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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">503 Aldergrove/Surrey Central Station<br>Fraser Highway Express </font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet- | | align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">503 Aldergrove/Surrey Central Station<br>Fraser Highway Express </font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|30px|link=]][[File:TransLink Bike bullet-b.png|30px|link=]] | ||
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[ | | style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 19103-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer XN40 – 19103 on the 503 Aldergrove at Surrey Central Station in 2019.]] | ||
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|'''Service Area''' | |'''Service Area''' | ||
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|'''Termini''' | |'''Termini''' | ||
| | |272nd Street at Fraser Highway<br>[[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]] | ||
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|'''Operations''' | |'''Operations''' | ||
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|'''Vehicles''' | |'''Vehicles''' | ||
| | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]] [[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=]] <small>(select trips)</small> | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
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==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This is a west-east route connecting Surrey Central Station Langley Centre, and Aldergrove. Service runs every 8 to 9 minutes during peak hour and every 10 to 15 minutes during off-peak hours between Surrey Central and Langley Centre. Aldergrove service runs approximately every 30 minutes. | This is a west-east route connecting Surrey Central Station Langley Centre, and Aldergrove. Service runs every 8 to 9 minutes during peak hour and every 10 to 15 minutes during off-peak hours between Surrey Central and Langley Centre, qualifying it to be a part of the Frequent Transit Network (FTN) which is a benchmark for bus service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day, seven days a week. Aldergrove service runs approximately every 30 minutes. | ||
Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central heading south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on | Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central heading south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on King George Boulevard to King George Station, then continuing on King George Boulevard, east on Fraser Highway, north on 203 Street, east on Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. For Aldergrove trips continuing from Langley Centre, trips go along Logan Avenue becoming 56 Avenue, south on 216 Street, east on Fraser Highway terminating at 272 Street at Fraser Highway with a connection to [[Central Fraser Valley Transit System|BC Transit]] 21 Aldergrove Connector to Bourquin Exchange. | ||
Westbound trips depart 272 Street at Fraser Highway heading north on 272 Street, east on 32 Avenue, south on Station Road, west on 28 Avenue, north on 272 Street, west on 29 Avenue, north on 264 Street, west on Fraser Highway, north on 216 Street, west on 56 Avenue becoming Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. Continuing from Langley Centre heading south on Glover Road, west on Fraser Highway, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station. | Westbound trips depart 272 Street at Fraser Highway heading north on 272 Street, east on 32 Avenue, south on Station Road, west on 28 Avenue, north on 272 Street, west on 29 Avenue, north on 264 Street, west on Fraser Highway, north on 216 Street, west on 56 Avenue becoming Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. Continuing from Langley Centre heading south on Glover Road, west on Fraser Highway, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station. | ||
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===[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] 503 Fraser Highway Express Stops=== | ===[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] 503 Fraser Highway Express Stops=== | ||
'''To Aldergrove/Langley Centre''' | '''To Aldergrove/Langley Centre''' | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]] (Bay 10) | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain King George Station|King George Station]] (Bay 5) | ||
* Fraser Highway & 140th Street | * Fraser Highway & 140th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 148th Street | * Fraser Highway & 148th Street | ||
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* Fraser Highway & 64th Avenue | * Fraser Highway & 64th Avenue | ||
* Fraser Highway & 196th Street | * Fraser Highway & 196th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & | * Fraser Highway & 201A Street | ||
* [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] | * [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] | ||
* All local stops until 272nd Street & Fraser Highway | * All local stops until 272nd Street & Fraser Highway | ||
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'''To Surrey Central Station''' | '''To Surrey Central Station''' | ||
* All local stops until [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] | * All local stops until [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] | ||
* Fraser Highway & | * Fraser Highway & 201A Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 196A Street | * Fraser Highway & 196A Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 64th Avenue | * Fraser Highway & 64th Avenue | ||
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* Fraser Highway & 184th Street | * Fraser Highway & 184th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 168th Street | * Fraser Highway & 168th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 164th Street | |||
* Fraser Highway & 160th Street | * Fraser Highway & 160th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 156th Street | * Fraser Highway & 156th Street | ||
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* Fraser Highway & 148th Street | * Fraser Highway & 148th Street | ||
* Fraser Highway & 140th Street | * Fraser Highway & 140th Street | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain King George Station|King George Station]] (Bay 4) | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]] | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* Aldergrove Village | * Aldergrove Village [[Image:BC Transit logo.jpg|link=Central Fraser Valley Transit System|BC Transit – Central Fraser Valley Transit System|110px]] | ||
* [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] (Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove) | * [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] (Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove) | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * Cascades Casino | ||
* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink | * Willowbrook Shopping Centre | ||
* Fleetwood Town Centre | |||
* Surrey Memorial Hospital - Outpatient Centre | |||
* [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain King George Station|King George Station]] (Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove & Langley Centre) | |||
* [[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]] (Bay 10) | |||
* Central City Shopping Centre | |||
* Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus | * Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* June 2014 - Route introduced to help reduce overcrowding on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]]. <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_06_06.ashx The Buzzer June 13, 2014], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2014</ref> | * June 2014 - Route introduced to help reduce overcrowding on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]]. <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_06_06.ashx The Buzzer June 13, 2014], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2014</ref> | ||
* September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted; introduction of articulated buses on select trips; discontinuation of [[Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] buses; and frequency improved from every 30 minutes to every 8-9 during peak, 10-15 off-peak between Surrey Central and Langley Centre with the introduction of Langley Centre short-turn trips<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2019/Buzzer_08_23_2019.pdf The Buzzer August 23, 2019 Issue] translink.ca, retireved 09-01-2019</ref> | * December 2018 - Mayor's Council votes to cancel the upcoming Fraser Highway B-Line and elects to re-invest funds into upgrading this route and restructuring the 502<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/governance_and_board/council_minutes_and_reports/2018/december/Agenda--Mayors-Council-PUBLIC-MTG--Dec-13-REVISED.PDF Mayor's Counil Meeting Minutes, December 22, 2018], translink.ca, retrieved 08-09-2019</ref> | ||
* September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted; introduction of articulated buses on select trips; discontinuation of [[Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] buses; and frequency improved from every 30 minutes to every 8-9 during peak, 10-15 off-peak between Surrey Central and Langley Centre with the introduction of Langley Centre short-turn trips. Routing from Surrey Central revised to take 102nd Avenue and King George Boulevard to Fraser Highway.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/2010s/2019/Buzzer_08_23_2019.pdf The Buzzer August 23, 2019 Issue] translink.ca, retireved 09-01-2019</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||