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Northbound trips depart South Delta Exchange by first completing its circular routing by heading south on 56 Street, west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange. It continues to Bridgeport Station by heading north on 56 Street, east on Highway 17 becoming Highway 17A, then north on Highway 99, taking the Bridgeport Road exit and heading west on Bridgeport Road, and north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station.
Northbound trips depart South Delta Exchange by first completing its circular routing by heading south on 56 Street, west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange. It continues to Bridgeport Station by heading north on 56 Street, east on Highway 17 becoming Highway 17A, then north on Highway 99, taking the Bridgeport Road exit and heading west on Bridgeport Road, and north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station.


Southbound trips depart Bridgeport Station heading south on Great Canadian Way, east on Sea Island Way, south on Highway 99, then south on Highway 17A becoming Highway 17, south on 56 Street until South Delta Exchange where it begins its circular routing by continuing south on 56 Street and west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange.
Southbound trips depart Bridgeport Station heading south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, south on the bus lane on-ramp to access Highway 99 where it continues south, then south on Highway 17A becoming Highway 17, south on 56 Street until South Delta Exchange where it begins its circular routing by continuing south on 56 Street and west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange.


The first and last morning trips do not travel the full distance to Bridgeport Station and instead terminate at South Delta Exchange after completing the circular routing to Beach Grove.
The first and last morning trips do not travel the full distance to Bridgeport Station and instead terminate at South Delta Exchange after completing the circular routing to Beach Grove.
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* May 2017 - Service proposed to route via 8A Avenue and 1 Avenue instead of running as the clockwise counterpart to the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 604 'English Bluff / Bridgeport Stn'|604 English Bluff/Bridgeport Station]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/area-planning/southwest-area/final_plan/swatp_appendix_d-ph_2_discussion_guide.pdf Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D] translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021</ref>
* May 2017 - Service proposed to route via 8A Avenue and 1 Avenue instead of running as the clockwise counterpart to the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 604 'English Bluff / Bridgeport Stn'|604 English Bluff/Bridgeport Station]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/area-planning/southwest-area/final_plan/swatp_appendix_d-ph_2_discussion_guide.pdf Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D] translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021</ref>
* April 2018 - Service proposal to restructure routing shelved following public consultations
* April 2018 - Service proposal to restructure routing shelved following public consultations
* November 7, 2022 - Southbound routing revised to no longer take Sea Island Way. Service revised to use Bridgeport Road to access Highway 99 following the completion of the bus lane on-ramp


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:18, 5 November 2022

ExpressBus
603 Beach Grove/Bridgeport Station
TransLink Accessible bullet-a.png TransLink Bike bullet-a.png
Orion V – 9273 on the 603 Beach Grove at Bridgeport Station.
Service Area Delta
Richmond
Termini 1 Avenue at 49 Street*
Bridgeport Station
Operations Richmond Transit Centre
Vehicles NFI XD40 TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png**
Nova Bus LFS TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png**
Nova Bus LFS Suburban TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png
Orion V TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png
Branches 603 Beach Grove
603 Bridgeport Station
603 South Delta Exchange*

* Select AM trips and all PM trips terminate at South Delta Exchange after going via the Beach Grove circular routing
** Rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage

603 Beach Grove/Bridgeport Station TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is a north-south route connecting South Delta and Bridgeport Station in Richmond. Service runs every 30 minutes during peak hours only. Morning service runs towards Bridgeport Station and afternoon service runs towards Beach Grove. Together with the 604 English Bluff/Bridgeport Station, these two routes provide circular peak hour service around the Tsawwassen area with the 603 running in a clockwise loop and the 604 in a counterclockwise loop. Circular service begins and ends at South Delta Exchange.

Northbound trips depart South Delta Exchange by first completing its circular routing by heading south on 56 Street, west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange. It continues to Bridgeport Station by heading north on 56 Street, east on Highway 17 becoming Highway 17A, then north on Highway 99, taking the Bridgeport Road exit and heading west on Bridgeport Road, and north on Great Canadian Way to Bridgeport Station.

Southbound trips depart Bridgeport Station heading south on Great Canadian Way, east on Bridgeport Road, south on the bus lane on-ramp to access Highway 99 where it continues south, then south on Highway 17A becoming Highway 17, south on 56 Street until South Delta Exchange where it begins its circular routing by continuing south on 56 Street and west on 1 Avenue to 1 Avenue & 49 Street, where it returns to South Delta Exchange by continuing west on 1 Avenue, north on English Bluff Road, east on 12 Avenue, north on Beach Grove Road, west on 16 Avenue, and north on 56 Street to South Delta Exchange.

The first and last morning trips do not travel the full distance to Bridgeport Station and instead terminate at South Delta Exchange after completing the circular routing to Beach Grove.

TransLink Buses bullet-b.png 603 Stopping Procedures 
Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
Stop Accessibility TransLink Buses bullet-a.png Bus Connections Notes
South Delta Exchange
(Bay 1 – Bridgeport Station)
(Bay 2 – Beach Grove)
TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png 601 602 604 609 614 619
  • Starting point for all AM trips
  • PM trips begin at Bridgeport Station
↻ Local circular service between South Delta Exchange and Beach Grove
1 Avenue & 49 Street 604 614
  • AM service continues as 603 Bridgeport Station
  • PM service continues as 603 South Delta Exchange
↻ Local circular service between Beach Grove and South Delta Exchange
South Delta Exchange
(Bay 1 – Bridgeport Station)
(Bay 2 – Beach Grove)
TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png 601 602 604 609 614 619
TransLink Buses bullet-a.png Local service between South Delta Exchange and Ladner Trunk Road & Highway 17A
Highway 17A & Highway 10
(northbound)
Ladner Trunk Road & Highway 17A
(southbound)
TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png 310 601 602 604 640
Highway 99 & Steveston Highway TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png 311 351 352 354 403 404
408 413 601 602 604 620 900
  • Northbound trips: request stop and drop-off only
Bridgeport Station
(Bay 8)
Canada Line
TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png 311 351 352 354 403 407
412 601 602 604 620 900 N10
  • Starting point for all PM trips

Points of Interest

  • Canada Line Bridgeport Station (Bay 8)
  • River Rock Casino and Resort
  • George Massey Tunnel
  • South Delta Exchange (Bay 1 – Bridgeport Station) (Bay 2 – Beach Grove)
  • Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall
  • Beach Grove Golf Course
  • Winskill Park
  • Diefenbaker Park
  • Fred Gingell Park
  • Brandrith Park

History

  • May 1975 - Service introduced as 603 Tsawwassen Ring, a peak hour service running from 56th Street & 12th Avenue to Vancouver in the morning and reverse in the afternoon[1]
  • October 1975 - Clockwise service introduced as 303 Tsawwassen Ring providing service from South Delta Exchange running clockwise and anticlockwise except during peak hours when it ran as 603 Tsawwassen Heights FastBUS. Clockwise service ran as 303 Tsawwassen Ring out via Beach Grove leaving South Delta Exchange via 56th St., 16th Ave., Beach Grove, 12th Ave., 56th St., 16th Ave., Beach Grove, 12th Ave., 56th St., 1st Ave., English Bluff, 12th Ave., 56th St. to South Delta Exchange. Anticlockwise service ran as 303 Tsawwassen Ring out via English Bluff leaving South Delta Exchange via 56th St., 12th Ave., English Bluff, 1st Ave., 56th St., 12th Ave., Beach Grove, 16th Ave, 56th St. to South Delta Exchange[2]
  • March 1985 - Route split from 603 Tsawwassen Ring into 603 Beach Grove/Vancouver and 604 English Bluff/Vancouver to provide two-way service in the Beach Grove and English Bluff areas and mid-day service Monday to Saturday discontinued except for three shopper trips at the shoulder of weekday peak hours[3]
  • April 1997 - Routing north of 12th Avenue revised[4]
  • September 2000 - Northbound service revised to service Massey Exchange by request only following the relocation of the stop from the Tourist Information Centre to the Steveston Highway off-ramp[5]
  • April 2003 - Route became wheelchair accessible[6]
  • September 2009 - Northern terminus moved from Downtown Vancouver to Bridgeport Station following the completion of the Canada Line. Service in Vancouver discontinued
  • May 2017 - Service proposed to route via 8A Avenue and 1 Avenue instead of running as the clockwise counterpart to the 604 English Bluff/Bridgeport Station[7]
  • April 2018 - Service proposal to restructure routing shelved following public consultations
  • November 7, 2022 - Southbound routing revised to no longer take Sea Island Way. Service revised to use Bridgeport Road to access Highway 99 following the completion of the bus lane on-ramp

References

  1. The Buzzer May 9, 1975 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 25-04-2020
  2. The Buzzer October 24, 1975 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 06-01-2017
  3. The Buzzer March 15, 1985 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-01-2017
  4. The Buzzer April 4, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 03-05-2020
  5. The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 05-09-2020
  6. The Buzzer April 18, 2003 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 12-01-2017
  7. Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021
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