Coast Mountain Bus Company route 404 'Four Road / Richmond-Brighouse Station'
404 Ladner Exchange/Richmond-Brighouse Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, BC Canada.
Route Details
This route provides service between Richmond City Centre and the City of Ladner. It provides feeder service to the Canada Line.
The route departs Richmond-Brighouse Station via Saba Road, Buswell and then Cook Road to head southbound along No. 3 Road. It turns onto Granville Avenue eastbound from No. 3, takes No. 4 south to Steveston Highway, Highway 99 and the George Massey Tunnel, off-ramp onto Highway 17, Ladner Trunk Road westbound onto Harvest Drive and Ladner Exchange. Select southbound trips terminate on Steveston Highway at Seaward Gate on weekends. Select weekday and northbound weekend trips depart from Steveston Highway at No. 5 Road or terminate there.
Points of Interest
- Richmond-Brighouse Station (Bay 5A) (Bay 3 - Unloading)
- Richmond Centre
- Richmond City Hall
- Brighouse Park
- Richmond Transit Centre
- Fantasy Gardens
- Deas Island Regional Park
- Massey Tunnel
- Ladner Exchange (Bay 4)
- Rotary Park Community Centre
- Delta Hospital
History
- Originally operated from Ladner Exchange to Vancouver International Airport Domestic Terminal
- October 2001 - Shortened to Airport Station, the sector of Airport Station to Airport Terminal was replaced by 424 Airport Stn/Airport Terminal
- Formerly route 404 Airport/Ladner Exchange extended to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal from April to Labour Day
- September 2004 - Shortened to Richmond Centre (Formerly Richmond Exchange) all days with the section of Airport Station to Richmond Centre replaced by 301 Airport Station/Newton Exchange
- September 2009 - Day service increased and routing modified to bring it closer to Richmond-Brighouse Station while service to Airport Station is ended
- October 2009 - Bus bays at Richmond-Brighouse Station reorganized; stop relocated from Bay 4
- Summer 2009 - Ex-New Flyer Industries C40LF buses service the route
Vehicles
- The route runs out of Richmond Transit Centre with diesel buses including New Flyer Industries D40 and New Flyer Industries D40LF models. Orion V coaches have been seen on the route.
References
- 404 Richmond-Brighouse Stn/Ladner Exchange Schedule, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 12-09-09
- BC Transit Route Frequency, bctransit.com, retrieved 17-09-09
- Transit Service Reductions, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 21-09-09
- The Buzzer October 2009 Edition, translink.ca, retrieved 02-10-09