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| | |[[TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]]<br>SE Marine Drive at Main Street<br>Downtown <small>(Seymour Street at Cordova Street)</small> | ||
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|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries E60LFR|E60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries E40LFR|E40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] <small>(occasionally)</small><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] <small>(occasionally)</small><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS HEV|LFS HEV]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] <small>(occasionally)</small> | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
|3 | |3 Main–Marine Drive Station<br>3 Downtown<br>3 Main <small>(select trips)</small> | ||
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'''3 Main/Downtown''' [[ | '''3 Main/Downtown''' [[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 two-way conventional bus service along Main Street in Vancouver. From the Downtown terminus, Cordova at Seymour, trips start as '''3 | This is a two-way conventional bus service along Main Street in Vancouver. From the Downtown terminus, Cordova at Seymour, trips start as '''3 Main–Marine Drive Station''' or '''3 Main''', running east along Cordova Street and then south along Main Street. All '''3 Main''' trips short-turn at the intersection of SE Marine and Main, while all '''3 Main–Marine Drive Station''' trips go westbound on Marine and terminate at Marine Drive Station. From both termini, all trips operate as '''3 Downtown''', heading north to Downtown Vancouver via Main Street. Then all trips operate via Hastings Street and Seymour Street to its Downtown Terminus at Cordova at Seymour. | ||
In October 2009, real time information displays manufactured by [[INIT]] were installed at 29 stops along the route on Main Street. The displays were installed as part of the Main Street Urban Showcase Project, jointly funded by Transport Canada, TransLink, and the City of Vancouver<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/10/main-street-bus-information-displays-are-now-active/ Main Street bus information displays are now active] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref><ref>[https://www.initse.com/ende/projects/projects-north-america/vancouver-bccanada.html INIT – TransLink] initse.com, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref><ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/08/what-are-those-weird-poles-at-the-main-street-bus-stops/ What are those weird poles at the Main Street bus stops?] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref> | In October 2009, real time information displays manufactured by [[INIT]] were installed at 29 stops along the route on Main Street. The displays were installed as part of the Main Street Urban Showcase Project, jointly funded by Transport Canada, TransLink, and the City of Vancouver.<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/10/main-street-bus-information-displays-are-now-active/ Main Street bus information displays are now active] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref><ref>[https://www.initse.com/ende/projects/projects-north-america/vancouver-bccanada.html INIT – TransLink] initse.com, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref><ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/08/what-are-those-weird-poles-at-the-main-street-bus-stops/ What are those weird poles at the Main Street bus stops?] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018</ref> | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] | * [[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 SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]][[File:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 95 'SFU / Burrard Station (B-Line)'|95 B-Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] | ||
* Gastown | * Gastown | ||
* Provincial Court of British Columbia | * Provincial Court of British Columbia | ||
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* Chinatown | * Chinatown | ||
* Thornton Park | * Thornton Park | ||
* [[TransLink Skytrain Main Street – Science World Station|Main Street–Science World Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink Skytrain Main Street – Science World Station|Main Street–Science World Station]] | ||
* Science World | * Science World | ||
* Sunset Community Centre | * Sunset Community Centre | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Marine Drive Station|Marine Drive Station]] | ||
* Marine Gateway Shopping Complex | * Marine Gateway Shopping Complex | ||
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Marine Drive Station SE Marine Drive at Main Street Downtown (Seymour Street at Cordova Street) | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI E60LFR NFI E40LFR (occasionally) Nova Bus LFS (occasionally) Nova Bus LFS HEV (occasionally) | |
Branches | 3 Main–Marine Drive Station 3 Downtown 3 Main (select trips) |
3 Main/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a two-way conventional bus service along Main Street in Vancouver. From the Downtown terminus, Cordova at Seymour, trips start as 3 Main–Marine Drive Station or 3 Main, running east along Cordova Street and then south along Main Street. All 3 Main trips short-turn at the intersection of SE Marine and Main, while all 3 Main–Marine Drive Station trips go westbound on Marine and terminate at Marine Drive Station. From both termini, all trips operate as 3 Downtown, heading north to Downtown Vancouver via Main Street. Then all trips operate via Hastings Street and Seymour Street to its Downtown Terminus at Cordova at Seymour.
In October 2009, real time information displays manufactured by INIT were installed at 29 stops along the route on Main Street. The displays were installed as part of the Main Street Urban Showcase Project, jointly funded by Transport Canada, TransLink, and the City of Vancouver.[1][2][3]
Points of Interest
- Waterfront Station
- Gastown
- Provincial Court of British Columbia
- Carnegie Community Centre
- Chinatown
- Thornton Park
- Main Street–Science World Station
- Science World
- Sunset Community Centre
- Marine Drive Station
- Marine Gateway Shopping Complex
Route History
Year | Route name | Notes |
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1953 | 3 Main/5 Robson |
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1986 | 3 Main/Robson |
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1997 | 3 Main/20 Victoria |
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2005 | 3 Main/Downtown |
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2008 |
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2009 | 3 Marine Drive Station/20 Victoria | |
2010 | 3 Marine Drive Station/Downtown |
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References
- ↑ Main Street bus information displays are now active buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ INIT – TransLink initse.com, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ What are those weird poles at the Main Street bus stops? buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 02-07-2018
- ↑ Transit Service Changes. February 28, 1986. Translink. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ Fall Service Changes, August 22, 1997. Translink. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ Better bus service arrives December 29th, December 5, 2008, Translink, Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 September Bus Service Changes. September 4, 2009. Translink. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ The Buzzer August 27, 2010 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017
- Route diagram of 3 Marine Drive Station/Main/Downtown, as of September 2010. Translink. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- Public timetable of 3 Marine Drive Station/Main/Downtown, as of September 6, 2010. Translink. Retrieved November 27, 2010.