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|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LF|D60LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(rare occasions)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XD40|XD40]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[Orion International|Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries D60LF|D60LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(rare occasions)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XDE60|XDE60]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(rare occasions)</small><br>[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries XD40|XD40]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] <small>(weekdays only)</small><br>[[Orion International|Orion]] [[Orion V|V]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | ||
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Service Area | Richmond Delta | ||
Termini | Bridgeport Station South Delta (2 Avenue at 52A Street) Boundary Bay (1A Avenue at 67 Street) Ladner Exchange South Delta Exchange | ||
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre | ||
Vehicles | NFI D40LF (weekdays only) NFI D60LF (rare occasions) NFI XDE60 (rare occasions) NFI XD40 (weekdays only) Orion V | ||
Branches | 601 Bridgeport Station 601 South Delta 601 Boundary Bay (select peak hour trips) 601 Ladner Exchange (PM peak hours only) 601 South Delta Exchange (select trips) 601 To Steveston Highway (late night trip) |
601 South Delta/Boundary Bay/Bridgeport Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south route that connects Tsawwassen and Ladner with the City of Richmond as well as the Canada Line to Downtown Vancouver. Early morning service is provided starting from approximately 4:30 am to Bridgeport everyday. The last trip leaves Bridgeport Station at approximately 2:00 am.
The route exits Bridgeport Station to access Highway 99 by way of Great Canadian Way and Sea Island Way eastbound. It continues along Highway 99 through the George Massey Tunnel until turning south along Highway 17 to take Ladner Trunk Road westbound and arrive at Ladner Exchange. From there it travels on Ladner Trunk, turns south onto Arthur Drive and then 53 Street where Arthur meets 34B Avenue, east along 28 Avenue and then south on 56 Street. It turns onto 12th Avenue westbound, 53A Street south until 8A Avenue, 52nd Street onto 6th Avenue, Milsom Wynd which becomes 4th Avenue and performs a loop by 54th Street, 2nd Avenue and onto 52A Street where it terminates. Trips northbound to Bridgeport leave South Delta by 2nd Avenue onto 56 Street to South Delta Exchange. From there, it heads up 56th street, down Highway 17 to 52nd Street at the Tsawassen Mills Shopping Mall. Then it takes a right onto 28th Avenue and a left onto 52nd Street, which turns into Arthur Drive. Next, it takes a right turn at Ladner Trunk Road, and again at Harvest Drive and into Ladner Exchange. It then leaves out to Ladner Trunk and then performs a loop by on-ramp from Highway 17 to access Highway 99 and the George Massey Tunnel. It then makes a stop after exiting the off-ramp on Steveston Highway at Highway 99. It exits Highway 99 to access Bridgeport Road to arrive at Bridgeport Station Canada Line.
Peak hour service is provided to and from the Maple Beach area by buses taking 56th Street southbound until 12th Avenue, taking 12th Avenue eastbound onto Boundary Bay Road, 3rd Avenue and then 67th Street to 1A Avenue where it terminates. Select trips northbound terminate at Massey Exchange where Highway 99 crosses Steveston Highway. Select southbound trips begin or terminate at South Delta Exchange or route from South Delta Exchange as other routes such as route 603 Beach Grove/Bridgeport Station , route 604 English Bluff/Bridgeport Station and route 606 Ladner Ring .
Route Stops
To South Delta
- Local service begins at Massey Exchange
To Bridgeport
- Local stops up to and including Ladner Trunk Road on Highway 17
- Massey Exchange on Steveston Highway at Highway 99
Points of Interest
- River Rock Casino and Resort
- Bridgeport Station (Bay 7)
- Fantasy Gardens
- George Massey Tunnel
- Ladner Exchange
- Delta Hospital
- Rotary Park
- Grauer Park
- South Delta Exchange (Bay 1 - Bridgeport Stn) (Bay 2 - South Delta/Boundary Bay Peak Only)
- South Delta Park
- Dieffenbaker Park
History
- April 1975 - Route introduced as 601 South Delta FastBUS, connecting Tsawwassen to Richmond Centre. Route was one of the first FastBUS services introduced[1]
- 1996 - One of the first of three routes to feature bike rack service provided by several New Flyer Industries D40 buses operated by Oakridge Transit Centre
- September 2000 - Operation transferred to the brand new Richmond Transit Centre
- 2001 - Service begins use of Orion V coaches
- September 2009 - Route shortened to terminate at Bridgeport Station ending express bus service between Downtown and South Delta
- September 2016 - Re-routed to 52nd Street and Highway 17 to serve the newly constructed Tsawassen Mills Shopping Centre [2]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer March 28, 1975 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 05-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer August 19, 2016 issue, Translink.ca, retrieved 02-09-2016