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'''257 Horseshoe Bay/Vancouver Express''' [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
'''257 Horseshoe Bay/Vancouver''' [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


==Route Details==
==Route Details==
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===Route Stops===
===Route Stops===
====To Horseshoe Bay====
====To Horseshoe Bay====
Pick-up only:
* Georgia Street & Granville Street  
* Georgia Street & Granville Street  
* Georgia Street & Burrard Street  
* Georgia Street & Burrard Street  
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* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]
* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]
* Marine Drive & 14th Street
* Marine Drive & 14th Street
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue (select trips when school is in session)
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue  


====To Vancouver====
====To Vancouver====
Drop-off only:
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue (select trips when school is in session)
* Marine Drive & 14th Street
* Marine Drive at 14th Street
* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]
* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]] (pick-up and drop-off)
* Georgia Street & Denman Street
* Georgia Street & Denman Street
* Georgia Street & Burrard Street  
* Georgia Street & Burrard Street  
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===Points of Interest===
===Points of Interest===
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Stadium – Chinatown Station|Stadium–Chinatown Station]]
* Queen Elizabeth Theatre
* Queen Elizabeth Theatre
* Vancouver Public Library Central Branch (Eastbound)
* Vancouver Public Library Central Branch (Eastbound)
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* Park Royal Shopping Centre
* Park Royal Shopping Centre
* Ambleside Park
* Ambleside Park
* [[BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal|Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal]]
* Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal


==History==
==History==
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* 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses leased from TransLink
* 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses leased from TransLink
* 2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses
* 2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses
* May 2016 - Horseshoe Bay Village portion of route eliminated
* August 2017 - PNE special trips discontinued
* August 2017 - PNE special trips discontinued
* September 2018 - Operations moved from [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit|West Vancouver Transit]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company|Coast Mountain Bus Company's]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] and all trips revised to operate with articulated buses. Frequency increased to every 20 minutes for most of the day and service extended to start earlier and end later. Interlining with [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 259 'Lions Bay / Horseshoe Bay'|259 Lions Bay/Horseshoe Bay]] discontinued
* September 2018 - Operations moved from [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit|West Vancouver Transit]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company|Coast Mountain Bus Company's]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] and all trips revised to operate with articulated buses. Frequency increased to every 20 minutes for most of the day and service extended to start earlier and end later. Interlining with [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 259 'Lions Bay / Horseshoe Bay'|259 Lions Bay/Horseshoe Bay]] discontinued
* March 2019 - Pick up and drop off at all stops on all days at all times introduced to improve service operations


===West Vancouver PNE Specials===
===West Vancouver PNE Specials===
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