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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">257 Horseshoe Bay/Vancouver</font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-a.png|30px|link=]] [[File:TransLink Bike bullet-a.png|30px|link=]]
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:West Vancouver Municipal Transit 905-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Nova Bus LFS - West Vancouver Transit 905 operating on route 257 Horseshoe Bay Express turns onto West Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver in 2016.]]
| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 18018-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer XDE60 – 18018 on the 257 Vancouver Express at  Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, preparing for its trip back to Downtown Vancouver.]]
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|'''Service Area'''
|'''Service Area'''
|Vancouver<br>West Vancouver
|West Vancouver<br>Vancouver
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|'''Termini'''
|'''Termini'''
|[[BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal|Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal]]<br>Dunsmuir Street at Cambie Street
|Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal<br>Dunsmuir Street at Cambie Street
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|'''Operations'''
|'''Operations'''
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|'''Vehicles'''
|'''Vehicles'''
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LF|D60LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LFR|DE60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]
||[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LFR|DE60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki>
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|'''Branches'''
|'''Branches'''
|257 Horseshoe Bay Express<br>257 Vancouver Express
|257 Horseshoe Bay Express<br>257 Vancouver Express
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> During snowfall</small>
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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''' [[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 is an east-west express route providing service between Downtown Vancouver and the ferry terminal at Horseshoe Bay.
This is an east-west express route connecting the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal in West Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 20 minutes, with increased weekend/holiday service. Saturday daytime service and Sunday/holiday afternoon service is increased run every 15 minutes. In the summer, afternoon service is increased to every 12–15 minutes and evening service is increased to every 15–20 minutes.


The route departs Downtown via Dunsmuir westbound turning onto Richards Street, West Georgia to Stanley Park via Stanley Park Causeway Road and the Lions Gate Bridge. The route exits the bridge onto Marine Drive westbound taking 15th Street north, Cross Creek Road to the on-ramp to access the Upper Levels Highway and then Horseshoe Bay via Keith Road to Keith Road & Bay Street.
Eastbound trips depart from the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal heading north on Keith Road, east on Bay Street looping around the ferry terminal to merge onto Highway 1 heading east, then takes the 15th Street exit heading south on 15th Street, east on Marine Drive, south across the Lions Gate Bridge through the Stanley Park Causeway becoming W. Georgia Street, north on Cambie Street, and west on Dunsmuir Street to Dunsmuir & Cambie Street.


Eastbound trips depart Horseshoe Bay along Keith Road to Bay Street, and onto the Upper Levels Highway. In Downtown the route takes Georgia Street until Cambie and then onto Dunsmuir where it terminates on Dunsmuir at Cambie.
Westbound trips depart from Dunsmuir Street & Cambie Street heading west on Dunsmuir, south on Richard Street, west on W. Georgia Street becoming the Stanley Park Causeway and across the Lions Gate Bridge, then west on Marine Drive, north on 15th Street, west on Highway 1 taking the Horseshoe Bay Village exit, and north on Keith Road to the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal.


===Route Stops===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" align="center"
====To Horseshoe Bay====
|align="center"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] '''257 Express Stops'''&nbsp;
Pick-up only:
|-align="left"
* Georgia Street & Granville Street
|Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
* Georgia Street & Burrard Street
|-align="center"
* Georgia Street & Denman Street  
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* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]
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* Marine Drive & 14th Street
!style="width: 250px;"|Stop
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue (select trips when school is in session)
!style="width: 100px;"|Accessibility
 
!style="width: 250px;"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Bus Connections
====To Vancouver====
!style="width: 250px;"|Notes
Drop-off only:
|- align="center"
* 15th Street & Ottawa Avenue (select trips when school is in session)
|Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal
* Marine Drive at 14th Street
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* [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]] (pick-up and drop-off)
|[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 262 'Lions Bay / Caulfeild'|262]]
* Georgia Street & Denman Street
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* Georgia Street & Burrard Street  
|- align="center"
* Georgia Street & Granville Street
|15th Street & Ottawa Avenue
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|[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 251 'Queens / Park Royal'|251]]
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* Stop introduced in September 2018 as a limited service
* Regular service introduced in March 2019
|- align="center"
|Marine Drive & 14th Street
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|[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 251 'Queens / Park Royal'|251]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 252 'Inglewood / Park Royal'|252]]<br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|253]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 255 'Dundarave / Capilano University'|255]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 256 'Whitby Estates / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>256</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 258 'UBC / West Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>258</font>]]</span>
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* Westbound stop not accessible
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|[[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]]<br><small>(Bay 2 – Horseshoe Bay)<br>(Bay 5 – Vancouver)</small><br>[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]]
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]]
|<span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|<font color=white>R2</font>]]</span> [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 251 'Queens / Park Royal'|251]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 252 'Inglewood / Park Royal'|252]]<br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|253]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|254]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 255 'Dundarave / Capilano University'|255]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 256 'Whitby Estates / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>256</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 258 'UBC / West Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>258</font>]]</span>
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|- align="center"
|Marine Drive & Lions Gate Bridge
|
|[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span>
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* Eastbound trips only
|- align="center"
|W. Georgia Street & Denman Street
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]]
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 19 'Metrotown Stn / Stanley Park'|19]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 241 'Upper Lonsdale / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>241</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 246 'Highland / Downtown'|246]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 247 'Grouse Mountain / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>247</font>]]</span><br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]] [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span>
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|- align="center"
|W. Georgia Street & Burrard Street<br>[[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]]
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]]
|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|<font color=white>R5</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 5 'Robson / Downtown'|5]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 22 'Knight / Downtown'|22]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Mountain Highway'|<font color=#426e94>209</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 210 'Mountain Highway Express'|210]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]]<br><span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|<font color=#426e94>214</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 241 'Upper Lonsdale / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>241</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 246 'Highland / Downtown'|246]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 247 'Grouse Mountain / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>247</font>]]</span> [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]]<br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span>
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|W. Georgia Street & Seymour Street<br>[[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]][[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]]
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]]
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|10]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16]], [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown'|20]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 50 'Waterfront Stn / False Creek South'|50]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 241 'Upper Lonsdale / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>241</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 246 'Highland / Downtown'|246]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 247 'Grouse Mountain / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>247</font>]]</span> [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]]<br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N8 'Fraser / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N8</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N9 'Coquitlam Central Station / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N9</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N10 'Richmond-Brighouse Station / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N10</font>]]</span><br><span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N15 'Cambie / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N15</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N17 'UBC / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N17</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N19 'Surrey Central Station / New Westminster / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N19</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N20 'Victoria / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N20</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N35 'SFU / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N35</font>]]</span>
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|- align="center"
|Dunsmuir Street & Cambie Street<br>[[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]]
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]]
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 5 'Robson / Downtown'|5]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 6 'Davie / Downtown'|6]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 241 'Upper Lonsdale / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>241</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 246 'Highland / Downtown'|246]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 247 'Grouse Mountain / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>247</font>]]</span><br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250 250A]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N15 'Cambie / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N15</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span>
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===Points of Interest===
===Points of Interest===
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[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
* 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]]
* Hotel Vancouver
* Hotel Vancouver
* Pacific Centre
* Pacific Centre
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]]
* [[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]]
* Royal Centre Mall
* Stanley Park
* Coal Harbor
* Lions Gate Bridge
* Lions Gate Bridge
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R2 'Marine Dr RapidBus'|20px|R2 Marine Dr]] [[Translink Park Royal Shopping Centre|Park Royal]] (Bay 2 – Horseshoe Bay) (Bay 5 – Vancouver)
* 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==
* November 1987 - Due to low ridership, section between Gleneagles Park and Ride and Marine Drive & Gallagher eliminated<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_10_23.pdf The Buzzer October 23, 1987 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-11-2017</ref>
* September 1986 - Service extended from Gleneagles Park & Ride to Eagle Harbour via Marine Drive<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1986/buzzer_1986_08_29.pdf The Buzzer August 29, 1986 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref>
* 1992 - Route is served by newly acquired [[Orion_Bus_Industries_'Orion_I'|Orion I]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] units
* November 1987 - Due to low ridership, the section between Gleneagles Park and Ride and Marine Drive & Gallagher (Eagle Harbour) eliminated<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_10_23.pdf The Buzzer October 23, 1987 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-11-2017</ref>
* 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses leased from TransLink
* June 1988 - Stop introduced for Vancouver-bound buses at Marine Drive & 15th Street for drop-off only, 14th Street & Marine Drive for pick-up only for Horseshoe Bay-bound buses<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1988/Buzzer_1988_06_03.pdf The Buzzer June 3, 1988 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020</ref> 
* 2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] articulated buses
* April 1991 - Service improved to every 30 minutes during peak hours and every 120 minutes off-peak; routing rerouted to serve Westmount with stops introduced at Dundarave, the Recreation Centre & Library, and Ambleside<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_04_12.pdf The Buzzer April 12, 1991 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref>
* December 1991 - Westmount service discontinued and all trips revised to return running along 15th Street between the Upper Levels Highway and Marine Drive; limited service to Gleneagles Park & Ride discontinued except for one morning trip due to low ridership; Horseshoe Bay routing revised to go via Nelson Avenue and trips before 8:55am via Royal, Bay and directly onto Highway 1 bypassing Horseshoe Bay Village<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_12_20.pdf The Buzzer December 20, 1991 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref>
* September 1992 - Horseshoe Bay terminus moved to Keith Road<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1992/Buzzer_1992_09_11.pdf The Buzzer September 11, 1992 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020</ref>
* 1992 - Route is served by newly acquired [[Orion_Bus_Industries_'Orion_I'|Orion I]] units
* October 2001 - Three midday trips daily discontinued due to low ridership and funding shortfall<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>
* 2002–2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] articulated buses leased from TransLink
* 2009 - Route served by [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] articulated buses
* November 2015 - Service proposed to have fewer stops in both directions and discontinue routing through Horseshoe Bay Village and have all-door boarding at Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to increase reliability and speed<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311080701/http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Managing-the-Transit-Network/Transit-Network-Consultation/Regional-Packages.aspx 2015 Transit Network Consultation] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 30-05-2021</ref>
* May 2016 - Horseshoe Bay Village portion of route eliminated. In addition, stops at Bute Street, Broughton Street, Cardero Street and the Lions Gate Bridge on/offramp were removed in both directions<ref>[https://www.nsnews.com/news/translink-planning-changes-to-four-north-shore-bus-routes-1.2234743?fbclid=IwAR21wkP59jOIkX5c1oEtFcyJcMp5VnclTsfo1M9iH2GMEb9_ZDB8uvvmjIY TransLink planning changes to four North Shore bus routes], nsnews.com, retrieved 07-20-2020</ref>
* 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 run more consistently from every 5–40 minutes to every 20 minutes for most of the day and service extended to start earlier and end later. Interlining with the [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 259 'Lions Bay / Horseshoe Bay'|259 Lions Bay/Horseshoe Bay]] discontinued. Stop introduced at 15th & Ottawa to be serviced by one PM weekday trip
* March 2019 - Stopping procedures revised to pick-up and drop-off at all stops on all days at all times to improve service operations. Stop at 15th & Ottawa revised to be serviced by all trips daily
* January 2021 - Weekend/holiday evening service increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes. Daytime Saturday and PM Sunday/holiday service increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes
* April 2023 - Introduction of increased seasonal summer service daily in the afternoon


===West Vancouver PNE Specials===
===West Vancouver PNE Specials===
During The Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition from late August to early September, select trips extended to the PNE from Horseshoe Bay via regular route, Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, Cotton Road, Main Street, Highway 1, McGill Street, Renfrew Street to Coliseum Loop. Return trips terminated at Park Royal. This service was discontinued in 2017 due to low ridership and more frequent connections with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)'|95 B-Line]].  
During The Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition from late August to early September, select trips extended to the PNE from Horseshoe Bay via regular route, Marine Drive becoming 3rd Street, Cotton Road, Main Street, Highway 1, McGill Street, Renfrew Street to Coliseum Loop. Return trips terminated at Park Royal. This service was discontinued in 2017 due to low ridership and more frequent connections with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)'|95 B-Line]].  


There were six PNE-bound trips daily. Four departed from Horseshoe Bay (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) two started from Marine Drive & 25 Street (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Eight trips departed from the PNE, all in the afternoon. Two trips terminated at Park Royal and another two at Marine & 25. The rest terminated at Horseshoe Bay.
There were six PNE-bound trips daily. Four departed from Horseshoe Bay (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) and two started from Marine Drive & 25th Street (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Eight trips departed from the PNE, all in the afternoon. Two trips terminated at Park Royal and another two at Marine & 25th. The rest terminated at Horseshoe Bay.
 
===257/259 Through-Service===
Up until September 2018, the 257 Express was interlined with the [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 259 'Lions Bay / Horseshoe Bay'|259]]. This change was a result of the 257's operation transfer from West Vancouver Transit to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] and due to low ridership on the morning trips. Previously, there was one morning and two afternoon trips interlined with the 257. The morning trip started at Park Royal as a '''257 Horseshoe Bay Express''' and this trip was almost always scheduled with a [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|D60LFR]] depending on vehicle availability. Upon arrival at Horseshoe Bay, it did one roundtrip as a 259 before continuing as a '''257 Vancouver Express''' and doing 257s for the rest of its scheduled run.
 
In the afternoon, the two roundtrips prior to September 2018 operated as a through-service from Downtown Vancouver to Lions Bay as the '''257 Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay'''. Upon arrival after returning from Lions Bay, these trips continued as '''257 Park Royal Express''' and terminated at Park Royal before returning to the yard.
 
The change also resulted in a discontinuation of through-service between Lions Bay and Downtown Vancouver, as morning service continued as a '''257 Vancouver Express''' and afternoon service departed Downtown Vancouver as '''257 Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay'''. The afternoon return service from Lions Bay ran as '''257 Park Royal Express'''. A regular '''257 Vancouver Express''' departed a few minutes ahead of the 259 returning from Lions Bay and waited at Park Royal for connecting passengers.


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