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** Eastbound service - Regular route to Boundary, 49th Avenue, Tyne Street, 45th Avenue, Joyce Street | ** Eastbound service - Regular route to Boundary, 49th Avenue, Tyne Street, 45th Avenue, Joyce Street | ||
** Westbound service - Joyce Street, 45th Avenue, Tyne Street, 49th Avenue, regular route | ** Westbound service - Joyce Street, 45th Avenue, Tyne Street, 49th Avenue, regular route | ||
* June 2016 - Re-routed from 49th Avenue to travel on Tyne and Arlington streets to maintain coverage in Champlain Heights and to make up for lost coverage on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 49 'Metrotown Stn / UBC'|49 Metrotown Station/UBC]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2016/Buzzer_2016_06_17.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016</ref>, | * June 2016 - Re-routed from 49th Avenue to travel on Tyne and Arlington streets to maintain coverage in Champlain Heights and to make up for lost coverage on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 49 'Metrotown Stn / UBC'|49 Metrotown Station/UBC]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2016/Buzzer_2016_06_17.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016</ref>, | ||
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Joyce–Collingwood Station 29th Avenue Station | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 26 Joyce Station 26 29th Avenue Station |
26 Joyce Station/29th Avenue Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route running in Vancouver connecting Joyce–Collingwood Station and 29th Avenue Station via Champlain Heights. Service runs daily every 20 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during peak hours. Service on Sundays/holidays run every 30 minutes.
Eastbound trips depart 29th Avenue Station heading east on 29th Avenue, south on Earles Street, east on Kingsway, south on Rupert Street becoming Kerr Street, east on Rosemont Drive, south on Butler Street, east on Maquinna Drive, south on Champlain Crescent, north on Matheson Crescent, east on Arbor Avenue, north on Boundary Road, west on E. 49th Avenue, south on Arlington Street, north on Champlain Crescent becoming Tyne Street, west on E. 45th Avenue, and north on Joyce Street to Joyce–Collingwood Station.
Westbound trips depart Joyce–Collingwood Station heading south on Joyce Street, east on E. 45th Avenue, south on Tyne Street, east on Arlington Street, east on E. 49th Avenue, south on Frontenac Street, east on Hurst Avenue, south on Boundary Road, west on Arbor Avenue, south on Matheson Crescent, west on Champlain Crescent, west on Maquinna Drive, north on Butler Street, west on Rosemont Drive, north on Kerr Street becoming Rupert Street, west on Kingsway, north on Earles Street, and east on E. 29th Avenue to 29th Avenue Station.
Points of Interest
- 29th Avenue Station (Bay 1)
- Slocan Park
- Killarney Secondary School/Community Centre
- Killarney Skating Oval
- Champlain Square
- Captain Cook Park
- Central Park
- Joyce–Collingwood Station (Bay 1)
History
- February 1979 - Service extended to Matheson Crescent & Rumble Street to service the developing Champlain Heights area[1]
- September 1981 - Service extended to Marquette & Champlain[2]
- May 1984 - Name changed from 26 Boundary to 26 Joyce Loop/Champlain Heights[3]
- May 1986 - Service rerouted to connect Joyce Station to 29th Avenue Station via Champlain Heights and Champlain Mall[4]
- October 1990 - Accessible service introduced[5]
- May 1995 - Service rerouted to take Tyne Street instead of Joyce, 45th and Doman Street to turn onto 49th Avenue due to concerns of turning buses on 49th Avenue[6]
- Eastbound service - Regular route to Boundary, 49th Avenue, Tyne Street, 45th Avenue, Joyce Street
- Westbound service - Joyce Street, 45th Avenue, Tyne Street, 49th Avenue, regular route
- June 2016 - Re-routed from 49th Avenue to travel on Tyne and Arlington streets to maintain coverage in Champlain Heights and to make up for lost coverage on the 49 Metrotown Station/UBC[7],
References
- ↑ The Buzzer February 23, 1979 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 18, 1981 translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 18-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer May 23, 1986 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer October 5, 1990 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer May 19, 1995 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016