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|align="left" valign="top"|<span style="background-color:#00355e; border:0.1em solid #00355e;"><font color=white>'''<big>Service Suspended</big>'''</font></span><br>Effective June 22, 2020, this bus route is temporarily suspended as part of cost saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company 8002-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer D60LF – 8002 spotted in Downtown Vancouver on route 44.]] | | style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company 8002-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer D60LF – 8002 spotted in Downtown Vancouver on route 44 in 2009.]] | ||
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|'''Service Area''' | |'''Service Area''' | ||
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|'''Operations''' | |'''Operations''' | ||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby | |[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Burnaby Transit Centre|Burnaby Transit Centre]] | ||
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|'''Vehicles''' | |'''Vehicles''' | ||
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[ | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New_Flyer_Industries_DE60LFR|DE60LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] <small>(select trips)</small> | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
|44 UBC<br>44 Downtown | |44 UBC Express<br>44 Downtown Express | ||
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'''44 UBC/Downtown''' [[ | '''44 UBC/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== | ||
The route provides limited stop service between UBC and Downtown Vancouver. It does not run on weekends or evenings past 8:00. | The route provides limited stop service between UBC and Downtown Vancouver. It does not run on weekends or evenings past 8:00. | ||
Beginning at Waterfront Station (Seymour Street), the route travels down West Cordova Street onto Burrard, crossing the | Beginning at Waterfront Station (Seymour Street), the route travels down West Cordova Street onto Burrard, crossing the Burrard Street Bridge, and making a turn onto West 4th Avenue. The route follows West 4th Avenue as it becomes Chancellor Boulevard and turns south onto Wesbrook Mall to the UBC Exchange. | ||
On trips to Downtown the route turns west onto West Pender from Burrard Street, north onto Seymour Street and west to Cordova to arrive back at Waterfront Station. | On trips to Downtown the route turns west onto West Pender from Burrard Street, north onto Seymour Street and west to Cordova to arrive back at Waterfront Station. | ||
===44 | ===[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] 44 Express Stops=== | ||
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* [[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]] (Bay 5) ( | !style="width: 250px;"|Stop | ||
!style="width: 100px;"|Accessibility | |||
* Burrard Street | !style="width: 250px;"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Bus Connections | ||
!style="width: 250px;"|Notes | |||
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|[[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]]<br>[[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 RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|<font color=white>R5</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 3 'Main / Downtown'|3]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 8 'Fraser / Downtown'|8]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|10]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 50 'Waterfront Stn / False Creek South'|50]] <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N8 'Fraser / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N8</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|W. Pender Street & Granville Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
* Chancellor | |[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 5 'Robson / Downtown'|5]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|10]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 19 'Metrotown Stn / Stanley Park'|19]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown'|20]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 22 'Knight / Downtown'|22]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 50 'Waterfront Stn / False Creek South'|50]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Upper Lynn Valley / Burrard Station'|<font color=#426e94>209</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 210 'Upper Lynn Valley / Burrard Station'|210]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|<font color=#426e94>214</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N19 'Surrey Central Station / New Westminster / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N19</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span> | ||
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* Eastbound trips only | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|[[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]]<br><small>(Bay 5 – UBC)<br>(Bay 8 – Downtown)</small><br>[[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|<font color=white>R5</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 5 'Robson / Downtown'|5]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 22 'Knight / Downtown'|22]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 209 'Upper Lynn Valley / Burrard Station'|<font color=#426e94>209</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 210 'Upper Lynn Valley / Burrard Station'|210]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 211 'Seymour / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|211]]<br><span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 214 'Blueridge / Phibbs Exchange / Burrard Station'|<font color=#426e94>214</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 240 'Lynn Valley / Downtown'|240]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 241 'Upper Lonsdale / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>241</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 246 'Highland / Downtown'|246]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 247 'Grouse Mountain / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>247</font>]]</span> [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250]]<br>[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 250 'Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver'|250A]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 253 'Caulfeild / Vancouver / Park Royal'|<font color=#426e94>253</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 254 'British Properties / Park Royal / Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>254</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 257 'Horseshoe Bay / Vancouver Express'|257]] <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N24 'Lynn Valley / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N24</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Burrard Street & Robson Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 5 'Robson / Downtown'|5]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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* Eastbound trips only | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|Burrard Street & Smithe Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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* Eastbound trips only | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|Burrard Street & Nelson Street<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>Burrard Street & Comox Street<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Burrard Street & Burnaby Street<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>Burrard Street & Davie Street<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 6 'Davie / Downtown'|6]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Burrard Street & W. 3rd Avenue | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
| | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|W. 4th Avenue & Vine Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] | |||
|align="left"| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|W. 4th Avenue & MacDonald Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|W. 4th Avenue & Alma Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 42 'Alma / Spanish Banks'|<font color=#426e94>42</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|W. 4th Avenue & Blanca Street<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>W. 4th Avenue & Tolmie Street<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
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|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] | |||
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* Westbound stop not accessible | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|Chancellor Boulevard & Hamber Road | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Chancellor Boulevard & Allison Road<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>Chancellor Boulevard & Western Parkway<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|[[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]]<br><small>(Bay 3)</small><br>[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|20px|R4 41st Ave]][[File:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|<font color=white>R4</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 9 'Boundary / Commercial-Broadway Station / Granville / Alma / UBC'|<font color=#426e94>9</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 25 'Brentwood Stn / UBC'|25]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 33 '29th Ave Stn / UBC'|33]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 49 'Metrotown Stn / UBC'|49]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 68 'UBC Exchange / Lower Mall'|68]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 84 'UBC / VCC-Clark Station'|84]] <span style="background-color:#f47922; border:0.1em solid #f47922; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|<font color=white>99</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 258 'UBC / West Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>258</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 480 'UBC / Richmond-Brighouse Stn'|<font color=#426e94>480</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N17 'UBC / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N17</font>]]</span> | |||
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===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
Line 63: | Line 138: | ||
* Vanier Park | * Vanier Park | ||
* Scotiabank Theatre | * Scotiabank Theatre | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Burrard Station|Burrard Station]] (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 8 – Downtown) | ||
* [[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 RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* September 1997 - Route introduced to replace the '''85 UBC'''<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_08_22.ashx The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014</ref> | * September 1997 - Route introduced to replace the '''85 UBC''' and also replaces portions of the '''286 North Vancouver/UBC'''<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_08_22.ashx The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014</ref> | ||
* September 1998 - Morning peak hour trips revised to start from Cordova Street & Granville Street going eastbound to accommodate articulated buses<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1998/Buzzer_1998_09_04.pdf The Buzzer September 4, 1998 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020</ref> | |||
* November 1999 - Route became wheelchair accessible<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1999/Buzzer_1999_10_29.pdf The Buzzer October 29 1999 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017</ref> | * November 1999 - Route became wheelchair accessible<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1990s/1999/Buzzer_1999_10_29.pdf The Buzzer October 29 1999 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017</ref> | ||
* October 2001 - Route revised to maintain service in certain areas affected by canceled route [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 42 'Spanish Banks / Chancellor'|42 Spanish Banks/Chancellor]] | * October 2001 - Route revised to maintain service in certain areas affected by canceled route [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 42 'Spanish Banks / Chancellor'|42 Spanish Banks/Chancellor]] | ||
* | * September 2003 - Articulated buses introduced for all trips and introduction of midday service<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2003/Buzzer_2003_08_25.pdf The Buzzer August 25, 2003 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 05-05-2020</ref> | ||
* October 2006 - Downtown routing revised due to Canada Line construction to turn off Hastings Street onto Seymour instead of Granville; terminus moved from Cordova & Seymour to Seymour & Hastings<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_10_12.pdf The Buzzer October 12, 2006 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 11-05-2020</ref> | |||
* September 2009 - Eastern terminus moved to Waterfront Station<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2009/Buzzer_2009_09_04.pdf The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 05-12-2009</ref> | * September 2009 - Eastern terminus moved to Waterfront Station and routing revised<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2000s/2009/Buzzer_2009_09_04.pdf The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 05-12-2009</ref> | ||
* August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_08_22.ashx The Buzzer August 22, 2014 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-05-2020</ref> | |||
* June 2016 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall onto Student Union Bouelvard<ref>[https://faculty-staff.ubc.ca/2016/06/12/ubc-v-bus-stop-relocations-including-84-and-44-routes/ UBC-V: BUS STOP RELOCATIONS, INCLUDING 84 AND 44 ROUTES], retrieved 19-05-2020</ref> | |||
* June 2018 - Express service introduced in Downtown Vancouver with the removal of five stops<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2018/Buzzer_06_15_2018.pdf The Buzzer June 15, 2018 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-07-2018</ref> | * June 2018 - Express service introduced in Downtown Vancouver with the removal of five stops<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2018/Buzzer_06_15_2018.pdf The Buzzer June 15, 2018 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-07-2018</ref> | ||
* April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange | |||
* June 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 15:30, 13 July 2020
Service Suspended Effective June 22, 2020, this bus route is temporarily suspended as part of cost saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Service Area | University Endowment Lands Vancouver | |
Termini | University of British Columbia Waterfront Station | |
Operations | Burnaby Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI DE60LFR NFI XDE60 Nova Bus LFS (select trips) | |
Branches | 44 UBC Express 44 Downtown Express |
44 UBC/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
The route provides limited stop service between UBC and Downtown Vancouver. It does not run on weekends or evenings past 8:00.
Beginning at Waterfront Station (Seymour Street), the route travels down West Cordova Street onto Burrard, crossing the Burrard Street Bridge, and making a turn onto West 4th Avenue. The route follows West 4th Avenue as it becomes Chancellor Boulevard and turns south onto Wesbrook Mall to the UBC Exchange.
On trips to Downtown the route turns west onto West Pender from Burrard Street, north onto Seymour Street and west to Cordova to arrive back at Waterfront Station.
44 Express Stops
Stop | Accessibility | Bus Connections | Notes |
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Waterfront Station |
R5 3 4 7 8 10 50 N8 | ||
W. Pender Street & Granville Street | 4 5 7 10 14 16 17 19 20 22 50 209 210 211 214 N19 N22 N24 |
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Burrard Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 8 – Downtown) |
R5 2 5 22 32 209 210 211 214 240 241 246 247 250 250A 253 254 257 N22 N24 |
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Burrard Street & Robson Street | 2 5 32 N22 |
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Burrard Street & Smithe Street | 2 32 N22 |
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Burrard Street & Nelson Street (westbound) Burrard Street & Comox Street (eastbound) |
2 32 N22 | ||
Burrard Street & Burnaby Street (westbound) Burrard Street & Davie Street (eastbound) |
2 6 32 N22 | ||
Burrard Street & W. 3rd Avenue | |||
W. 4th Avenue & Vine Street | 4 7 14 84 | ||
W. 4th Avenue & MacDonald Street | 2 4 7 14 32 84 N22 | ||
W. 4th Avenue & Alma Street | 4 7 32 42 84 | ||
W. 4th Avenue & Blanca Street (westbound) W. 4th Avenue & Tolmie Street (eastbound) |
4 84 |
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Chancellor Boulevard & Hamber Road | 84 | ||
Chancellor Boulevard & Allison Road (westbound) Chancellor Boulevard & Western Parkway (eastbound) |
84 | ||
UBC Exchange (Bay 3) |
R4 4 9 14 25 33 49 68 84 99 258 480 N17 |
Points of Interest
- UBC Aquatic Centre
- AMS Student Nest
- Gage Apartments at UBC
- University Hill Elementary School
- Pacific Spirit Regional Park
- Jericho Hill Grounds
- West Point Grey Academy
- Jericho Beach Park
- McBride Park
- Vanier Park
- Scotiabank Theatre
- Burrard Station (Bay 5 – UBC) (Bay 8 – Downtown)
- Waterfront Station
History
- September 1997 - Route introduced to replace the 85 UBC and also replaces portions of the 286 North Vancouver/UBC[1]
- September 1998 - Morning peak hour trips revised to start from Cordova Street & Granville Street going eastbound to accommodate articulated buses[2]
- November 1999 - Route became wheelchair accessible[3]
- October 2001 - Route revised to maintain service in certain areas affected by canceled route 42 Spanish Banks/Chancellor
- September 2003 - Articulated buses introduced for all trips and introduction of midday service[4]
- October 2006 - Downtown routing revised due to Canada Line construction to turn off Hastings Street onto Seymour instead of Granville; terminus moved from Cordova & Seymour to Seymour & Hastings[5]
- September 2009 - Eastern terminus moved to Waterfront Station and routing revised[6]
- August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction[7]
- June 2016 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall onto Student Union Bouelvard[8]
- June 2018 - Express service introduced in Downtown Vancouver with the removal of five stops[9]
- April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange
- June 2020 - Service suspended as part of cost saving measures due to low ridership relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 1997 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 1998 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer October 29 1999 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 25, 2003 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer October 12, 2006 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 11-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 05-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 2014 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-05-2020
- ↑ UBC-V: BUS STOP RELOCATIONS, INCLUDING 84 AND 44 ROUTES, retrieved 19-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer June 15, 2018 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-07-2018