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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">503 | | align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">503 Fraser Highway Express'''</big><br>''Aldergrove/Langley Centre/Surrey Central Station''</font><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''' | ||
| | |Langley<br>Surrey | ||
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|'''Termini''' | |'''Termini''' | ||
|272 Street at Fraser Highway<br>[[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]]<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]] | |272 Street at Fraser Highway<br>[[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><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 | |[[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 XD40|XD40]] [[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=]] | ||
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|'''Branches''' | |'''Branches''' | ||
|503 Aldergrove<br>503 Langley Centre<br>503 Surrey Central Station<br> | |503 Aldergrove<br>503 Langley Centre<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>503 Langley Sec.<nowiki>**</nowiki><br>503 Surrey Central Station | ||
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Langley Centre short-turn service<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> AM school special trip terminating at 56 Avenue & 213A Street</small> | |||
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'''503 | '''503 Fraser Highway Express''' [[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== | ||
This is | This is an east-west express route connecting Surrey Central Station and Aldergrove in Langley via Langley Centre, running primarily on Fraser Highway. Service runs every 10–15 minutes between Surrey Central and Langley Centre, with service every 30 during off-peak hours between Langley Centre and Aldergrove. The portion between Surrey Central and Langley Centre is 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. The 503 connects with the [[Central Fraser Valley Transit System route 21 'Aldergrove / Abbotsford'|21 Abbotsford]] to Bourquin Exchange in Aldergrove. | ||
Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central heading south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on King George Boulevard to King George Station, then continues south on King George Boulevard, east on Fraser Highway, north on 203 Street, and 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, and north on 272 Street, terminating at 272 Street & Fraser Highway, where it connects with BC Transit's [[Central Fraser Valley Transit System route 21 'Aldergrove / Abbotsford'|21 Aldergrove/Abbotsford]]. | |||
Westbound trips depart 272 Street & 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, and west on 56 Avenue becoming Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. Continuing from Langley Centre, trips head south on Glover Road, west on Fraser Highway, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, and north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station. | |||
Some early morning trips towards Aldergrove start at Langley Centre. | |||
On weekdays when school is in session, one morning trip runs as '''503 Fraser Highway Express to Langley Sec.''' and extends past Langley Centre to Langley Secondary School at 56 Avenue & 213A Street. In the afternoon, one afternoon trip starts at 56 Avenue & 213A Street heading towards Surrey Central Station. | |||
Some evening weekday and one Saturday late-afternoon trip departing from Aldergrove terminate at Langley Centre. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] '''503 Fraser Highway Express Stops''' | |||
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|Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops. | |||
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!style="width: 250px;"|Stop | |||
!style="width: 100px;"|Accessibility | |||
!style="width: 250px;"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Bus Connections | |||
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|272 Street & Fraser Highway<br>[[File:BC Transit wayfinder-a.png|link=Central Fraser Valley Transit System|BC Transit – Central Fraser Valley Transit System|40px]] | |||
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|[[Central Fraser Valley Transit System route 21 'Aldergrove / Abbotsford'|21]] | |||
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* Connection to [[BC Transit]] route [[Central Fraser Valley Transit System route 21 'Aldergrove / Abbotsford'|21]] to Abbotsford | |||
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| colspan=4|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Local service between 272 Street & Fraser Highway and [[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]] | |||
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|[[Translink Langley Centre|Langley Centre]]<br><small>(Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station)<br>(Bay 5 – Aldergrove)</small> | |||
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|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 342 'Newton Exchange / Langley Centre'|342]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 364 'Langley Centre / Scottsdale Exchange'|364]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 372 'Clayton Heights / Langley Centre'|372]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 501 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|501]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 531 'White Rock Centre / Willowbrook'|531]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 560 'Langley Centre / Murrayville'|560]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 561 'Langley Centre / Brookswood'|561]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 562 'Langley Centre / Walnut Grove'|562]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 563 'Langley Centre / Fernridge'|563]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 564 'Langley Centre / Willowbrook'|564]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 595 'Langley Centre / Maple Meadows Station'|595]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 201A Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 501 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|501]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 196A Street<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>Fraser Highway & 196 Street<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 501 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|501]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 64 Avenue | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 364 'Langley Centre / Scottsdale Exchange'|364]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 188 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 370 'Cloverdale / Willowbrook'|370]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 372 'Clayton Heights / Langley Centre'|372]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 184 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 372 'Clayton Heights / Langley Centre'|372]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 168 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 164 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Fraser Highway & 160 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 335 'Surrey Central Station / Guildford / Newton Exchange'|335]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 156 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 152 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 345 'King George Station / White Rock Centre'|<font color=#426e94>345</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 375 'White Rock South / Guildford'|375]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|Fraser Highway & 148 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 341 'Guildford / Newton Exchange'|341]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 345 'King George Station / White Rock Centre'|<font color=#426e94>345</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|Fraser Highway & 140 Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 325 'Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|325]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 345 'King George Station / White Rock Centre'|<font color=#426e94>345</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|[[TransLink SkyTrain King George Station|King George Station]]<br><small>(Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station)<br>(Bay 5 – Aldergrove & Langley Centre)</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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] | |||
|[[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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|<font color=white>R1</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 314 'Surrey Central Station/Sunbury'|314]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 321 'White Rock Centre / Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|321]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 326 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'|326]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 329 'Surrey Central Station / Scottsdale'|<font color=#426e94>329</font>]]</span><br><span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 345 'King George Station / White Rock Centre'|<font color=#426e94>345</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 394 'White Rock Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>394</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 395 'Langley Centre / King George Station'|<font color=#426e94>395</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] | |||
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|[[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]]<br><small>(Bay 10)</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 R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] | |||
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|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|<font color=white>R1</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 314 'Surrey Central Station/Sunbury'|314]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 316 'Surrey Central Station / Scottsdale'|316]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 321 'White Rock Centre / Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|321]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 323 'Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|323]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 324 'Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|324]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 325 'Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|325]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 326 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'|326]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 329 'Surrey Central Station / Scottsdale'|<font color=#426e94>329</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 335 'Surrey Central Station / Guildford / Newton Exchange'|335]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 337 'Fraser Heights/Guildford/Surrey Central Station'|337]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 371 'Surrey Central Station / Scott Road Station'|371]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 373 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'|373]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 393 'Newton Exchange / Surrey Central Station'|<font color=#426e94>393</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 501 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|501]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 509 'Walnut Grove / Surrey Central Station'|<font color=#426e94>509</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> | |||
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===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* Aldergrove Village | * [[File:BC Transit wayfinder-a.png|link=Central Fraser Valley Transit System|BC Transit – Central Fraser Valley Transit System|40px]] Aldergrove Village | ||
* Langley Memorial Hospital | |||
* Canadian Museum of Flight | |||
* Langley Regional Airport | |||
* Langley Secondary School | |||
* [[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 | ||
* | * Willowbrook Shopping Centre | ||
* Fleetwood Town Centre | |||
* Surrey Memorial Hospital - Outpatient Centre | |||
* King George Hub | |||
* [[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) | |||
* Central City Shopping Centre | |||
* Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus | * Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus | ||
* [[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) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* June 2014 - | * June 2014 - Service introduced as an express service to reduce overcrowding on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 502 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|502 Langley Centre/Surrey Central Station]] and replacing the Aldergrove portion of the 502. Eastbound service between Surrey Central and Langley Centre ran as a pick-up only service and westbound service between Langley Centre and Surrey Central ran as a drop-off only service. Local service was provided between Langley Centre and Aldergrove in both directions.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_06_06.ashx The Buzzer June 13, 2014], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2014</ref> Service operated with [[Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] buses | ||
* September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted | * Spring–Fall 2018 - B-Line Consultation: B-Line proposed to connect Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre via Fraser Highway<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/bus-projects/rapidbus/tl-b-line-summary-2018-09-12.pdf#view=fitH B-Line Consultation Report September 2018] translink.ca, retrieved 25-09-2021</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/translink/documents/about-translink/governance-and-board/council-minutes-and-reports/2018/december/agenda2020mayors20council20public20mtg2020dec201320revised.pdf Mayor's Council Meeting Minutes, December 22, 2018], translink.ca, retrieved 11-18-2020</ref> | |||
* September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted and the introduction of articulated buses on trips between Langley Centre and Surrey Central Station; discontinuation of [[Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] buses. 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. Eastbound King George Station routing revised to take 102 Avenue and King George Boulevard to Fraser Highway instead of 102 and Whalley Boulevard to Fraser Highway.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2019/Buzzer_2019_08_23.pdf The Buzzer August 23, 2019 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 09-01-2019</ref> | |||
* April 2021 - Weekday service between Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre from early morning to late evening reduced from every 6–15 minutes to every 10–minutes. Saturday early-to-mid-afternoon Langley–Surrey Central service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes. Introduction of school special trips (one AM and one PM) servicing Langley Secondary School | |||
* January 2023 - Saturday service towards Aldergrove from mid-morning to late-afternoon reduced from every 12–15 minutes to every 15 minutes and from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes towards Surrey Central | |||
* January 2024 - Discontinuation of articulated buses on all trips daily. All Langley Centre trips during peak hours extended to travel the full length to Aldergrove | |||
==Photo Gallery== | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | |||
File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 9233-b.jpg|2001 Orion V – 9233 entering service on the 503 Aldergrove Express at Surrey Central Station. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 22:25, 30 December 2023
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Service Area | Langley Surrey | |
Termini | 272 Street at Fraser Highway Langley Centre* Surrey Central Station | |
Operations | Surrey Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI D40LFR NFI XD40 NFI XN40 | |
Branches | 503 Aldergrove 503 Langley Centre* 503 Langley Sec.** 503 Surrey Central Station | |
* Langley Centre short-turn service |
503 Fraser Highway Express is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west express route connecting Surrey Central Station and Aldergrove in Langley via Langley Centre, running primarily on Fraser Highway. Service runs every 10–15 minutes between Surrey Central and Langley Centre, with service every 30 during off-peak hours between Langley Centre and Aldergrove. The portion between Surrey Central and Langley Centre is 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. The 503 connects with the 21 Abbotsford to Bourquin Exchange in Aldergrove.
Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central heading south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on King George Boulevard to King George Station, then continues south on King George Boulevard, east on Fraser Highway, north on 203 Street, and 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, and north on 272 Street, terminating at 272 Street & Fraser Highway, where it connects with BC Transit's 21 Aldergrove/Abbotsford.
Westbound trips depart 272 Street & 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, and west on 56 Avenue becoming Logan Avenue to Langley Centre. Continuing from Langley Centre, trips head south on Glover Road, west on Fraser Highway, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, and north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station.
Some early morning trips towards Aldergrove start at Langley Centre.
On weekdays when school is in session, one morning trip runs as 503 Fraser Highway Express to Langley Sec. and extends past Langley Centre to Langley Secondary School at 56 Avenue & 213A Street. In the afternoon, one afternoon trip starts at 56 Avenue & 213A Street heading towards Surrey Central Station.
Some evening weekday and one Saturday late-afternoon trip departing from Aldergrove terminate at Langley Centre.
503 Fraser Highway Express Stops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Points of Interest
- Aldergrove Village
- Langley Memorial Hospital
- Canadian Museum of Flight
- Langley Regional Airport
- Langley Secondary School
- Langley Centre (Bay 1 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove)
- Cascades Casino
- Willowbrook Shopping Centre
- Fleetwood Town Centre
- Surrey Memorial Hospital - Outpatient Centre
- King George Hub
- King George Station (Bay 4 – Surrey Central Station) (Bay 5 – Aldergrove & Langley Centre)
- Central City Shopping Centre
- Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
- Surrey Central Station (Bay 10)
History
- June 2014 - Service introduced as an express service to reduce overcrowding on the 502 Langley Centre/Surrey Central Station and replacing the Aldergrove portion of the 502. Eastbound service between Surrey Central and Langley Centre ran as a pick-up only service and westbound service between Langley Centre and Surrey Central ran as a drop-off only service. Local service was provided between Langley Centre and Aldergrove in both directions.[1] Service operated with Orion V buses
- Spring–Fall 2018 - B-Line Consultation: B-Line proposed to connect Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre via Fraser Highway[2]
- 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[3]
- September 2019 - Service rebranded to Fraser Highway Express with drop-off/pick-up stop restrictions lifted and the introduction of articulated buses on trips between Langley Centre and Surrey Central Station; discontinuation of Orion V buses. 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. Eastbound King George Station routing revised to take 102 Avenue and King George Boulevard to Fraser Highway instead of 102 and Whalley Boulevard to Fraser Highway.[4]
- April 2021 - Weekday service between Surrey Central Station and Langley Centre from early morning to late evening reduced from every 6–15 minutes to every 10–minutes. Saturday early-to-mid-afternoon Langley–Surrey Central service increased from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes. Introduction of school special trips (one AM and one PM) servicing Langley Secondary School
- January 2023 - Saturday service towards Aldergrove from mid-morning to late-afternoon reduced from every 12–15 minutes to every 15 minutes and from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes towards Surrey Central
- January 2024 - Discontinuation of articulated buses on all trips daily. All Langley Centre trips during peak hours extended to travel the full length to Aldergrove
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References
- ↑ The Buzzer June 13, 2014, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2014
- ↑ B-Line Consultation Report September 2018 translink.ca, retrieved 25-09-2021
- ↑ Mayor's Council Meeting Minutes, December 22, 2018, translink.ca, retrieved 11-18-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer August 23, 2019 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 09-01-2019