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'''424 Airport/Airport Station''' [[ | '''424 Airport/Airport Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] was a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | ||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This was | This was an east-west route connecting Vancouver International Airport and Airport Station to connect with various bus services towards Vancouver, Richmond and beyond. Service ran daily every 7–8 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends/holidays. | ||
Eastbound trips departed from the Domestic Arrivals Level 1 at Vancouver International Airport heading south on Grant McConachie Way, south on South Perimeter Road, and east on Miller Road to Airport Station. | |||
Westbound trips departed Airport Station heading north on Russ Baker Way, west on Miller Road, north on Templeton Street, west on North Service Road, south on Connector 2, and west on Grant McConachie Way to the Domestic Arrivals Level 1 at Vancouver International Airport. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
* October 2001 - Service introduced to provide reliable and frequent airport service and replaced the airport portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 100 '22nd St Stn / Marpole Loop'|100 22nd Street Station/Airport]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 404 'Four Road / Richmond-Brighouse Station'|404 Ladner Exchange/Richmond Centre/Airport]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 21-04-2020</ref> | * October 2001 - Service introduced to provide reliable and frequent airport service and replaced the airport portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 100 '22nd St Stn / Marpole Loop'|100 22nd Street Station/Airport]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 404 'Four Road / Richmond-Brighouse Station'|404 Ladner Exchange/Richmond Centre/Airport]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number], translink.ca, retrieved 21-04-2020</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040703/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/media/2001/oct01/servicecuts.pdf Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number] translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 26-02-2021</ref> | ||
* September 2003 - Peak hour trips operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | * September 2003 - Peak hour trips operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | ||
* April 2004 - Community Shuttle vehicles operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | * April 2004 - Evening and late-night trips revised to run with Community Shuttle vehicles operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | ||
* September 2006 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Vancouver Transit Centre|Vancouver Transit Centre]] | * September 2006 - Operations moved from [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Vancouver Transit Centre|Vancouver Transit Centre]] | ||
* December 2006 - Evening service improved to 15 minute frequencies with conventional buses<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * December 2006 - Evening service improved to 15-minute frequencies; service revised to run with conventional buses instead of Community Shuttles.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_12_08.ashx The Buzzer December 8, 2006 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-01-2017</ref> Westbound routing revised to go on Templeton Street and North Service Road instead of Crossover Road and North Perimeter Road | ||
* End of 2007 - [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] models introduced | |||
* End 2007 - [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] models introduced | * September 2009 - Service discontinued and Airport Station closed following the completion 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 11-10-2014</ref> | ||
* September 2009 - | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Service Area | Richmond | |
Termini | Vancouver International Airport Airport Station | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI D40LF * Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 424 Airport 424 Airport Station | |
* Rare occasions |
424 Airport/Airport Station was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This was an east-west route connecting Vancouver International Airport and Airport Station to connect with various bus services towards Vancouver, Richmond and beyond. Service ran daily every 7–8 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends/holidays.
Eastbound trips departed from the Domestic Arrivals Level 1 at Vancouver International Airport heading south on Grant McConachie Way, south on South Perimeter Road, and east on Miller Road to Airport Station.
Westbound trips departed Airport Station heading north on Russ Baker Way, west on Miller Road, north on Templeton Street, west on North Service Road, south on Connector 2, and west on Grant McConachie Way to the Domestic Arrivals Level 1 at Vancouver International Airport.
Points of Interest
- Airport Station (Bay 5)
- Sea Island Community Centre
- Miller Neighbourhood Park
- Sea Island Elementary School
- Vancouver International Airport
History
- October 2001 - Service introduced to provide reliable and frequent airport service and replaced the airport portions of the 100 22nd Street Station/Airport and 404 Ladner Exchange/Richmond Centre/Airport[1][2]
- September 2003 - Peak hour trips operated by Richmond Transit Centre
- April 2004 - Evening and late-night trips revised to run with Community Shuttle vehicles operated by Richmond Transit Centre
- September 2006 - Operations moved from Oakridge Transit Centre to Vancouver Transit Centre
- December 2006 - Evening service improved to 15-minute frequencies; service revised to run with conventional buses instead of Community Shuttles.[3] Westbound routing revised to go on Templeton Street and North Service Road instead of Crossover Road and North Perimeter Road
- End of 2007 - Nova Bus LFS models introduced
- September 2009 - Service discontinued and Airport Station closed following the completion of the Canada Line[4]
References
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number, translink.ca, retrieved 21-04-2020
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 26-02-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer December 8, 2006 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014