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The east-west route runs from Metrotown Centre to UBC Exchange during peak periods only servicing the neighbourhoods of Killarney, Oakridge, Kerrisdale and Dunbar. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route providing service 15 minutes or better, 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week | The east-west route runs from Metrotown Centre to UBC Exchange during peak periods only servicing the neighbourhoods of Killarney, Oakridge, Kerrisdale and Dunbar. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route providing service 15 minutes or better, 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week | ||
Beginning on Central Boulevard, the route turns onto Willingdon Avenue and continues to Imperial Avenue. The route continues down 49th Avenue and makes a northbound turn onto Dunbar Street and down 41st Avenue to | Beginning on Central Boulevard, the route turns onto Willingdon Avenue and continues to Imperial Avenue. The route continues down 49th Avenue and makes a northbound turn onto Dunbar Street and down 41st Avenue to SW Marine Drive and north on Wesbrook Mall to UBC Exchange. | ||
On weekdays during the morning peak, one westbound trip runs as '''49 Langara–49th Avenue Station''' and starts from E. 49th Avenue & Tyne Street to W. 49th Avenue & Cambie Street with no changes in routing. | On weekdays during the morning peak, one westbound trip runs as '''49 Langara–49th Avenue Station''' and starts from E. 49th Avenue & Tyne Street to W. 49th Avenue & Cambie Street with no changes in routing. | ||
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* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Langara-49th Avenue Station|Langara–49th Avenue Station]] (Bay 2 – UBC) (Bay 3 – Metrotown Station) | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Langara-49th Avenue Station|Langara–49th Avenue Station]] (Bay 2 – UBC) (Bay 3 – Metrotown Station) | ||
* Magee Secondary School | * Magee Secondary School | ||
* [[Translink Dunbar Loop|Dunbar Loop]] | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave' (RapidBus)|20px|R4 41st Ave]] [[Translink Dunbar Loop|Dunbar Loop]] | ||
* Pacific Spirit Regional Park | * Pacific Spirit Regional Park | ||
* UBC Hospital | * UBC Hospital | ||
* [[File:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] [[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]] (Bay 6) | * [[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]] [[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]] (Bay 6) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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* September 2017 - Route operations moved back to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | * September 2017 - Route operations moved back to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Richmond Transit Centre|Richmond Transit Centre]] | ||
* September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 3 inside the bus loop to Bay 11 along Central Boulevard | * September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 3 inside the bus loop to Bay 11 along Central Boulevard | ||
* January 2020 - Service along W. 16th Avenue in UEL discontinued and rerouted to Wesbrook Mall as part of RapidBus service roll-out changes to replace UBC portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 41 'Joyce Stn / Crown / UBC'|41]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Service Area | Burnaby Vancouver University Endowment Lands | |
Termini | Metrotown Station University of British Columbia | |
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre Hamilton Transit Centre (one trip only) | |
Vehicles | NFI XDE60 NFI XD40 (rare occasions) NFI XN40 (one trip only) Nova Bus LFS (rare occasions) Nova Bus LFS HEV (one trip only) | |
Branches | 49 Metrotown Station 49 UBC 49 Dunbar Loop (select evening trips) 49 To Granville (select late night trips) 49 Langara–49th Avenue Station (one trip) |
49 Metrotown Station/UBC is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
The east-west route runs from Metrotown Centre to UBC Exchange during peak periods only servicing the neighbourhoods of Killarney, Oakridge, Kerrisdale and Dunbar. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route providing service 15 minutes or better, 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week
Beginning on Central Boulevard, the route turns onto Willingdon Avenue and continues to Imperial Avenue. The route continues down 49th Avenue and makes a northbound turn onto Dunbar Street and down 41st Avenue to SW Marine Drive and north on Wesbrook Mall to UBC Exchange.
On weekdays during the morning peak, one westbound trip runs as 49 Langara–49th Avenue Station and starts from E. 49th Avenue & Tyne Street to W. 49th Avenue & Cambie Street with no changes in routing.
Points of Interest
- Metrotown Station (Bay 11)
- Burnaby Public Library
- Oceanview Cemetary
- Central Park and Swanguard Stadium
- Killarney Secondary School
- David Thompson Secondary School
- Langara College
- Langara–49th Avenue Station (Bay 2 – UBC) (Bay 3 – Metrotown Station)
- Magee Secondary School
- Dunbar Loop
- Pacific Spirit Regional Park
- UBC Hospital
- UBC Exchange (Bay 6)
History
- March 1975 - Route introduced as 49 Forty-ninth. Frequency was every 15 minutes. [1]
- March 1986 - Service rerouted to service Metrotown Station with new service along Imperial, Willingdon and Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station[2]
- September 1986 - Service rerouted via Imperial, McKay, Maywood, Willingdon, Central Boulevard to Metrotown Station[3]
- September 1990 - Accessible service introduced for select trips[4]
- September 2000 - Operations transferred to Oakridge Transit Centre (OTC) from Burnaby Transit Centre (BTC)
- December 2005 - Re-route in Metrotown area, new route via: Willingdon Ave. and Imperial St. instead of Willingdon Ave, Maywood St, McKay Ave then Imperial Street. The portion of Maywood St, McKay Ave was replaced by Community Shuttle services
- September 2007 - Weekday operations transferred to Richmond Transit Centre (RTC)
- June 2008 - Route added to Frequent Transit Network (FTN)[5]
- September 2010 - Articulated bus service introduced for select peak hour trips in part due to overcrowding issues[6]
- April 2015 - All mid-day weekday trips extended to run full length to UBC [7]
- June 2016 - Service to Champlain Heights discontinued [8]
- September 2016 - Route completely transferred to Vancouver Transit Centre (VTC) along with 28 New Flyer Industries XDE60 buses, providing exclusive service of articulated buses on the route. All weekend and holiday service extended to UBC with a 12.5 minute frequency.[9]
- September 2017 - Route operations moved back to Richmond Transit Centre
- September 2017 - Metrotown Station renovations: Metrotown Station terminus moved from Bay 3 inside the bus loop to Bay 11 along Central Boulevard
- January 2020 - Service along W. 16th Avenue in UEL discontinued and rerouted to Wesbrook Mall as part of RapidBus service roll-out changes to replace UBC portions of the 41
References
- ↑ The Buzzer March 14 1975 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 05-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-24-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer July 18, 1986 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 25-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer August 20, 1990 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017
- ↑ TransLink focuses on busy routes, options, in quarterly adjustment, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 24-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer August 27, 2010 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 3, 2015 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 17-09-2018
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016
- ↑ The Buzzer August 19, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12/09/2016