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|[[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station| | |[[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse Station]]<br>Chatham Street at 2nd Avenue<nowiki>*</nowiki> | ||
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|'''Operations''' | |'''Operations''' | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
|406 Brighouse Station<br>406 Steveston | |406 Brighouse Station<br>406 Steveston | ||
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<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki> some trips terminate at Chatham Street & 3rd Avenue.''</small> | |||
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This route provides a north-south service in Richmond connecting Richmond Centre and Steveston. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week. | This route provides a north-south service in Richmond connecting Richmond Centre and Steveston. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week. | ||
The route departs Richmond–Brighouse Station from Ackroyd Road & No. 3 Road heading east on Ackroyd Road, south on Cooney Road, west on Westminster Highway, south along No. 3 Road turning west onto Granville Avenue, south on Railway Avenue, west on Williams Road, south on Springmount Drive becoming Springmount Gate, becoming 7th Avenue, east on Chatham Street, north on 4th Avenue, east on Steveston Highway, south on No. 1 Road, west on Chatham Street to Chatham & | The route departs Richmond–Brighouse Station from Ackroyd Road & No. 3 Road heading east on Ackroyd Road, south on Cooney Road, west on Westminster Highway, south along No. 3 Road turning west onto Granville Avenue, south on Railway Avenue, west on Williams Road, south on Springmount Drive becoming Springmount Gate, becoming 7th Avenue, east on Chatham Street, north on 4th Avenue, east on Steveston Highway, south on No. 1 Road, west on Chatham Street to Chatham & 2nd Avenue. | ||
Some Steveston-bound trips terminate at Chatham Street & 3rd Avenue, bypassing 4th Avenue, Steveston Highway, and No. 1 Road. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* Richmond Centre | * Richmond Centre | ||
* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse Station]] (Bay | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Richmond-Brighouse Station|Richmond–Brighouse Station]] (Bay 4 – Brighouse Station) (Bays 5 & 7 – Steveston) | ||
* Brighouse Park | * Brighouse Park | ||
* Richmond City Hall | * Richmond City Hall | ||
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* Thompson Community Centre | * Thompson Community Centre | ||
* Mariners Village Park | * Mariners Village Park | ||
* Garry Point Park | |||
* Steveston Harbor | |||
* Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | * Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* Service introduced as '''406 Railway / Vancouver''': Service continued into downtown via Alderbridge, Garden City, Sea Island Way, Oak Street Bridge, Marine Drive, Granville Street, Seymour, and Dunsmuir to the terminus at Burrard Station. Trips departed Burrard via Dunsmuir, Thurlow, Hastings, Howe to Granville Bridge and the reverse of northbound routing. Express service in the Vancouver section was drop-off only northbound and pick-up only southbound at select stops. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010106122000/http://www.cmbuslink.com:80/bus/displayRoute.asp?bus=406 406 - RAILWAY/ VANCOUVER], web.archive.org, retrieved 22-09-2018</ref> | * 1958 - Service introduced as '''66 Railway''', connecting Sexsmith Loop with Steveston | ||
* August 1977 - Route renumbered from '''66''' to '''406''' and routing revised to serve Richmond Centre and Sexsmith Loop only during AM peak hours; peak hour service extends to Vancouver<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1970s/1977/Buzzer_1977_08_12.pdf The Buzzer August 12, 1977 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020</ref> | |||
* May 1984 - Destination sign simplification: service renamed from '''406 Railway''' to '''406 Railway/Vancouver'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1980s/1984/Buzzer_1984_05_25.pdf The Buzzer May 25, 1984 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref> | |||
* Service as '''406 Railway / Vancouver''': Service continued into downtown via Alderbridge, Garden City, Sea Island Way, Oak Street Bridge, Marine Drive, Granville Street, Seymour, and Dunsmuir to the terminus at Burrard Station. Trips departed Burrard via Dunsmuir, Thurlow, Hastings, Howe to Granville Bridge and the reverse of northbound routing. Express service in the Vancouver section was drop-off only northbound and pick-up only southbound at select stops. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010106122000/http://www.cmbuslink.com:80/bus/displayRoute.asp?bus=406 406 - RAILWAY/ VANCOUVER], web.archive.org, retrieved 22-09-2018</ref> | |||
* December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 14-11-2017</ref> | * December 1991 - Accessible service introduced on select trips <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1991/Buzzer_1991_08_30.pdf The Buzzer August 30, 1991 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 14-11-2017</ref> | ||
* | * April 1997 - Morning peak service revised to go via Garden City and Capstan to service Sexsmith Park & Ride<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_04_04.pdf The Buzzer April 4, 1997 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020</ref> | ||
* September 2000 - Operation transferred from [[Coast_Mountain_Bus_Company_Oakridge_Transit_Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] to newly opened [[Coast_Mountain_Bus_Company_Richmond_Transit_Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | |||
* April 2001 - Service to Vancouver discontinued and service taken over by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 410 '22nd St Stn / Railway'|410 22nd Street Station/Railway]] following introduction of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 98 'Burrard Stn / Richmond Ctr (B-line)'|98 Burrard Station/Richmond Centre B-Line]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2001/Buzzer_2001_03_30.pdf The Buzzer March 30, 2001 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 22-09-2018</ref> | * April 2001 - Service to Vancouver discontinued and service taken over by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 410 '22nd St Stn / Railway'|410 22nd Street Station/Railway]] following introduction of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 98 'Burrard Stn / Richmond Ctr (B-line)'|98 Burrard Station/Richmond Centre B-Line]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2001/Buzzer_2001_03_30.pdf The Buzzer March 30, 2001 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 22-09-2018</ref> | ||
* September 2018 - Service re-introduced to replace the Richmond–Brighouse Station and Steveston portion of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 410 '22nd St Stn / Railway'|410 22nd Street Station/Railway]] to improve route speed and reliability<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2018/08/fall-service-changes-2018-the-first-swatp-improvements-arrive/#more-53359 Fall Service Changes 2018: the first SWATP improvements arrive] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2018</ref><ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2018/Buzzer_2018_08_24.pdf The Buzzer August 24, 2018 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 28-08-2018</ref> | * September 2018 - Service re-introduced to replace the Richmond–Brighouse Station and Steveston portion of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 410 '22nd St Stn / Railway'|410 22nd Street Station/Railway]] to improve route speed and reliability<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2018/08/fall-service-changes-2018-the-first-swatp-improvements-arrive/#more-53359 Fall Service Changes 2018: the first SWATP improvements arrive] buzzer.translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2018</ref><ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2018/Buzzer_2018_08_24.pdf The Buzzer August 24, 2018 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 28-08-2018</ref> | ||
* April 2019 - Brighouse Station terminus moved to Ackroyd Road & No. 3 Road | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||