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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">351 Crescent Beach/Bridgeport Station </font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|30px|link=]][[File:TransLink Bike bullet-b.png|30px|link=]]
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company 9208-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Orion V 9208 departing Bridgeport Station as a 351 to Crescent Beach]]
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|'''Service Area'''
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|Richmond<br>Delta<br>Surrey<br>White Rock
|White Rock<br>Surrey<br>Delta<br>Richmond
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|'''Termini'''
|'''Termini'''
|Sullivan Street at Kidd Road<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]]<br>[[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]]
|[[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]]
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|'''Operations'''
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|'''Vehicles'''
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|[[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LF|D60LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(rare occasions)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XD40|XD40]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(rare occasions)</small>
|[[Alexander Dennis|ADL]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500|Enviro500]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XD40|XD40]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>**</nowiki><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS HEV|LFS HEV]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS Suburban|LFS Suburban]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>***</nowiki><br>[[Orion Bus Industries|Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>***</nowiki>
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|'''Branches'''
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|351 Crescent Beach<br>351 Bridgeport Station<br>351 White Rock Centre
|351 White Rock Centre<br>351 Bridgeport Station
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<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki> late night service terminates at 128 Street & Crescent Road. Service to Crescent Beach is only available by request.''
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> In the event of a route diversion or bus shortage<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> On rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage or during special events<br><nowiki>***</nowiki> Select weekday trips and in the event of a route diversion or bus shortage</small>
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'''351 Crescent Beach/Bridgeport Station''' [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
'''351 White Rock Centre/Bridgeport Station''' [[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 a north south express bus route providing service between Richmond City Centre and South Surrey via White Rock and Ocean Park. The route is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station with service provided a minimum of 15 minutes apart, seven days a week for 15 hours or more.
This is a north-south route connecting Richmond and White Rock. The route is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station with service provided a minimum of 15 minutes apart, seven days a week for 15 hours or more.


The route departs Bridgeport Station by Great Canadian Way onto Sea Island Way and then southbound along Highway 99. It continues south with a stop at Matthews Exchange before continuing on to the King George Highway by off-ramp followed by 152nd Street southbound, Thrift Avenue, Oxford Street northbound to take North Bluff Road (16th Avenue), 128th Street, Crescent Road, Beecher Street and then Sullivan Street to its terminus on Sullivan at Kidd.
Northbound trips depart from Vine Avenue & Anderson Street heading west on Vine Avenue becoming Anderson Street heading north, east on North Bluff Road, south on Oxford Street, east on Thrift Avenue, north on Johnston Road becoming 152 Street, west on King George Boulevard to South Surrey Park and Ride. Continuing from South Surrey Park and Ride, the route heads north on King George Boulevard and merges onto Highway 99, then takes the Ladner Trunk Road exit to service Matthews Exchange, returns onto Highway 99 and takes the Steveston Highway exit. It continues back onto Highway 99 and takes the Bridgeport Road exit and heads west on Bridgeport Road, north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station.


Trips heading northbound to Bridgeport Station depart Sullivan at Kidd to take Sullivan onto McBride Avenue, Beecher Street and then Crescent Road. Trips arrive at Bridgeport Station by taking Highway 99 northbound to exit onto Bridgeport Road followed by Great Canadian Way.
Southbound trips depart Bridgeport Station heading south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, south on the bus lane on-ramp to access Highway 99 where it continues south and exits onto Ladner Trunk Road to make a stop before continuing onto Highway 99, taking the King George Boulevard exit into South Surrey Park and Ride. Continuing from South Surrey Park and Ride, the route heads south on King George Boulevard followed by 152 Street southbound, west on 16 Avenue, south on Oxford Street, and west on Vine Avenue to its terminus at & Vine Avenue & Anderson Street.


Select southbound trips terminate on Thrift Avenue at Johnston. Select northbound trips to Bridgeport Station begin from Thrift Avenue at Johnston routing by Thrift, Oxford, North Bluff, 152nd Street and then its regular route.
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|align="center"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] '''351 Stopping Procedures'''&nbsp;
Short-turn service to White Rock Centre revised to operate by regular route to 152nd Street at 16th Avenue and continue by 16th Avenue, Oxford followed by Vine Avenue to terminus. Return service to Bridgeport Station to route from Vine at Oxford onto Oxford, Thrift, Johnston and then regular route.
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|Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
All late night Crescent Beach trips between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. terminate at 128 Street & Crescent Road. Service to Crescent Beach is only available by request. The following stops are by request only:
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* Crescent Road & Beckett Road
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* Bayview Street & Beecher Street
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* Sullivan Street & Beecher Street
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* Sullivan Street & Kidd Road
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===Route Stops===
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====To Bridgeport Station====
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Pick-up and drop-off service:
|[[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]]<br><small>(Bays 1 & 10 – White Rock Centre)<br>(Bay 5 – Bridgeport Station)</small>
* All local stops until South Surrey Park & Ride (Matthews Exchange after AM Peak)
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* '''Massey Exchange'''
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 321 'White Rock Centre / Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|321]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 345 'King George Station / White Rock Centre'|<font color=#426e94>345</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 350 'Crescent Beach / White Rock Centre'|350]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 352 'Ocean Park'|<font color=#426e94>352</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 354 'White Rock South / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>354</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 360 'Ocean Park / Peace Arch Hospital'|360]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 361 'Ocean Park / White Rock Centre'|361]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 362 'Seaside / White Rock Centre'|362]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 363 'Southpoint / Peace Arch Hospital'|363]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 375 'White Rock South / Guildford'|375]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 394 'White Rock Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>394</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 531 'White Rock Centre / Willowbrook'|531]]
====To White Rock====
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Pick-up and drop-off service:
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* All local stops from Bridgeport to its south terminus
| colspan=4|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Local service between [[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]] and Highway 99 & 96 Street
* '''Massey Exchange'''
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* '''Matthews Exchange'''
|Highway 99 & 96 Street<br><Small>(northbound)</small><br>Highway 99 & Hornby Drive<br><small>(southbound)</small>
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|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 310 'Scottsdale / Ladner'|310]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 311 'Scottsdale / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>311</font>]]</span>
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* Northbound trips: Unloading only on weekdays before 8:30am
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|Highway 99 & Steveston Highway
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|<span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 311 'Scottsdale / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>311</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 352 'Ocean Park'|<font color=#426e94>352</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 354 'White Rock South / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>354</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 403 'Bridgeport Stn / Three Road'|403]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 404 'Four Road / Richmond-Brighouse Station'|404]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 408 'Brighouse Stn / Ironwood / Riverport'|<font color=#426e94>408</font>]]</span><br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 413 'Riverport / Steveston'|413]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 601 'South Delta / Boundary Bay / Bridgeport Stn'|601]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 602 'Tsawwassen Heights / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>602</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 603 'Beach Grove / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>603</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 604 'English Bluff / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>604</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 620 'Tsawwassen Ferry / Bridgeport Station'|620]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 900 'Bike Bus'|<font color=#426e94>900</font>]]</span>
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|[[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station| Bridgeport Station]]<br><small>(Bay 9)</small><br>[[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]]
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|<span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 311 'Scottsdale / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>311</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 352 'Ocean Park'|<font color=#426e94>352</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 354 'White Rock South / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>354</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 403 'Bridgeport Stn / Three Road'|403]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 407 'Bridgeport / Gilbert'|407]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 412 'Sea Island South / Bridgeport Station'|<font color=#426e94>412</font>]]</span><br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 601 'South Delta / Boundary Bay / Bridgeport Stn'|601]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 602 'Tsawwassen Heights / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>602</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 603 'Beach Grove / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>603</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 604 'English Bluff / Bridgeport Stn'|<font color=#426e94>604</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 620 'Tsawwassen Ferry / Bridgeport Station'|620]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 900 'Bike Bus'|<font color=#426e94>900</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>
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===Points of Interest===
===Points of Interest===
* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]] (Bay 9)
* River Rock Casino Resort
* River Rock Casino Resort
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Bridgeport Station|Bridgeport Station]] (Bay 8)
* Massey Exchange
* Delta School Board Resource Centre
* Delta School Board Resource Centre
* [[Translink Matthews Exchange|Matthews Exchange]]
* [[Translink South Surrey Park and Ride|South Surrey Park & Ride]] (Bay 1 – White Rock Centre) (Bay 3 – Bridgeport Station)
* [[Translink South Surrey Park and Ride|South Surrey Park & Ride]] (Bay 1 – Crescent Beach) (Bay 3 – Bridgeport Station)
* Riverside Golf Course
* Riverside Golf Course
* Surrey Public Library Semiahmoo Branch
* Surrey Public Library Semiahmoo Branch
* Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
* Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
* [[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]] (Bay 3 Crescent Beach) (Bay 5 – Bridgeport Station)
* [[Translink White Rock Centre|White Rock Centre]] (Bays 1 & 10 White Rock Centre) (Bay 5 – Bridgeport Station)
* Centennial Park
* Surrey Public Library Ocean Park Branch
* Crescent Park
* Alexandra Neighborhood House and Retreat Centre


==History==
==History==
* August 1977 - Service introduced as '''351 North Bluff''' to replace the '''650 Deas Island'''<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1970s/1977/Buzzer_1977_08_12.pdf The Buzzer August 12, 1977 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017</ref>
* September 1975 - Service introduced as '''351 North Bluff''', running between the White Rock terminus at Johnston & North Bluff to Crescent Beach at Beecher & McBride<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1970s/1975/Buzzer_1975_08_29.pdf The Buzzer August 29, 1975 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 25-04-2020</ref>
* April 1987 - Service to Matthews Exchange introduced to all northbound trips <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_04_10.ashx The Buzzer April 10, 1987 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-09-2015</ref>
* October 1975 - Service merged with the '''650 Deas Island'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1970s/1975/Buzzer_1975_10_24.pdf The Buzzer October 24, 1975 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 25-04-2020</ref>
* September 1998 - Southern terminus moved to Sullivan Street at Kidd Road <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_08_21.ashx The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014</ref>
* August 1977 - Service extended to Vancouver to replace the '''650 Deas Island''' as a more direct service between White Rock and Vancouver by eliminating the diversion the 650 took to Ladner Exchange<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1970s/1977/Buzzer_1977_08_12.pdf The Buzzer August 12, 1977 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017</ref>
* September 2000 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_08_18.pdf The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017</ref>
* May 1984 - Destination sign simplification: Service renamed from '''351 North Bluff''' to '''351 North Bluff/Vancouver'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1984/Buzzer_1984_05_25.pdf The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref>
* August 2001 - New [[Orion V]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] express bus coaches introduced<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2001/August/New-Express-Buses-Offer-A-Smoother-Ride-For-Long-Distance-Travel-on-Highway-99.aspx New Express Buses Offer A Smoother Ride For Long Distance Travel on Highway 99], translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009</ref>
* April 1987 - Service to Matthews Exchange introduced to all northbound trips <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1987/Buzzer_1987_04_10.ashx The Buzzer April 10, 1987 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-09-2015</ref>
* June 1987 - Southbound trips renamed from '''351 North Bluff''' to '''351 Crescent Beach'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1987/buzzer_1987_06_19.pdf The Buzzer June 19, 1987 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 16-03-2021</ref>
* April 1991 - Service revised to go via South Surrey Park & Ride<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>
* October 1990 - Accessible service introduced using [[Coast Mountain Bus Company 4193-4199, 4201-4278|MCI TC40102N "Classic"]] units <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1990/Buzzer_1990_10_05.pdf The Buzzer October 5, 1990 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020</ref>
* June 1998 - Southern terminus moved from Beecher & Sullivan to Sullivan Street at Kidd Road <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_08_21.ashx The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014</ref>
* June 2000 - Southbound weekday evening service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes to address overcrowding
* September 2000 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]]. Introduction of trips starting/ending at Steveston & Highway 99 and discontinuation of garage-bound trips to Oak & 41st<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_08_18.pdf The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017</ref>
* August 2001 - New [[Orion V]] express bus coaches introduced<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2001/August/New-Express-Buses-Offer-A-Smoother-Ride-For-Long-Distance-Travel-on-Highway-99.aspx New Express Buses Offer A Smoother Ride For Long Distance Travel on Highway 99], translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009</ref>
* September 2003 - Weekend/holiday daytime service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes
* February 27, 2006 - Service in both directions revised to no longer route via 32 Avenue Diversion to the South Surrey Park & Ride following the closure of the site due to the expiry of the land lease and property redevelopment
* June 2006 - New South Surrey Park & Ride opens for service<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2006/June/New-South-Surrey-Park-and-Ride-Reopens-June-26.aspx New South Surrey Park and Ride Reopens June 26], translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009</ref>
* June 2006 - New South Surrey Park & Ride opens for service<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2006/June/New-South-Surrey-Park-and-Ride-Reopens-June-26.aspx New South Surrey Park and Ride Reopens June 26], translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009</ref>
* September 2009 - Route shortened to terminate at Bridgeport Station; Downtown Vancouver portion of route eliminated with introduction of [[SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] and introduction of Frequent Transit Network service
* September 2009 - Northbound terminus revised to Bridgeport Station instead of Burrard Station as service to Vancouver is discontinued following the introduction of the [[SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]].<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2009/buzzer_2009_09_04.ashx The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 04-02-2021</ref> The route joins the Frequent Transit Network service. Discontinuation of evening northbound and early morning southbound trips via Crescent Road and discontinuation of short-turn garage-bound trips at Steveston & Highway 99
* December 2010 - All short-turn trips to White Rock Centre from Bridgeport Station revised to operate via 152nd Street, North Bluff Rd to the terminus at Oxford at Vine. Trips starting from White Rock Centre revised to start from Oxford at Vine and operate via Oxford, Thrift Ave, Johnston Rd to 152nd Street to regular route<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2010/buzzer_2010_12_03.pdf The Buzzer December 3, 2010 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017 </ref>
* December 2010 - All short-turn trips to White Rock Centre from Bridgeport Station revised to terminate at Oxford Street & Vine Street instead of Thrift Avenue & Johnston Road. Routing revised from Johnston, Thrift, Oxford, North Bluff, and 152nd to 152nd, North Bluff, Oxford to Vine, then Oxford, Thrift, Johnston, and 152nd<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2010/buzzer_2010_12_03.pdf The Buzzer December 3, 2010 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017 </ref>
* September 2018 - Late night Crescent Beach trips between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. revised to terminate at 128 Street & Crescent Road due to bus related noise complaints
* September 2018 - Late night Crescent Beach trips between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. revised to terminate at 128 Street & Crescent Road due to bus-related noise complaints
* December 31, 2018 - Introduction of two southbound trips terminating at South Surrey Park & Ride during the PM peak running as '''351 S. Surrey Park & Ride'''
* April 2019 - Service proposed to be shortened to run between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station using double-decker buses as part of a transit network realignment in the South Surrey/White Rock area involving the shortening of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 352 'Ocean Park'|352 Ocean Park/Bridgeport Station]] from its Ocean Park terminus to White Rock Centre and the replacement of service between Crescent Beach and White Rock Centre with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 350 'Crescent Beach / White Rock Centre'|350 Crescent Beach/White Rock Centre]], to be operated as a Community Shuttle service<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/managing-the-transit-network/2019-transit-network-review-report.pdf#view=fitH 2019 Transit Network Review Report] translink.ca, retrieved 03-01-2022</ref>
* January 2020 - Discontinuation of all '''351 S. Surrey Park & Ride''' trips
* September 2020 - Double-decker buses introduced and service between Crescent Beach and White Rock Centre discontinued and replaced by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 350 'Crescent Beach / White Rock Centre'|350 Crescent Beach/White Rock Centre]]<ref>[https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/double-decker-buses-coming-to-south-surrey-streets-sept-7/ Double-decker buses coming to South Surrey streets Sept. 7], surreynowleader.com, retrieved 09-06-2020</reF>
* January 2021 - Late-night service daily increased from every hour to every 30 minutes; schedule adjusted to meet transfers with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 350 'Crescent Beach / White Rock Centre'|350]]
* September 5, 2022 - White Rock Centre terminus revised to Vine Avenue & Anderson Street instead of Oxford Street & Vine Avenue. Northbound routing in White Rock was revised to go from the new terminus via Vine, Anderson, and North Bluff to 152 Street instead of via Oxford, Thrift, and Johnston to 152 Street. Service along Thrift Avenue and Johnston Road was discontinued. This adjustment is to provide closer washroom access for operators
* September 8, 2022 - Revision to northbound routing in White Rock from the new Vine & Anderson terminus. Routing revised to service Thrift Avenue and Johnston Road and discontinued northbound service along North Bluff Road between Anderson Street and 152 Street
* November 7, 2022 - Southbound routing revised to no longer take Sea Island Way. Service revised to use Bridgeport Road to access Highway 99 following the completion of the bus lane on-ramp


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:46, 11 May 2024

351 White Rock Centre/Bridgeport Station TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

ExpressBus
351 White Rock Centre/Bridgeport Station
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Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – 19410 crossing the intersection on Great Canadian Way and Bridgeport Road in Richmond, BC.
Service Area White Rock
Surrey
Delta
Richmond
Termini White Rock Centre
Bridgeport Station
Operations Richmond Transit Centre
Vehicles ADL Enviro500 TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png
NFI XD40 TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png*
NFI XDE60 TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png**
Nova Bus LFS TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png*
Nova Bus LFS HEV TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png*
Nova Bus LFS Suburban TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png***
Orion V TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png***
Branches 351 White Rock Centre
351 Bridgeport Station

* In the event of a route diversion or bus shortage
** On rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage or during special events
*** Select weekday trips and in the event of a route diversion or bus shortage

Route Details

This is a north-south route connecting Richmond and White Rock. The route is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station with service provided a minimum of 15 minutes apart, seven days a week for 15 hours or more.

Northbound trips depart from Vine Avenue & Anderson Street heading west on Vine Avenue becoming Anderson Street heading north, east on North Bluff Road, south on Oxford Street, east on Thrift Avenue, north on Johnston Road becoming 152 Street, west on King George Boulevard to South Surrey Park and Ride. Continuing from South Surrey Park and Ride, the route heads north on King George Boulevard and merges onto Highway 99, then takes the Ladner Trunk Road exit to service Matthews Exchange, returns onto Highway 99 and takes the Steveston Highway exit. It continues back onto Highway 99 and takes the Bridgeport Road exit and heads west on Bridgeport Road, north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station.

Southbound trips depart Bridgeport Station heading south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, south on the bus lane on-ramp to access Highway 99 where it continues south and exits onto Ladner Trunk Road to make a stop before continuing onto Highway 99, taking the King George Boulevard exit into South Surrey Park and Ride. Continuing from South Surrey Park and Ride, the route heads south on King George Boulevard followed by 152 Street southbound, west on 16 Avenue, south on Oxford Street, and west on Vine Avenue to its terminus at & Vine Avenue & Anderson Street.

  351 Stopping Procedures 
Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
Stop Accessibility   Bus Connections Notes
White Rock Centre
(Bays 1 & 10 – White Rock Centre)
(Bay 5 – Bridgeport Station)
  321 345 350 352 354 360
361 362 363 375 394 531
  Local service between White Rock Centre and Highway 99 & 96 Street
Highway 99 & 96 Street
(northbound)
Highway 99 & Hornby Drive
(southbound)
  310 311
  • Northbound trips: Unloading only on weekdays before 8:30am
Highway 99 & Steveston Highway   311 352 354 403 404 408
413 601 602 603 604 620 900
Bridgeport Station
(Bay 9)
 
  311 352 354 403 407 412
601 602 603 604 620 900 N10

Points of Interest

  •   Bridgeport Station (Bay 9)
  • River Rock Casino Resort
  • Delta School Board Resource Centre
  • South Surrey Park & Ride (Bay 1 – White Rock Centre) (Bay 3 – Bridgeport Station)
  • Riverside Golf Course
  • Surrey Public Library Semiahmoo Branch
  • Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
  • White Rock Centre (Bays 1 & 10 – White Rock Centre) (Bay 5 – Bridgeport Station)

History

  • September 1975 - Service introduced as 351 North Bluff, running between the White Rock terminus at Johnston & North Bluff to Crescent Beach at Beecher & McBride[1]
  • October 1975 - Service merged with the 650 Deas Island[2]
  • August 1977 - Service extended to Vancouver to replace the 650 Deas Island as a more direct service between White Rock and Vancouver by eliminating the diversion the 650 took to Ladner Exchange[3]
  • May 1984 - Destination sign simplification: Service renamed from 351 North Bluff to 351 North Bluff/Vancouver[4]
  • April 1987 - Service to Matthews Exchange introduced to all northbound trips [5]
  • June 1987 - Southbound trips renamed from 351 North Bluff to 351 Crescent Beach[6]
  • April 1991 - Service revised to go via South Surrey Park & Ride[7]
  • October 1990 - Accessible service introduced using MCI TC40102N "Classic" units [8]
  • June 1998 - Southern terminus moved from Beecher & Sullivan to Sullivan Street at Kidd Road [9]
  • June 2000 - Southbound weekday evening service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes to address overcrowding
  • September 2000 - Operations moved from Oakridge Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre. Introduction of trips starting/ending at Steveston & Highway 99 and discontinuation of garage-bound trips to Oak & 41st[10]
  • August 2001 - New Orion V express bus coaches introduced[11]
  • September 2003 - Weekend/holiday daytime service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes
  • February 27, 2006 - Service in both directions revised to no longer route via 32 Avenue Diversion to the South Surrey Park & Ride following the closure of the site due to the expiry of the land lease and property redevelopment
  • June 2006 - New South Surrey Park & Ride opens for service[12]
  • September 2009 - Northbound terminus revised to Bridgeport Station instead of Burrard Station as service to Vancouver is discontinued following the introduction of the Canada Line.[13] The route joins the Frequent Transit Network service. Discontinuation of evening northbound and early morning southbound trips via Crescent Road and discontinuation of short-turn garage-bound trips at Steveston & Highway 99
  • December 2010 - All short-turn trips to White Rock Centre from Bridgeport Station revised to terminate at Oxford Street & Vine Street instead of Thrift Avenue & Johnston Road. Routing revised from Johnston, Thrift, Oxford, North Bluff, and 152nd to 152nd, North Bluff, Oxford to Vine, then Oxford, Thrift, Johnston, and 152nd[14]
  • September 2018 - Late night Crescent Beach trips between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. revised to terminate at 128 Street & Crescent Road due to bus-related noise complaints
  • December 31, 2018 - Introduction of two southbound trips terminating at South Surrey Park & Ride during the PM peak running as 351 S. Surrey Park & Ride
  • April 2019 - Service proposed to be shortened to run between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station using double-decker buses as part of a transit network realignment in the South Surrey/White Rock area involving the shortening of the 352 Ocean Park/Bridgeport Station from its Ocean Park terminus to White Rock Centre and the replacement of service between Crescent Beach and White Rock Centre with the 350 Crescent Beach/White Rock Centre, to be operated as a Community Shuttle service[15]
  • January 2020 - Discontinuation of all 351 S. Surrey Park & Ride trips
  • September 2020 - Double-decker buses introduced and service between Crescent Beach and White Rock Centre discontinued and replaced by the 350 Crescent Beach/White Rock Centre[16]
  • January 2021 - Late-night service daily increased from every hour to every 30 minutes; schedule adjusted to meet transfers with the 350
  • September 5, 2022 - White Rock Centre terminus revised to Vine Avenue & Anderson Street instead of Oxford Street & Vine Avenue. Northbound routing in White Rock was revised to go from the new terminus via Vine, Anderson, and North Bluff to 152 Street instead of via Oxford, Thrift, and Johnston to 152 Street. Service along Thrift Avenue and Johnston Road was discontinued. This adjustment is to provide closer washroom access for operators
  • September 8, 2022 - Revision to northbound routing in White Rock from the new Vine & Anderson terminus. Routing revised to service Thrift Avenue and Johnston Road and discontinued northbound service along North Bluff Road between Anderson Street and 152 Street
  • November 7, 2022 - Southbound routing revised to no longer take Sea Island Way. Service revised to use Bridgeport Road to access Highway 99 following the completion of the bus lane on-ramp

References

  1. The Buzzer August 29, 1975 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 25-04-2020
  2. The Buzzer October 24, 1975 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 25-04-2020
  3. The Buzzer August 12, 1977 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017
  4. The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
  5. The Buzzer April 10, 1987 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-09-2015
  6. The Buzzer June 19, 1987 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 16-03-2021
  7. The Buzzer April 12, 1991 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-05-2020
  8. The Buzzer October 5, 1990 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-04-2020
  9. The Buzzer August 21, 1998 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014
  10. The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017
  11. New Express Buses Offer A Smoother Ride For Long Distance Travel on Highway 99, translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009
  12. New South Surrey Park and Ride Reopens June 26, translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009
  13. The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-02-2021
  14. The Buzzer December 3, 2010 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017
  15. 2019 Transit Network Review Report translink.ca, retrieved 03-01-2022
  16. Double-decker buses coming to South Surrey streets Sept. 7, surreynowleader.com, retrieved 09-06-2020
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Former Contractors Bonny's Taxi Ltd.Bowen Island Community TransitDW Services Ltd.Metro Shuttle Service Ltd.First Canada
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Community Shuttle Fleet 16501–16562 17506–17564 18510–18527 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554 21501–21562 23601–23606 23651–23665 24601–24634
Retired Fleet 1158–1192 1205–1223 1209–1210 2701–2947 3001–3021 3101–3210 3211–3257 3258–3282 3283–3299, 3301–3308 4101–4115 4116–4143 4144–4192 4193–4199, 4201–4278 5501–5508 5509–5521 6601–6630 7101–7150 7151–7197, 7199–7243 7244–7246 7247–7297 7298 7301–7374 7375–7399, 7401–7429 7430–7446 8001–8021 8022–8047 8048–8099, 8101 9101–9115 9116–9127 9201–9276
Retired Community Shuttle Fleet S001 S002 (1st) S002 (2nd) S003–S004 S006–S012 S013–S016 S017 S018–S056 S057–S059 S060–S061 S062–S102 S200–S236 S237–S257 S258–S301 S302–S356 S357–S380 S381 S382–S393 S410–S434 S435–S464 S465–S471 S501–S544 S1301–S1320 S1321 S1322–S1325
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Current Fleet Burrard BeaverBurrard Pacific BreezeBurrard Otter IIBurrard Chinook
Retired Fleet Burrard Otter
Terminals   Lonsdale Quay     Waterfront Station
Bus Loops and Exchanges
Vancouver   29th Avenue StationBlanca Loop  Boundary Loop   Burrard Station    Commercial–Broadway Station  Dunbar Loop   Joyce StationKnight Street–Marine Drive  Kootenay Loop  Main Street Station  Marine Drive StationMarpole Loop  Nanaimo StationStanley Park Loop   UBC Exchange      Waterfront Station
Burnaby &
New West
  22nd Street Station  Braid Station  Brentwood Station  Edmonds Station    Lougheed Station  New Westminster Station   Production Way Station  Metrotown Station  SFU Exchange  Sperling Station
Tri-Cities   Burquitlam Station    Coquitlam Central Station   Moody Centre Station  Port Coquitlam Station
Richmond   Bridgeport Station  Richmond–Brighouse StationSteveston Exchange
North Shore Capilano University   Lonsdale QuayLynn Valley Centre  Park Royal  Phibbs Exchange
Pitt Meadows
& Maple Ridge
  Haney Place  Maple Meadows Station  Pitt Meadows Station
South of Fraser   Carvolth Exchange  Guildford ExchangeLadner ExchangeLangley Centre   Newton Exchange   Scott Road StationScottsdale ExchangeSouth Delta ExchangeSouth Surrey Park and Ride   Surrey Central StationWhite Rock Centre
Former Exchanges Airport StationBrentwood MallCoquitlam StationCoquitlam Recreation CentreCoquitlam Town CentreEast Guildford Park and RideLougheed MallLougheed Park and RideMatthews ExchangeMeadow Ridge CentrePitt Meadows Park and RidePort Moody StationPNE Park and RidePort Coquitlam CentreRenfrew LoopRichmond CentreRichmond ExchangeSexsmith Park and RideSouth Richmond Park and RideUpper Zoo LoopWalnut Grove Park and Ride
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NightBus N8 N9 N10 N15 N17 N19 N20 N22 N24 N35
School Trips 840 848 855 861 863 864 865 880 881
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