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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company_9734-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Nova Bus LFS – 9734 operating on route 247 Grouse Mountain, departs from its downtown terminus in 2017.]] | |||
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|'''Service Area''' | |||
|Vancouver<br>North Vancouver | |||
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|'''Termini''' | |||
|Grouse Mountain<br>W. Georgia Street at Hamilton Street | |||
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|'''Operations''' | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] | |||
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|'''Vehicles''' | |||
|[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | |||
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|'''Branches''' | |||
|247 Grouse Mountain<br>247 Vancouver | |||
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'''247 Grouse Mountain/Vancouver''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | |||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This north-south route provides service between Downtown Vancouver and Grouse Mountain via North Vancouver. The route operates half hourly Monday to Friday with service in the | This north-south peak hour only route provides service between Downtown Vancouver and Grouse Mountain via North Vancouver. The route operates half hourly Monday to Friday with service to downtown in the morning and North Vancouver in the afternoon. | ||
The route departs Downtown Vancouver from its Cambie Street terminus to take Dunsmuir, Hamilton Street | The route departs Downtown Vancouver from its Cambie Street terminus to take Cambie Street, Dunsmuir Street, Hamilton Street, West Georgia Street to the Stanley Park Causeway, the Lions Gate Bridge and then Marine Drive. From Marine the route takes Garden Avenue northbound to Capilano Road, Clements Avenue, Cliffridge Avenue to Ranger Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cliffridge, Montroyal back onto Capilano and then Nancy Greene Way to Grouse Mountain. | ||
Southbound trips also take the Clements, Cliffridge to Ranger, Prospect, Cliffridge to Montroyal and then Capilano detour and continue south onto Garden Avenue, Lane Access, McGuire Avenue and then back onto Marine Drive towards Downtown. | Southbound trips also take the Clements, Cliffridge to Ranger, Prospect, Cliffridge to Montroyal and then Capilano detour and continue south onto Garden Avenue, Lane Access, McGuire Avenue and then back onto Marine Drive towards Downtown. It terminates at W. Georgia Street & Hamilton Street in Downtown. | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* Vancouver Playhouse | * Vancouver Playhouse | ||
* | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Stadium – Chinatown Station|Stadium–Chinatown Station]] | ||
* Larwill Park | * Larwill Park | ||
* Vancouver Public Library | * Vancouver Public Library – Central Branch | ||
* | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]] | ||
* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]] | |||
* 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 RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]] | |||
* Norgate Park | * Norgate Park | ||
* Capilano Suspension Bridge | * Capilano Suspension Bridge | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
* 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>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * January 1964 - Peak hour service established from Upper Capilano (Skyline Drive at Montroyal Boulevard) to downtown Vancouver as '''81 Vancouver via First Narrows'''.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1960s/1964/Buzzer_1964_01_03.pdf The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016</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>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * 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>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1993/Buzzer_1993_03_26.pdf The Buzzer March 26, 1993 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 13-01-2017</ref> | ||
* September 2000 - Service for afternoon peak trips modified with westbound trips travelling along Clements Avenue instead of Montroyal Boulevard<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * 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>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/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 current Cambie at Georgia<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/ | * September 2000 - Service for afternoon peak trips modified with westbound trips travelling along Clements Avenue instead of Montroyal Boulevard<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_09_01.ashx The Buzzer September 1, 2000 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009</ref> | ||
* October 2000 - Re-routed back to Montroyal Boulevard<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_10_13.pdf The Buzzer October 13, 2000 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref> | |||
* February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to current Cambie at Georgia<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_02_02.ashx The Buzzer February 2, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009</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]] | ||
* October 2018 - Downtown terminus moved from Hamilton & Georgia to Georgia & Hamilton for unloading, Cambie & Georgia for loading | |||
* December 2018 - First northbound trip revised to operate to Grouse Mountain instead of terminating at Montroyal Boulevard & Belvedere Drive to improve schedule consistency | |||
* April 2019 - Downtown terminus layover moved to Larwill Park | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 01:18, 5 January 2020
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Service Area | Vancouver North Vancouver | |
Termini | Grouse Mountain W. Georgia Street at Hamilton Street | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 247 Grouse Mountain 247 Vancouver |
247 Grouse Mountain/Vancouver is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This north-south peak hour only route provides service between Downtown Vancouver and Grouse Mountain via North Vancouver. The route operates half hourly Monday to Friday with service to downtown in the morning and North Vancouver in the afternoon.
The route departs Downtown Vancouver from its Cambie Street terminus to take Cambie Street, Dunsmuir Street, Hamilton Street, West Georgia Street to the Stanley Park Causeway, the Lions Gate Bridge and then Marine Drive. From Marine the route takes Garden Avenue northbound to Capilano Road, Clements Avenue, Cliffridge Avenue to Ranger Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cliffridge, Montroyal back onto Capilano and then Nancy Greene Way to Grouse Mountain.
Southbound trips also take the Clements, Cliffridge to Ranger, Prospect, Cliffridge to Montroyal and then Capilano detour and continue south onto Garden Avenue, Lane Access, McGuire Avenue and then back onto Marine Drive towards Downtown. It terminates at W. Georgia Street & Hamilton Street in Downtown.
Points of Interest
- Vancouver Playhouse
- Stadium–Chinatown Station
- Larwill Park
- Vancouver Public Library – Central Branch
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Pacific Centre
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Burrard Station
- Norgate Park
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Capilano River Regional Park
- Cleveland Park
- Grouse Mountain
History
- January 1964 - Peak hour service established from Upper Capilano (Skyline Drive at Montroyal Boulevard) to downtown Vancouver as 81 Vancouver via First Narrows.[1]
- 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[2]
- December 1997 - Local service along West Georgia Street to and from North Vancouver approved on a permanent basis after a six month trial period[3]
- September 2000 - Service for afternoon peak trips modified with westbound trips travelling along Clements Avenue instead of Montroyal Boulevard[4]
- October 2000 - Re-routed back to Montroyal Boulevard[5]
- February 2007 - Downtown terminus moved from Beatty Street to current Cambie at Georgia[6]
- 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
- December 2018 - First northbound trip revised to operate to Grouse Mountain instead of terminating at Montroyal Boulevard & Belvedere Drive to improve schedule consistency
- April 2019 - Downtown terminus layover moved to Larwill Park
References
- ↑ The Buzzer January 3, 1964 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2016
- ↑ 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 September 1, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer October 13, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ The Buzzer February 2, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009