discontinued | |||
* September 2003 - PM peak shoulder service increased from every 30 minutes to every 13–14 minutes from Stadium Station towards Lonsdale Quay. Introduction of '''246 Highland via Harbourside''', running once in the AM peak as a trial service (see [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 236 'Grouse Mountain / Lonsdale Quay'|236]] page) | |||
* December 2005 - Introduction of a late-night trip leaving from Park Royal to Lonsdale Quay for schedule consistency to address a one hour gap in service | |||
* February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to Cambie & Georgia<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_02_02.ashx The Buzzer February 2, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009</ref> | |||
* February 1–March 21, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Downtown terminus revised to Georgia between Cambie and Hamilton due to downtown pedestrian corridors and BC Place & Canada Hockey Place venue security zones<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><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100423143612/http://www.translink.ca:80/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Improvements.aspx 2010 Games Bus Re-Routes] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 13-04-2021</ref> | |||
* June 2011 - Service to [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal Shopping Centre]] discontinued<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Changes.aspx June 20, 2011 Transit Service Changes], translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011</ref> | * June 2011 - Service to [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal Shopping Centre]] discontinued<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps/Transit-Service-Changes.aspx June 20, 2011 Transit Service Changes], translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011</ref> | ||
* 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]] | ||
* October 2018 - Downtown terminus moved from Hamilton & Georgia to Georgia & Hamilton for unloading, Cambie & Georgia for loading | * October 2018 - Downtown terminus moved from Hamilton & Georgia to Georgia & Hamilton for unloading, Cambie & Georgia for loading | ||
* September 2019 - Portion between Montroyal Boulevard & Glencanyon Drive and Lonsdale Quay replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 249 'Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay'|249]] to reduce passenger confusion | * September 2019 - Portion between Montroyal Boulevard & Glencanyon Drive and Lonsdale Quay replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 249 'Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay'|249]] to reduce passenger confusion | ||
* April 2022 - Closure of Larwill Park: Downtown layover spaces relocated to Hamilton Street and Homer Street between W. Georgia Street and Robson Street: Starting point moved from W. Georgia Street & Hamilton Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street, no longer routing from Larwill Park via Cambie Street to W. Georgia Street | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 14:38, 11 May 2024
246 Highland/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Service Area | North Vancouver Vancouver | |
Termini | Montroyal Blvd. at Glencanyon Drive W. Georgia Street at Homer Street | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 246 Highland 246 Downtown 246 Marine and Capilano* 246 Marine and Garden** | |
* Late night trips |
Route Details
This is a north-south route connecting the Capilano Highlands and Edgemont Village in North Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15–20 minutes during peak hours.
Northbound trips depart Downtown Vancouver from W. Georgia Street & Homer Street heading west on W. Georgia Street through the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge, then east on Marine Drive, north on Capilano Road, east on Ridgewood Drive, south on Edgemont Boulevard, north on Highland Boulevard, east on Montroyal Boulevard until Montroyal & Glencanyon Drive, where it continues as a 249 Lonsdale Quay.
Southbound trips depart from Montroyal Boulevard & Glencanyon Drive coming off of a 249 Delbrook and heads west on Montroyal, south on Highland Boulevard, north on Edgemont Boulevard, west on Ridgewood Drive, south on Capilano Road, then south on Garden Avenue, west on marine Drive, merging onto the Lions Gate Bridge and then through the Stanley Park Causeway and W. Georgia Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street.
Some early morning northbound trips start at Capilano Road & Curling Road with no changes in routing.
Two late-night southbound trips terminate at Marine Drive & Capilano Road. The last southbound trips daily and first weekday southbound trip terminate at Marine Drive & McGuire Avenue.
Points of Interest
- Vancouver Playhouse
- Stadium–Chinatown Station
- Larwill Park
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Granville Station
- Pacific Centre
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Burrard Station
- Stanley Park
- Norgate Park
- Capilano Park
- North Vancouver Public Library – Capilano Branch
- Edgemont Village
- Westview Shopping Centre
- North Shore Neighbourhood House
History
- Circa 1950 - Portion of current route introduced as Capilano Canyon. Operates from Capilano at Marine to Montroyal Boulevard.[1]
- October 1953 - Service introduced as Highland. Route operates from Fell and Marine to Highland and Tudor.[2]
- November 1959 - Service is merged with the existing Capilano and renamed Highland–Delbrook–McKay–Marine. During peak hours, service extended to Vancouver. During off-peak hours, service extends to Park Royal. The eastern terminus of this route was Fell at Marine.[3]
- January 1964 - North Vancouver portion of route renamed 86 Highland. Service operates from 16th St. at Hamilton Ave. (now Capilano Mall) along Westview, Delbrook, Montroyal, and Highland Blvd. to Edgemont Village with a western terminus at Park Royal. Service in the opposite direction is renamed 85 Delbrook; it originates at the Vancouver Bus Depot downtown before following a similar route to the eastern terminus at 16th and Hamilton.[4]
- June 1977 - Service renumbered from 86 to 246 and rerouted/extended to Lonsdale Quay to service the SeaBus
- September 1982 - Off-peak service revised to terminate at Park Royal Shopping Centre[5]
- December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips[6]
- April 1993 - Downtown terminus revised to operate from a temporary terminal on the east side of Beatty Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir adjacent to the Beatty Street Armoury with the closing of the Larwill Bus Depot[7]
- December 1997 - Local service along West Georgia Street to and from North Vancouver approved on a permanent basis after a six month trial period[8]
- May 2000 - Lions Gate Bridge reconstruction: Daytime service to Vancouver temporarily discontinued and revised to terminate at Park Royal for several months[9]
- September 2000 - Introduction of an earlier westbound 246 Marine & Garden trip from Marine & Bewicke to connect with the 240
- October 2001 - Due to funding shortfall and low ridership, midday service Monday–Saturday between North Vancouver and downtown discontinued[10][11] and trips revised to terminate at Park Royal. One PM peak hour trip short-turning at Edgemont Village discontinued
- September 2003 - PM peak shoulder service increased from every 30 minutes to every 13–14 minutes from Stadium Station towards Lonsdale Quay. Introduction of 246 Highland via Harbourside, running once in the AM peak as a trial service (see 236 page)
- December 2005 - Introduction of a late-night trip leaving from Park Royal to Lonsdale Quay for schedule consistency to address a one hour gap in service
- February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to Cambie & Georgia[12]
- February 1–March 21, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Olympic service: Downtown terminus revised to Georgia between Cambie and Hamilton due to downtown pedestrian corridors and BC Place & Canada Hockey Place venue security zones[13][14]
- June 2011 - Service to Park Royal Shopping Centre discontinued[15]
- September 2016 - North Vancouver Transit Centre closed down, operations moved to Burnaby Transit Centre
- October 2018 - Downtown terminus moved from Hamilton & Georgia to Georgia & Hamilton for unloading, Cambie & Georgia for loading
- September 2019 - Portion between Montroyal Boulevard & Glencanyon Drive and Lonsdale Quay replaced by the 249 to reduce passenger confusion
- April 2022 - Closure of Larwill Park: Downtown layover spaces relocated to Hamilton Street and Homer Street between W. Georgia Street and Robson Street: Starting point moved from W. Georgia Street & Hamilton Street to W. Georgia Street & Homer Street, no longer routing from Larwill Park via Cambie Street to W. Georgia Street
References
- ↑ The Buzzer April 6, 1950 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer October 20, 1953 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer October 9, 1959 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer September 3, 1982 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 18-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer March 26, 1993 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer November 28, 1997 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 29-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer May 12, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ Backgrounder: Transit Service Reductions, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 01-03-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer February 2, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ February Bus Re-Routes And Additional Olympic Transit Services translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 22-03-2021
- ↑ 2010 Games Bus Re-Routes translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 13-04-2021
- ↑ June 20, 2011 Transit Service Changes, translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2011