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+{| align="right" width="420px" style="background: white; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #00355f"
-'''509 Walnut Grove/Surrey Central Station''' is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
+|-
+|colspan=2 |
+{| cellspacing="0" style="background: #00355f; border:0px solid #00355f" width=100%
+|-
+| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">509 Walnut Grove/Surrey Central Station </font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-a.png|30px|link=]] [[File:TransLink Bike bullet-a.png|30px|link=]]
+|}
+|-
+| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[Image:Coast Mountain Bus Company 19122-a.JPG|300px|thumb|center|New Flyer XN40 – 19122 departs Surrey Central Station on the 509 Walnut Grove.]]
+|-valign="top"
+|'''Service Area'''
+|Langley<br>Surrey
+|-valign="top"
+|'''Termini'''
+|88 Avenue at 212 Street<br>[[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]]
+|-
+|'''Operations'''
+|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Surrey Transit Centre|Surrey Transit Centre]]
+|-valign="top"
+|'''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 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=]]
+|-valign="top"
+|'''Branches'''
+|509 Walnut Grove Express<br>509 Surrey Central Station<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Express<br>509 Carvolth Exchange<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Express<nowiki>*</nowiki>
+|-
+| colspan=2|
+----
+<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> First eastbound trip</small>
+|}
+'''509 Walnut Grove/Surrey Central Station''' [[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==
-This is an east-west inter-regional route running between Central Surrey and Walnut Grove in the Township of Langley. It is a peak period only express route with service in the peak direction, Monday to Friday. Service is available with 20 minute frequencies from approximately 5:30AM to 7:30AM towards Surrey Central and from 3:30PM until 6:00PM towards Walnut Grove.
+This is an east-west express route connecting Walnut Grove in Langley and Surrey Central Station. Service runs every 20 minutes during peak hours only. Morning service runs towards Surrey Central Station and afternoon service runs towards Walnut Grove.
-Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central Station onto 134A Street to take 104th Avenue eastbound followed by Highway 1. The route exits Highway 1 onto 200th Street northbound to take 91A Avenue, 202nd Street southbound to 88th Avenue, 204th Street, 96th Avenue eastbound onto 213th Street, 92nd Avenue, 212th Street and then Walnut Grove Drive to 88th Avenue. The routes make a loop from 88th onto 216th Street, Telegraph Trail, 86A Crescent and then 212th Street back onto 88th Avenue and its terminus on 88th at 212th.
+Eastbound trips depart Surrey Central Station heading north on University Drive, east on 104 Avenue, north on 156 Street, east on Highway 1 exiting onto 202 Street heading south to Carvolth Exchange. Continuing from Carvolth Exchange trips head north on 202 Street, east on 88 Avenue, north on 204 Street, east on 96 Avenue becoming 213 Street heading south, west on 92 Avenue, south on 212 Street, west on Walnut Grove Drive, east on 88 Avenue, south on 216 Street, west on Telegraph Trail and onto 86A Crescent, north on 212 Street, and east on 88 Avenue to where it terminates at 88 Avenue & 212 Street.
-Westbound trips to Surrey Central depart 88th Avenue at 212th making a loop by 88th onto 216th, Telegraph Trail, 86A Crescent and then 212th before heading onto Walnut Grove Drive. Trips enter 102nd Avenue Loop at Surrey Central by exiting 104th Avenue onto 135th Street.
+Westbound trips to Surrey Central depart from 88 Avenue & 212 Street heading east on 88 Avenue, south on 216 Street, west on Telegraph Trail and onto 86A Crescent, north on 212 Street, west on 88 Avenue, north on Walnut Grove Drive, north on 212 Street, east on 92 Avenue, north on 213 Street, west on 96 Avenue, south on 204 Street, west on 88 Avenue, and south on 202 Street to Carvolth Exchange. Continuing from Carvolth Exchange trips head north on 202 Street, west on Highway 1 taking the 156 Street exit heading south on 156 Street, west on 104 Avenue, and south on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station.
-===Route Stops===
+The first eastbound trip terminates at Carvolth Exchange.
-====To Walnut Grove====
-Pick-up only:
-* Surrey Central Station
-Pick-up and drop-off service:
-* All stops after and including Guildford Exchange
-====To Surrey Central====
+{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" align="center"
-Pick-up and drop-off service:
+|align="center"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] '''509 Express Stops'''&nbsp;
-* All stops up to and including Guildford Exchange
+|-align="left"
-Drop-off only:
+|Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
-* Surrey Central Station
+|-align="center"
+|
+{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
+!style="width: 250px;"|Stop
+!style="width: 100px;"|Accessibility
+!style="width: 250px;"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Bus Connections
+!style="width: 250px;"|Notes
+|- align="center"
+|88 Avenue & 212 Street
+|
+|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 562 'Langley Centre / Walnut Grove'|562]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+| colspan=4|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Local service between 88 Avenue & 212 Street and [[Translink Guildford Mall Exchange|Guildford Exchange]]
+|- align="center"
+|[[Translink Guildford Mall Exchange|Guildford Exchange]]<br><small>(Bay 1 – Walnut Grove)<br>(Bay 2 – Surrey Central Station)</small><br>[[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 320 'Langley Centre / Fleetwood / Surrey Central Station'|320]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 326 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'|326]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 335 'Surrey Central Station / Guildford / Newton Exchange'|335]]<br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 337 'Fraser Heights/Guildford/Surrey Central Station'|337]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 341 'Guildford / Newton Exchange'|341]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 373 'Guildford / Surrey Central Station'|373]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 375 'White Rock South / Guildford'|375]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 501 'Langley Centre / Surrey Central Station'|501]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|[[TransLink SkyTrain Surrey Central Station|Surrey Central Station]]<br><small>(Bay 4)</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 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]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 503 'Aldergrove / Surrey Central Station'|503]] <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>
+|align="left"|
+|}
+|}
 ===Points of Interest===
+* [[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 4)
 * North Surrey Recreation Centre
 * Central City Shopping Centre
 * Surrey Public Library City Centre Branch
-* Surrey Central SkyTrain Station (Bay 4)
+* Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
-* Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus
+* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R1 'King George Blvd RapidBus'|20px|R1 King George Blvd]] [[Translink Guildford Mall Exchange|Guildford Exchange]] (Bay 1 – Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 – Surrey Central Station)
-* [[Translink Guildford Mall Exchange|Guildford Mall Shopping Centre]] (Bay 1 - Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 - Surrey Central Station)
+* [[File:BC Transit wayfinder-a.png|link=Chilliwack Transit System route 66 'Fraser Valley Express'|66 Fraser Valley Express|40px]] [[TransLink Carvolth Exchange|Carvolth Exchange]] (Bay 2 – Walnut Grove) (Bay 8 – Surrey Central Station)
-* [[TransLink Carvolth Exchange|Carvolth Exchange]] (Bay 8 - Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 - Surrey Central Station)
-* [[Translink Walnut Grove Park and Ride|Walnut Grove Park & Ride]] (Bay 1 - Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 - Surrey Central Station)
-* Colossus Theatre
-* SportsPlex
 * Walnut Grove Community Centre
 * Walnut Grove Town Centre
 ==History==
-* June 2004 - Routing revised to run along 91A Avenue with construction forcing the closure of park and ride on 88th at 202nd Street<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/Rider_Info/Buzzer/2004/Buzzer_2004_06_25.ashx The Buzzer June 25, 2004 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2010</ref>
+* March 1990 - Service proposed to run between Langley's Forest Hills, Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove Park & Ride and Scott Road Station with four AM and four PM peak hour trips running 30 minutes apart<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1990/buzzer_1990_03_23.pdf The Buzzer March 23, 1990 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-03-2021</ref>
-* December 2012 - Route re-routed to Carvolth Exchange for connections to recenty implemented 555 Express. <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2012/Buzzer_2012_12_07.ashx], translink.ca, retrieved 07-12-2012</ref>
+* September 1990 - Service introduced as '''509 Walnut Grove/Scott Road Station''', with two AM and two PM trips<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1990/Buzzer_1990_08_24.pdf The Buzzer August 24, 1990 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 02-01-2017</ref>
-*September  1, 2014 - Stop introduced at Highway 1 offramp (HOV) at 156 St for connections to the 555. <ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_08_22.ashx] translink.ca, retrieved 22-09-2014</ref>
+* December 2002 - Stop procedures along 104 Avenue revised to address the loss of service along 104 Avenue after a reroute for the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 335 'Surrey Central Station / Guildford / Newton Exchange'|335]]:
+** To Surrey Central: From pick-up and drop-off up to Walnut Grove Park & Ride and 104 Avenue & 160 Street then drop-off only at Guildford to pick-up and drop-off up to Walnut Grove Park & Ride and 104 Avenue & 154 Street then drop-off only at Guildford
-==Vehicles==
+** To Walnut Grove: From pick-up only at Guildford then pick-up and drop-off at designated stops from 104 Avenue & 160 Street to pick-up only at Guildford then pick-up and drop-off at designated stops from 104 Avenue & 152 Street
-* The route runs out of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Surrey Transit Centre|Surrey Transit Centre]]. Buses normally servicing the route include [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] and [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] models.
+* September 2003 - Frequency and hours of operation improved to address demand, particularly in the morning
+* June 2004 - Routing revised to run along 91A Avenue with construction forcing the closure of [[Translink Walnut Grove Park and Ride|Walnut Grove Park and Ride]] on 88 Avenue at 202 Street<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2004/Buzzer_2004_06_25.ashx The Buzzer June 25, 2004 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2010</ref>
+* December 2012 - Route re-routed to Carvolth Exchange for connections to the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 555 'Port Mann Express'|555 Port Mann Express]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2012/Buzzer_2012_12_07.ashx The Buzzer December 7, 2012 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 07-12-2012</ref>
+* September 2013 - Routing in both directions revised to take 156 Street onto Highway 1 instead of continuing on 104 Avenue. Service to East Guildford Park and Ride discontinued
+*September 2014 - Stop introduced at Highway 1 offramp (HOV) at 156 Street for connections to the 555<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_08_22.ashx The Buzzer August 22, 2014 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 22-09-2014</ref>
 ==References==