Coast Mountain Bus Company route 509 'Walnut Grove / Surrey Central Station'
509 Walnut Grove/Surrey Central Station 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.
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.
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.
Route Stops
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
Pick-up and drop-off service:
- All stops up to and including Guildford Exchange
Drop-off only:
- Surrey Central Station
Points of Interest
- 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
- Guildford Mall Shopping Centre (Bay 1 - Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 - Surrey Central Station)
- Carvolth Exchange (Bay 8 - Walnut Grove) (Bay 2 - Surrey Central Station)
- 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[1]
- December 2012 - Route re-routed to Carvolth Exchange for connections to recenty implemented 555 Express. [2]
- September 1, 2014 - Stop introduced at Highway 1 offramp (HOV) at 156 St for connections to the 555. [3]
Vehicles
- The route runs out of Surrey Transit Centre. Buses normally servicing the route include New Flyer Industries D40LF and New Flyer Industries D40LFR models.