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This is a north-south express route connecting Metrotown Station in Burnaby, Bridgeport Station and Richmond–Brighouse Station. Service runs daily every 20 minutes | This is a north-south express route connecting Metrotown Station in Burnaby, Bridgeport Station and Richmond–Brighouse Station. Service runs daily every 20 minutes. During peak hours, service runs every 12–15 minutes in the morning and every 12 minutes in the afternoon. | ||
Northbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station heading north on No. 3 Road, east on Westminster Highway, north on Cooney Road, east on Lansdowne Road, north on Garden City Road becoming Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station. Continuing from Bridgeport Station, the route heads south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, north on Knight Street and across the Knight Street Bridge, east on E. 49th Avenue becoming Imperial Avenue, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station. | Northbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station heading north on No. 3 Road, east on Westminster Highway, north on Cooney Road, east on Lansdowne Road, north on Garden City Road becoming Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station. Continuing from Bridgeport Station, the route heads south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, north on Knight Street and across the Knight Street Bridge, east on E. 49th Avenue becoming Imperial Avenue, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station. | ||
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* April 2019 - Stops added at Knight Street & 57th Avenue in both directions | * April 2019 - Stops added at Knight Street & 57th Avenue in both directions | ||
* January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Weekday eastbound service revised to start 12 minutes earlier. AM peak hour service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes | * January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Weekday eastbound service revised to start 12 minutes earlier. AM peak hour service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes | ||
* September 2022 - PM peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 01:55, 31 August 2022
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Service Area | Burnaby Vancouver Richmond | |
Termini | Metrotown Station Richmond–Brighouse Station | |
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI XD40 NFI XDE60 * Nova Bus LFS | |
Branches | 430 Metrotown Station Express 430 Brighouse Station Express | |
* On rare occasions |
430 Metrotown Station/Brighouse Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south express route connecting Metrotown Station in Burnaby, Bridgeport Station and Richmond–Brighouse Station. Service runs daily every 20 minutes. During peak hours, service runs every 12–15 minutes in the morning and every 12 minutes in the afternoon.
Northbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station heading north on No. 3 Road, east on Westminster Highway, north on Cooney Road, east on Lansdowne Road, north on Garden City Road becoming Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station. Continuing from Bridgeport Station, the route heads south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, north on Knight Street and across the Knight Street Bridge, east on E. 49th Avenue becoming Imperial Avenue, north on Willingdon Extension becoming Willingdon Avenue, east on Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station.
Southbound trips depart Metrotown Station heading west on Central Boulevard, south on Willingdon Avenue becoming Willingdon Extension, west on Imperial Avenue becoming E. 49th Avenue, south on Knight Street and across the Knight Street Bridge, taking the Bridgeport Road exit and heading west on Bridgeport Road, north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station. Continuing from Bridgeport Station, the route heads south on Great Canadian Way becoming Garden City Road, west on Lansdowne Road, south on Cooney Road, west on Westminster Highway, and south on No. 3 Road to Richmond–Brighouse Station.
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Points of Interest
- Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 3)
- Richmond Centre
- Lansdowne Centre
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Richmond Campus
- Bridgeport Station (Bay 4 – Metrotown Station) (Bay 11 – Brighouse Station)
- River Rock Casino
- Richmond Racquet Club
- IKEA Richmond
- David Thompson Secondary School
- Killarney Secondary School
- Killarney Park and Community Centre
- Central Park
- Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown
- Burnaby Civic Square
- Station Square
- Metropolis at Metrotown
- Metrotown Station (Bay 3)
History
- December 2004 - Service introduced, running every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday[1][2]
- April 2006 - Sunday and Holiday service introduced[3]
- September 2009 - Minor routing adjustment near Richmond–Brighouse Station and service frequencies increased[4]
- October 2009 - Bus bays at Richmond–Brighouse Station reorganized; stop relocated from Bay 5[5]
- September 2016 - Route operations moved from Richmond Transit Centre to Hamilton Transit Centre as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of North Vancouver Transit Centre and the transfer of all its operations to Burnaby Transit Centre. One additional weekday nighttime trip introduced, short-turning at Knight Street & Mitchell Island as a 430 Mitchell Island
- January 2017 - Stops added at SB Willingdon & Maywood, SB Garden City & Leslie, NB Garden City & Alderbridge
- September 2018 - Route operations returned to Richmond Transit Centre from Hamilton Transit Centre. Short-turn 430 Mitchell Island trip revised to run full route to Richmond–Brighouse
- April 2019 - Stops added at Knight Street & 57th Avenue in both directions
- January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Weekday eastbound service revised to start 12 minutes earlier. AM peak hour service reduced from every 10–12 minutes to every 12–15 minutes
- September 2022 - PM peak hour service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 24, 2004 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-11-2009
- ↑ TransLink expands NightBus from downtown Vancouver and launches other services to make public transit more accessible, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer October 2, 2009 Edition, translink.ca, retrieved 02-10-2009