Coast Mountain Bus Company route 26 'Joyce Stn / 29th Avenue Stn'
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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 serving southeast Vancouver areas including Renfrew Heights, Killarney, Champlain Heights and Collingwood. It is mainly a residential service route connecting to SkyTrain service at either terminus.
The route leaves 29th Avenue Station by 29th Avenue eastbound to take Earles Street, Kingsway and School Avenue to reach Rupert Street heading south. It continues down Kerr where Rupert meets Waverley Avenue until Rosemont Drive where it heads east, Butler to Maquinna Drive, southbound along Champlain Crescent and then northbound along Matheson Crescent until reaching Arbor Avenue where it accesses Boundary. The route takes Boundary Road north, turns west onto 49th Avenue, south onto Arlington Avenue, north onto Tyne at 49th, west onto 45th Avenue and travels along Joyce Street to Joyce Station.
Westbound trips start at Joyce Street at Bay 1. It continues to School Avenue and then along Joyce to 45th Avenue. It leaves 49th Avenue using Frontenac Street southbound, Hurst Avenue east and then Boundary Road.
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
- May 1984 - Name changed from 26 Boundary to 26 Joyce Loop/Champlain Heights[1]
- May 1986 - Service rerouted to connect Joyce Station to 29th Avenue Station via Champlain Heights and Champlain Mall [2]
- 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[3]
- 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
- October 2009 - Service by Nova Bus LFS HEV models began
- 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[4],
References
- ↑ 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 May 19, 1995 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 26-03-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016